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Knife River Heritage & Cultural Center

History worth preserving

Current News/Contact

The KRHCC publishes a free bi-monthly e-newsletter that provides interesting bits of Knife River history as well as activities taking place at the center. To be placed on the mailing list: info@krhcc.org

We’d like to hear from you at info@krhcc.org

• To receive bi-monthly e-newsletter
• To learn about volunteer opportunities
• To donate: The KRHCC is a recognized IRS 501(c)(3) so all donations are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law
• Depot rental agreement (Presently, the KRHCC is a “minimal service” historical site and offers no services or bathrooms.  Accessible satellite toilet on site).

Mailing address:
Knife River Heritage & Cultural Center
PO Box 240
Knife River, MN 55609

Physical address: (no mail or deliveries accepted at this address without prior notice)
Knife River Heritage & Cultural Center
180 Marina Road
Knife River, MN 55609

Volunteers shoveling gravel into a wooden form to build the depot apron

Photo: Paul von Goertz

Screeding the depot apron. Volunteers provided almost all the labor to restore Knife River’s icons, except where skilled labor or licensed contractors were required. 

Recent Newsletters

Keep current on KRHCC news and happenings and learn some interesting and often colorful history of Knife River through the KRHCC newsletter. See the links below for current and past issues.

Legacy Trees sign with a map of the Knife River site and a list of tree honorees

To help beautify the KRHCC site and provide a means for area residents to honor or memorialize loved ones, the KRHCC initiated a “Legacy Tree” program in 2024.  Twenty-six families responded and as a result the center now has 17 local hardwood trees strategically placed about the site that will provide beauty and shade through the summer and fall months.

KRHCC Legacy Tree initiative

Photo Library

Knife River train depot under restoration with scaffolding
Restored red-roofed depot buildings surrounded by yellow wildflowers
Fish tug CRUSADER II under reconstruction on wooden supports
Rebuilt fish tug CRUSADER II with a white hull and red bottom
People choosing holiday trees from a tree lot
Carolers in winter coats and festive costumes singing outside a red-roofed shelter
Riders seated inside a holiday-decorated train car
American flag and memorial lit up at night
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