Cass County

History:

• First created in 1851
• Named after Lewis Cass of Michigan he was the territorial governor, a U.S. Senator, Secretary of war as well as Secretary of state
Cities:
• Backus
• Boy River
• Cass Lake
• Cyphers
• Hackensack
• Longville
• Pillager
• Pine River
• Pontoria
• Remer
• Wabedo
• Walker

Population:
• Around 29,000 people

Upcoming Events:
• Lakes Bluegrass festival August 23-26
• Moondance Jam July 9-12 2008 (tickets on sale in August)

Recreation Sites:
• Cass Lake
• Leech Lake
• Hackensack
• Cass county museum

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Carlton County

Another fun county worth visiting is Carlton county!

History:

• Carlton County was established in 1857
• The county was named after Rueben B. Carlton, one of the earliest settlers in the are
• Well known for the tragic fire of 1918

Population:
• Over 30,00 residents, including over 3,200 people of the Fond du Lac Reservation
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Major Towns:
• Largest is Cloquet
• Moose Lake
• Barnum
• Cromwell
• Kettle River
• Scanlon
• Thomson
• Wrenshall
• Wright

Upcoming Events:
• Labor day Celebration & Parade in Cloquet, Sept. 3, 2007
• Relay for life in Moose Lake, Sept. 7-8, 2007

Attractions:
• Black Bear Casino
• Southgate Bowl
• Premiere theatres
• Black Bear gold course
• Pine Hill golf course
• Pine Valley Snow tubing hill
• Sandstone Area Country Club
• Superior Whitewater rafting

Information gathered by: Laura Baratto

Thanks to http://www.co.carlton.mn.us/ for providing the information