Program at Crosby-Ironton High School Honors 100th Anniversary of Milford Mine Disaster

Last night the Cuyuna Iron Range Heritage Network held a program commemorating the Milford Mine Disaster. The program was held at Crosby-Ironton High School.

The program held at Crosby-Ironton High School was well-attended. People were eager to learn the history of the Milford Mine disaster. That history was told, and audience members heard from some of the descendants of men who worked in the mine.

One of the most powerful moments during the program were a couple of speakers who would not have been here today if their relatives did not know the dangers of the mine.

100 years removed from the disaster, and the people of Crosby still feel mining is a part of their heritage.

The Soo Line Depot Museum will have an expanded exhibit honoring the Milford Mine when they open for the year on Memorial Day weekend. Crow Wing County will also expand the Milford Mine Memorial Park this June.