Bill Bally Blacksmith Shop, Grand Marais, Minnesota

Built in 1911 by Sam Bally. Three generations of the Bally family (Sam, his son Albert, and Albert's son, Bill) worked here as blacksmiths and the business operated into the 1990s. The building is now owned by Cook County and is on the National Register of Historic Places.

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