Elk River, Minnesota is situated at the confluence of the Mississippi River and Elk River in Sherburne County (for which it is the county seat), about thirty-four miles northwest of Minneapolis. Prior to the arrival of white settlers, the area was inhabited by the Dakota and Ojibwe, who fought a battle there in 1772 and 1773. Zebulon Pike came through during his 1805 exploration of the upper Mississippi River, naming the Elk River for the herd of elk he saw in the area. In 1846, David Faribault established a trading post at the river junction, which was later sold to Pierre Bottineau. In 1851, Ard Godfrey, a native of Orono, Maine, constructed a dam and sawmill on the Elk River, creating the first lobe of Lake Orono, and platted the nearby town of Orono. Around that time, Elk River became a distinct settlement. After a period of slow growth during the Civil War, Elk River’s population grew to more than two thousand by 1870, when it was named the county seat. The Orono Dam was was destroyed by an ice storm in 1912, and replaced in 1915, the new dam creating the four lobes of Lake Orono as it is today. In 1978, Elk River Township consolidated with the City of Elk River, making it one of the largest land-based cities in Minnesota. Nearby communities include Albertville, Bailey, Big Lake, Nowthen, Otsego, Ramsey, Rogers, St. Michael, and Zimmerman.
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Comprised of boys from grades one through five, or who are from seven to ten years of age, and attending Meadowvale Elementary School in Elk River, Minnesota, Pack 97 is chartered by the Sons of the American Legion, and affiliated with the Boy Scouts of America. General information about scouting is offered, including advancements.
http://pack97elkriver.scoutlander.com/
Elk River Area Chamber of Commerce
The not-for-profit organization is made up of business owners from Elk River, Otsego, and the surrounding region. Membership policies and benefits, programs, meeting schedules, and a calendar of events are posted to the site, with a guide to area businesses, activities and attractions.
http://www.elkriverchamber.org/
Organized in 1975 as a non-profit organization, the ERCT promotes the production and appreciation of live theater for all ages in the northwestern Minneapolis and St. Paul region. Based in Elk River, Minnesota, the group includes people from surrounding communities. Upcoming and past productions are featured, and volunteer opportunities are discussed.
http://erct.org/
Agendas, council packets and minutes of council meetings, bid postings, RFPs, public notices and the city code are featured on the official city web site, along with administrative and departmental contacts, and a guide to local schools, parks, organizations, attractions, events, municipal facilities and services are included.
http://www.elkrivermn.gov/
The LOLCB is a non-profit boy choir based in Elk River, Minnesota. Made up of six individual choir ensembles, the choir performs in local, national, and international locations. Its choirs are highlighted, along with its audition policies and schedules, a calendar of events, tour and camp blogs, and a gallery of photographs, video, and its music camp for boys that is held at Timber Bay Camp and Retreat Center.
http://lolcb.org/
Pack 99 - Elk River, Minnesota
Pack #99 is affiliated with the Cub Scouts, within the Gateway District, Central Minnesota Council of the Boy Scouts of America youth organization, made up of boys ages seven through eleven, in 1-5th grade. Event registration and meeting schedules, a calendar of events, and leadership contacts are posted.
http://elkriver99.mypack.us/
The board of commissioners and county committees are featured on the official county government site, along with a county directory, profiles of cities and townships within the county, election notices and details, a fee schedule, and employment postings are reported, and surplus items available for sale are featured.
https://www.co.sherburne.mn.us/
