History Rooms
A
visit to the Cross
River Heritage
Center is an opportunity to experience
the history of this area of Lake Superior’s North Shore.
Some of the historical features of the former Stickney Inn
and General Store on U.S. 61 were kept in place when the building
was renovated. An
example of this can be seen in the “Fireside” room which boasts the
original stone fireplace and hardwood flooring of the
Inn.
Rooms have been renovated in the Cross River
Heritage
Center
to tell the story of the building and the area.
One such room was restored to reflect an original room at the
Stickney Inn during the early 1930’s.
The time-damaged wall paper was removed and replaced with an
exact reproduction.
You’ll find pictures of the innkeeper, Horace Stickney, and his wife
Nell on one wall. On
the facing wall a bit of the original wallpaper remains.
On it is a faint handprint, rumored to belong to the ghost of
Fannie, Nell’s mother.
The
most recently recreated room in the building is the Edwin Lundie
Room. This room has
been constructed to represent a cabin designed by the renowned Minnesota architect.
Lundie designed several structures on the North
Shore.
With its timber framing, Lundie enthusiasts will easily be
able to imagine they are stepping back in time when they enter this
room. The outside wall
features an authentic window from a Lundie Cabin as well as a carved
post replicating the work of Edwin Lundie.
Funds
for the Edwin Lundie Room were provided by the North Shore Federal
Credit Union
