Kettle River, MN

Kettle River is a city in Carlton County, Minnesota, along the Kettle River, for which it was named. The 2020 census counted 166 residents. Kettle River was incorporated in 1921. Minnesota State Highway 73 serves as a main route in Kettle River. Taken together, these details give a newcomer a usable picture of Kettle River, where its history, geography, and current gathering places meet. For Kettle River, the memorable detail is the way older history and current gathering places share one local map. The Kettle River area of Carlton County, Minnesota, was settled by a large concentration of Finnish Immigrants in the years leading up to the First World War and the influence of those immigrants is still noticeable even today. The only building left standing in Kettle River following the fire was the bank that was made of brick. Kettle River is located seven miles west-northwest of Moose Lake.