THE COKATO MUSEUM IS OPEN BY APPOINTMENT 
STARTING TUESDAY, JANUARY 12th.

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The August (Gust) Akerlund Studio is an early 1900's photography studio and National Register site.

The Akerlund Studio is temporarily closed to
​the public.

The Studio is now a nationally significant historic site!
COMING SOON!
A New Year Tradition: Finnish Tin Melting.

Join us Wednesday, January 13th for the release of a new YouTube video featuring the Finnish tradition of Tin Melting!
 Museum:
Find out more about our latest online exhibit "Movers & Shakers: Celebrating the Women of Cokato" by clicking here.​

​Check out our online exhibit about H. C. Bull by clicking here.
Check out our latest Youtube videos about Cokato
​by clicking here.
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Mission Statement: 

The Cokato Historical Society is committed to actively collect, preserve, and interpret the history of Cokato and the surrounding area in the community and beyond.  To present programs to an audience of all ages, and maintain ties with our ethnic heritage, which is predominantly Swedish and Finnish.