The city of Cook is in northeastern Minnesota, in Saint Louis County. The two main routes through the city are US Highway 53 and Minnesota Highway 1. Nearby communities include Angora, Gheen Corner, Idington, Linden Grove, Meadow Brook, Peyla, Shermans Corner, Sturgeon, and Wakemup. Cook serves as the gateway to the western half of Lake Vermillion, which hosts several vacation and outdoor resorts. April, John and Martha Olson were the first European-American settlers. They established a 160-acre homestead on land that now includes the Cook School. Settled in the 1890s, the community was originally known as Little Fork, for the Little Fork River that runs through it. Later it became known as Ashawa, which was finally changed to Cook in 1908 because of confusion on the part of the postal service with a village in the southern part of the state named Oshawa, its current name in honor of Wirth Cook, an owner of the railroad that was built through the city in 1903 or 1904. Cook was incorporated as a city in 1926. From a peak of 800 in 1980, the population of Cook has decreased slightly each census year. Prior to 1980, its population had increased slightly each census term.
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Cook, Minnesota was incorporated in 1903. The city’s official web site features a city directory, ordinances, license fees, council agendas and minutes, and a guide to local transportation options, services, facilities, attractions, events, and businesses, as well as a history and profile of the community.
http://www.cookmn.us/
Comet Theatre Mercantile & Exchange
Established in 1939, the historic theater in Cook is the longest continuously running movie theater in Minnesota. Apart from the theater, the facility also features a shopping area, coffee shop, and yoga studio. Its history is given, and currently running films are highlighted, with schedules and contacts.
http://www.comettheater.com/
The Chamber is a non-profit membership organization made up of business owners and professional people in Cook, Minnesota and the surrounding region. Membership benefits are discussed, and a meeting schedule, calendar of projects and events, and a member directory are put forward.
http://www.cookminnesota.com/
The 14-bed, acute care, Critical Access hospital is located in Cook, Minnesota, offering a full ancillary support services such as laboratory services, full imaging services, and emergency medical services. Its providers, staff and patient services programs are featured, and information about the Hospital Foundation are included.
http://www.cookhospital.org/
Cook Timberwolves Snowmobile Club
Based in Cook, Minnesota, the club is known not only for snowmobiling, but for fishing, hunting, sight-seeing, and other outdoor activities and recreation. The benefits of membership, membership fees, meeting schedules and minutes, trail reports, a calendar of events, and contacts are posted to the site.
http://www.cooktimberwolves.org/
Located on 1st Street SE, the Cook, Minnesota funeral home is highlighted, with an overview of its services, products, and policies, immediate arrangements and funeral planning resources. Obituaries are published to the site, and other resources include a guide to local florists, monument companies, and other links.
http://www.mlakerfuneralhome.com/
A campus of Independent School District #2142, Saint Louis County Schools, the Cook, Minnesota school is located on Olson Road East. Enrollment policies, a school calendar, lunch menus, and a staff directory are published to the site, along with visitor guidelines and a student handbook.
http://www.northwoodsschool.net/
Affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, the congregation meets at its facilities on 2nd Street NE in Cook, Minnesota. Organized in 1926, its history and a profile of the church is presented, and a calendar of programs and events, and a full sermon archive is included.
http://trinitycook.org/
The full-service septic contractor serves the Lake Vermillion area. Based in Cook, Minnesota, the company offers septic design and inspection services, septic tank installations, maintenance, repair, pumping, and line clearing, as well as other excavating services such as site preparation, brush cutting, road building, basement excavation, hardscaping, and demolition.
http://www.viitaexcavating.com/
