Chisholm, Minnesota - Ironworld Discovery Center - Pellet Pete

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Address:: 801 SW Hwy 169, Chisholm, MN
Directions:: West side of Chisolm on Hwy 169, intersection with Hwy 73.
Hours:: Nov. 2009 - closed for now due to funding shortfall. (Call to verify)
Phone:: 218-254-7959

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Chisholm, Minnesota - Ironworld Discovery Center - 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. Roadsideamerica.com Report...

Chisholm, Minnesota - Ironworld Loses Its Mettle

Minnesota Discovery Center (Ironworld USA): Back in the 1990s, a tourist attraction named Ironworld U.S.A. was a popular stop in Chisholm, Minnesota. It had a teepee, a goofy-looking dinosaur, and a train ride along the rim of an open-pit mine... [06/15/2009] Complete Story...

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Chisholm, Minnesota - 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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November 26, 2009