This week in Elk River
Nothing on Elk River’s calendar for the next two weeks yet.
About Elk River
Elk River grew where the Elk and Mississippi rivers meet. Zebulon Pike named the Elk River in 1805 after the herds of elk he saw, and a fur trading post stood here by 1846. Settlers from Maine built a dam and sawmill in 1851, and lumber, then farming, powered the town. It became the Sherburne County seat in 1872. Today people come for the river, a historic downtown with murals, 41 parks, and a lively arts scene.