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Chisholm, Minnesota: Pellet Pete (Gone)

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Minnesota Discovery Center

Directions:
West side of Chisolm on Hwy 169, intersection with Hwy 73. Pellet Pete is inside the attraction.
Hours:
Mem-Lab Day Tu-Sa 10-5 (open til 9 on Th), Su 1-5 (Call to verify)
Phone:
218-254-7959
Admission:
Admission
Status:
Gone
Pellet Pete

Pete, an oversized taconite pellet with a hard hat and treads for feet, is the mascot of an attraction that's gone through several name changes. 2015: Attraction, such as it is, still open -- but Pete is in storage.

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Pellet Pete

We stopped by the Minnesota Discovery Center July 22, 2015, and were told that Pellet Pete has been moved to storage and there are no immediate plans to restore him to the Minnesota Discovery Center. Bummer!

[AmyC, 08/29/2015]
Ironworld

Ironworld, now known as Minnesota Discovery Center has announced its "temporary" closing and laying off of its staff.

[John Miller, 11/20/2009]

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