History mystery

This week we highlight a mystery of both past and present: the Cloquet "landmark" mini golf set, which, sadly, disappeared after being used at the West End Flourish event Saturday. When was it built and by whom, and where is it now?

Discovered by an employee of Lyn's Autobody in a dumpster behind the U.S. Bank building recently, the homemade set consisted of six mini golf holes, each adorned with a different Cloquet landmark, including the Frank Lloyd Wright gas station, Cloquet High School, the old water tower, the Barn hockey arena, the Cloquet armory and the Cloquet library.

We heard that a long-ago Shriners group built the set for use by the public every July Fourth, but we haven't been able to talk to anyone involved in its creation to learn more about it.

As for the mystery of its current location, we are hoping a good Samaritan took the set to make repairs, as the flags and some of the landmarks were a little worse for wear after being in a dumpster and then outside in the rain last weekend. We'd love to make sure future generations can play a round every July Fourth in Cloquet.

Please call 218-214-1231 with any information to share, email [email protected] or stop by the Pine Knot News office at

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