Brookston, MN

Brookston is a city in Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States; located along the Saint Louis River, opposite the mouth of the Artichoke River. The 2020 census counted 118 residents. Brookston is located 27 miles west of Duluth and 17 miles northwest of the city of Cloquet. U.S. Highway 2 and Saint Louis County Road 31 are two of the main routes in Brookston. Taken together, these details give a newcomer a usable picture of Brookston, where its history, geography, and current gathering places meet. For Brookston, the memorable detail is the way older history and current gathering places share one local map. Brookston is located within Culver Township geographically but is a separate entity. Brookston is a city in sections 27 and 34 of Culver Township; it was platted about 1905 and incorporated as a village on April 13, 1907; the post office began in 1899. The city was destroyed by a forest fire in 1918 and rebuilt.