The historic Oliver Kelley Farm in Elk River is getting ready to show off their multimillion dollar renovation. Farm Site Manager Bob Quist says a new visitor center is ready to welcome guests.
The Minnesota Historical Society is gearing-up for a month ghostly fun. They have special seasonal events at several of their locations. Spokeswoman Rachel Abbott says a new event is a 19th century seance at the Alexander Ramsey House in St. Paul.
If you find yourself, and your family, looking for something to do while you're up in northern Minnesota this summer, the Forest History Center just outside of Grand Rapids is a great option. The site, run by the Minnesota Historical Society, features guided living tours of a reconstructed logging camp and how it would have looked in December 1900.
A new exhibit featuring the New Deal programs during the Roosevelt administration opens tomorrow (Saturday) at the Stearns History Museum. The exhibit is titled "Uncle Sam's New Deal" is on loan from the Minnesota Historical Society.
It's going to cost you a little more money to visit some of the state's most historic sites. The Minnesota Historical Society has announced a $1 per ticket increase at it's 26 locations.
The Minnesota Historical Society is cutting staff and raising admission prices to most state-run historic sites and museums. The society said Wednesday it is eliminating 19 full-time staff positions. It also is raising general admission by $1 starting Dec. 1.
If you're planning a weekend visit to one of Minnesota's historic sites or museums, you're in luck. The Minnesota State Historical Society says the 26 museums and historic sites will reopen to the public on Saturday now that the state budget impasse has been resolved.