The Fish House Replica

The Fish House Replica and dock is set on cribbing, is 12 x 20 feet in size and represents the early days of the 1900s. The fish house interior has a display foyer upon entering from which a 1930s fish house interior is visible. Local high school students have helped created a typical fish house scene including mannequins of a fisherman and his wife cleaning herring, preparing it for shipping to Duluth and on to Chicago.

Onsite is the 35’ Fishing tug the Nee-Gee. In town at the Bally Blacksmith Metal Fabrication Shop, CCHS has a replica herring skiff built by the Scott family and previously owned by Russell Zerbach.  This type of skiff was used by most fishermen on the shore.

Inside the replica fish house are interpretive posters explaining the artifacts and well as photos of other commercial fishing activities in Cook County.

The fish house replica was made possible by many volunteer hours and a grant from the Lake Superior Coastal Zone Program administered by DNR and NOAA.

The Fish House Replica is operated in cooperation with the City of Grand Marais Park and Recreation program and is free to the public.