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Hibbing Historical Society
Experience the fascinating history of "The Town that Moved"

Category: Hibbing Museum in Minnesota

Description of this Minnesota Attraction: The museum contains a number of interesting displays including: · A movie as you enter. This movie gives you a perspective of the time by the people who lived there. This is followed by a program about the rich history of the St. Louis County Fair. · A model of Hibbing as it looked in 1893, when the town was laid out. The population at this time was mainly comprised of loggers and a few miners. · The Topic Islands which use artifacts and pictures to illustrate various themes of life throughout days gone by. · Revolving Displays that will allow the museum to exhibit items from other museums as well as items of local interest. · Logging and mining tools of the past are also on display. · The Hibbing Almanac takes one through time decade by decade. This “timeline” shares some of the important events in Hibbing, as well as globally. · Our “Little House”, helps one to imagine just how all of these buildings were so carefully moved. It also allows a view into a house of yesteryear. · The most celebrated display in the museum is the scale model of North Hibbing as it looked in 1913. This 8’ by 16’ model is accompanied by a ten-minute narration. The narration, with the help of colored lights, tells of the history of this unique town and why it was forced to move.

Hibbing Historical Society & Museum
History of "the Town that Moved"

Category: Hibbing Museum in Minnesota

Description of this Minnesota Attraction: The museum contains a number of interesting displays including: · A movie as you enter. This movie gives you a perspective of the time by the people who lived there. This is followed by a program about the rich history of the St. Louis County Fair. · A model of Hibbing as it looked in 1893, when the town was laid out. The population at this time was mainly comprised of loggers and a few miners. · The Topic Islands which use artifacts and pictures to illustrate various themes of life throughout days gone by. · Revolving Displays that will allow the museum to exhibit items from other museums as well as items of local interest. · Logging and mining tools of the past are also on display. · The Hibbing Almanac takes one through time decade by decade. This “timeline” shares some of the important events in Hibbing, as well as globally. · Our “Little House”, helps one to imagine just how all of these buildings were so carefully moved. It also allows a view into a house of yesteryear. · The most celebrated display in the museum is the scale model of North Hibbing as it looked in 1913. This 8’ by 16’ model is accompanied by a ten-minute narration. The narration, with the help of colored lights, tells of the history of this unique town and why it was forced to move.

Historical and Cultural Society of Clay County (HCS)
Come here to see a Viking ship replica.

Category: Moorhead Museum in Minnesota

Description of this Minnesota Attraction: Home of the Hjemkomst Viking ship replica that sailed to Norway in 1982. Also home of the Hopperstad replica Stave Church. Used to be known as Heritage Hjemkomst Center but recently changed its name.

Judy Garland Museum and Children's Discovery Museum
Judy Garland's historic house, gallery and Children Museum

Category: Grand Rapids Museum in Minnesota

Description of this Minnesota Attraction: 2727 US Hwy 169 S., PO Box 724 Grand Rapids, MN 55744 800-664-JUDY • 866 CDM-Kids www.judgarlandmuseum.com www.cdmkids.org • jgarland@uslink.net office@cdmkids.org Enjoy several dynamic attractions at one campus. The new Children's Discovery Museum is full of exciting interactive exhibits like DinoDig, Geo-zoooom and River Town. Kids and adults learn together by a hands-on or "please touch" approach that is both fun and educational. A one-acre memorial flower garden leads to the restored 1925 childhood home of America's Treasure, Judy Garland-star of the world's most beloved film, Wizard of Oz. An adjacent gallery showcases Judy's Hollywood movie costumes, props and personal effects, including the Emerald City carriage used in the Wizard of Oz-once owned by President Abraham Lincoln. The Museum Store features a wide array of quality children's products, Garland mementos and gifts from Oz. Celebrities join fans each year for the Judy Garland Festival, held over the 4th weekend in June. Museum Hours: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. January thru March: Friday's & Saturday's only April thru Memorial Day: Monday - Saturday Memorial Day thru September: Monday - Sunday (7 days) October thru March: Friday's & Saturday's only

Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum
Museum dedicated to author Laura Ingalls Wilder and Walnut G

Category: Walnut Grove Museum in Minnesota

Description of this Minnesota Attraction: The Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum is dedicated to the pioneer history of Laura Ingalls Wilder and all early pioneers to the Walnut Grove Minnesota area. Seven buildings make up the Museum complex. Come and see the quilt Laura and her daughter Rose made along with photos of the Ingalls and Wilder families. Call ahead for staff to assist you with the use of the Microfilm reader to research ancestors from the area. The Gift Store has t-shirts; handcrafted Bonnets, Aprons & Dresses; pioneer souvenirs and many books dedicated to the Ingalls/Wilder history. School groups can arrange for guided tours and extra activities by calling ahead.

Rice County Historical Society
History museum and historic buildings

Category: Faribault Museum in Minnesota

Description of this Minnesota Attraction: The Rice County Historical Society(RCHS) operates the Rice County Museum of History with area history exhibits on topics ranging from Mamouth bones and stone tools, to Native American artifact, to farming and history of industy of the county. The museum's research center is a good tool for those doing geneological reserach. The grounds include three historic pioneer buildings which were moved to the museum site from around the county: an 1850s log cabin, the Pleasant Valley School organized in 1857, and the Holy Innocents Episcopal Church built in 1869. The RCHS also owns and operates the Alexander Faribault House, a Greek revival home built in 1853 and the first frame home in the Cannon River Valley. Alexander Faribault was the founder of the city which bears his name. The Faribault House diplays a few pieces of furniture and other items from Rice County families as well as a few pieces from the Faribault family. The Faribault House is open by appointment. Rice County Historical Society: preserving the past for future generations.

Slim's Woodshed
Home of the United States' largest Woodcarving Museum

Category: Harmony Museum in Minnesota

Description of this Minnesota Attraction: Nestled in the small town of Harmony you'll find Slim's Woodshed, one of Minnesota's best kept secrets Creator and owner of The Woodshed, Stanley "Slim" Maroushek, opened it for business ten years ago in 1997. It houses a Woodcarving Museum, antique shop, gift shop with carvings for sale by various artists and different kind of wood on supply such as basswood, butternut, catalpa, tupelo and more. You can also purchase all of your carving supplies, magazines and woodcarving kits. It's certainly not hard to find as a 15 foot chainsaw carving of Uncle Sam is there to greet you along side an 18 foot totem pole and other curious carvings. Slims has spend the last 50 years collecting wood carvings from all over the world, from places such as Japan, Germany, Russia and almost every country on the globe. The carvings have recently been ranked as the largest single collection in the United States with over 4,000 pieces. Almost every day of the week you can view these carvings in the museum, which has recently been renovated so that the entire collection can be on display for all to enjoy. With Slim as your guide he'll make sure to point out the out of the ordinary carvings, such as the hand-carved cigarette box or the large collection of Linda Sellers carvings. Some of the more unique pieces include Andy Anderson carvings appraised at over $10,000 and carvings given to Slim by one of the famous Bily Brothers from Spillville, IA. There is also an Ethiopian cross and many pieces donated by fellow carvers from all over the world. With so many pieces to explore, it is hard to put into words the hours of labor and love put into each one. And the show-stopper of the entire museum: The Caricature Carvers of America's hand-carved circus, a 120 piece three-ring circus with everything you remember a circus to be under the Big Top. Some of Slim's many visitors include guests from China, Canada, Demark and Puerto Rico and their comments have ranged from "Wonderful!" to "Amazing! Can't believe it, extremely impressive collection!" Slim's Woodshed is also host to the Southeast Minnesota's Annual Woodcarvers Workshop every June. With help from several area artists this is an experience to meet, watch and learn from the masters of the trade. Slim himself also teaches throughout the year in the Woodshed's classroom and at various shows all over the United States.

Greyhound Bus Museum
Greyhound Bus Museum in Hibbing, MN

Category: Hibbing Museum in Minnesota

Description of this Minnesota Attraction: See a 1914 Hubmobile, uniforms, artifacts, and memorabilia, dating as far back as 1936 on display. View 7 historic buses and the Escortor that was used in the 1964 New York World's Fair!

Historical Museum Of Hibbing
The museum tells the story of Hibbing through models, audio visuals, pictoial displays and artifacts, and depicts the growth of the town and the history of why it moved.

Category: Hibbing Museum in Minnesota

Description of this Minnesota Attraction: Historical Museum Of Hibbing in Hibbing, MN

Iron Range Historical Museum & Jail
The IronRange Historical Society is primarily a research and publication facility, with displays as space permits.

Category: Gilbert Museum in Minnesota

Description of this Minnesota Attraction: The Socity is known for its huge collection of over 20,000 photographs in 80 albums, the Gilbert Heralds from 1923 to 1978, and the Eveleth News and Eveleth Clarions from 1902 to 1978.

Minnesota Discovery Center
Explore museum exhibits and interpretive sites that share the spirit of the Iron Range, telling the stories of geology, mining, immigration, life-skills, traditions and more.

Category: Chisholm Museum in Minnesota

Description of this Minnesota Attraction: Immerse yourself in the unique history of local communities and the iron mining industry, then uncover the story of your ancestors at the Iron Range Research Center library and archives. Climb aboard the 1920's Mesabi Railway trolley and see spectacular views of the Glen-Godfrey mine. Explore the ethnic garden near the location house and visit Hill's Finnish Boarding House.

Minnesota Museum Of Mining
The Minnesota Museum of Mining gives visitors an opportunity to actually climb aboard equipment used to mine the Mesabi Range's rich iron ore.

Category: Chisholm Museum in Minnesota

Description of this Minnesota Attraction: Climb aboard mining trucks, see a 1907 steam locomotive, or tour replicas of an underground mine and mining town. Trucks displayed at the museum range from a 1930's white dump truck with a 2-ton capacity to a 127-ton WABCO Electrohaul. Climb aboard a 1910 Atlantic Steam Shovel, which was considered to be one of the fastest steam shovels ever made. Only six of these shovels were built and they were the prototype of the shovels used to dig tthe Pananma Canal and remove the soil overburden on the Mesabi Range.

United States Hockey Hall Of Fame
The museum is a national shrine of historical significance dedicated to honoring hockey by showcasing all levels of the sport.

Category: Eveleth Museum in Minnesota

Description of this Minnesota Attraction: Entertaining displays and memorabilia give visitors an opportunity to experience the thrilling game action and inspiring achievement of all those involved in the games of hockey.

Viking Sword Museum
A historical museum in west central Minnesota

Category: Ulen Museum in Minnesota

Description of this Minnesota Attraction: A visit to the Viking Sword Museum of Ulen, Minnesota is like taking a step back in time. You'll see what life was like in the 1800s when you tour a pioneer home. You'll discover what a prairie town looked like when you walk through the general store, church, bank, dress shop, one-room school, and doctor's office. You'll see a sword that was unearthed near Ulen whose origin is traced back to the Vikings of the 1600s. Military uniforms from every war since World War 1 are on display, as well as Minnesota sports memorabilia and an antique doll collection. A tribute to the Norwegian immigrants of this area includes a Hardaanger violin and original wood carvings. There is something for everyone at the Viking Sword Museum.

Virginia Heritage Museum
The museum portrays the history of the city of Virginia. Artifacts and displays reflect the lifestyle of the regions early settlers.

Category: Virginia Museum in Minnesota

Description of this Minnesota Attraction: The museum has 3 major exhibits depicting the logging era, Virginia's two decimating fires and the trolley line that traveled across the Iron Range until the late 1920's.

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