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The Fire Chief's Worst Fire

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On June 8, 1977, the Cokato Hotel caught fire. Click on the photo above to find out more about this tragic story.

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

The Studio is now a nationally significant historic site!
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Join the Cokato Historical Society Tuesday, April 27 at 6:30 p.m. for thier Annual Meeting! Meeting is online this year due to COVID restrictions. A special premier of a movie on the history of the Cokato Fire Department will also be shown on this website. Click on events above for more details.
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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.