Chik-Wauk before renovations
Chik-Wauk Rebuilding history

USFS's Dennis Neitzke and GTHS's Betty Hemstad signing a special use permit for the Chik-Wauk proper
Inside Chik-Wauk Lodge before restorations
Old Kitchen
Fireplace
Putting on the new roof
The new roof is red, just like it was originally
Observing the door restoration
Looking at door restoration
The doors were made by Jock Richardson of the Saganaga Lake Trading Post in the 1950s
The stone porch was completely re-masoned.
Porch Torn Apart
Remasoned fireplace
Remasoned porch
New ADA entrance to museum
New pathway to museum and biffy
After renovations
Chik-Wauk's Trail System
A crew from the Conservation Corps of Minnesota installed a boardwalk on Chik-Wauk's ADA trail.
The boardwalk on the Amikwiish Way trail
Checking out museum work in the Split Rock Studios
Interior Ceiling
Track lighting was installed, but the ceiling remains basically the same as it was
A gas fireplace now keeps the building warm on chilly days
New flooring and carpeting was installed
This mural now greets visitors as they walk through Chik-Wauk's front door
Chik-Wauk Museum and Nature Center 2010
Trailside benches offer a resting place
A new entrance sign was installed
Museum moving in
Unloading
Split Rock Studios moves in a museum piece
Split Rock Studios move-in day.
The front desk counter top was made from a 300-year-old white pine
Hanging the welcome sign
Open for business
Fireplace with Hamm's Beer Memorabilia
Reading Corner
Mural in Museum Front
Theatre area
Refinished Doors
Corner with Burl Table
Door out to Front Porch
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Front Porch


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