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Published August 30, 2012, 12:00 AM

Photo gallery: Petrell Hall - then and now


Petrell Hall, in the Fairbanks Township - Brimson area, was built by Finnish immigrants 100 years ago. A celebration of its centennial is planned for this weekend. (Andrew Krueger / akrueger@duluthnews.com)

  • Petrell Hall, in the Fairbanks Township - Brimson area, was built by Finnish immigrants 100 years ago. A celebration of its centennial is planned for this weekend. (Andrew Krueger / akrueger@duluthnews.com)
  • Petrell Hall Centennial Committee members (from left) Kathy Unger, Elsie Tapio and Jeanette Curphy, and Jeanette’s husband, Jack, talk Monday outside the 100-year-old community hall in Fairbanks Township, about 45 miles north-northeast of Duluth. (Andrew Krueger / akrueger@duluthnews.com)
  • Kathy Unger, co-chairwoman of the Petrell Hall Centennial Committee, talks about the stage drop inside the hall on Monday. It was painted by Finnish immigrant Robert Anderson in 1927. (Andrew Krueger / akrueger@duluthnews.com)
  • The Petrell Hall work crew, circa 1912. The community hall was built by Finnish immigrants “to be used for the social uplifting of the working class forever.” (Photo courtesy of the Petrell Hall Centennial Committee)
  • After Petrell Hall was built, the Fairbanks community gathered again in on the Fourth of July, 1913, to dedicate the building. (Photo courtesy of the Petrell Hall Centennial Committee)
  • Petrell Hall in Fairbanks Township, seen shortly after it was built in 1912. The building’s centennial will be celebrated this weekend. (Photo courtesy of the Petrell Hall Centennial Committee)
  • The hand-hewn logs of Petrell Hall have stood up to the harsh weather of northern Minnesota for a century. (Andrew Krueger / akrueger@duluthnews.com)