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Stearns History Museum - Two floors of exhibits provide the visitor with an entertaining learning experience. Discover the legend of controversial auto maker Sam Pandolfo and see a 1919 Pan Automobile. Peruse an 1850 natural environment and examine Ojibwe and Dakota summer lodges. Enter a dairy barn and see milking as it was done 100 years ago. Minnesota Fishing Museum - The Minnesota Fishing Museum is a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving the heritage and history of freshwater fishing in Minnesota. Exhibits include lures and tackle, historic boats native to Minnesota and a display of historic motors that includes the first electrified boat motor, circa 1902. Heritage Hjemkomst Interpretive Center - See how one man's dream became a reality. Photographs, recordings and an award-winning documentary chronicle the construction of the 76-foot, hand-built Viking ship Hjemkomst, and its incredible 6,000-mile voyage across the Atlantic in 1982. The ship is on display at the Center, along with other national traveling exhibits. |
Oliver H. Kelley Farm - Step onto a working 1860s farm. Pick heirloom vegetables from the garden, visit the farmhands and animals at the barn, or churn butter and see what's cooking in the farmhouse. Headwaters Science Center - HSC is dedicated to science education and environmental awareness. It features hands-on exhibits, a live animal collection and special events and science-related programs and demonstrations. Mille Lacs Indian Museum - The Mille Lacs Indian Museum offers exhibits dedicated to telling the story of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe American Indians. Trace their journey to settle in Northern Minnesota, learn about their fate during a period of treaties made and broken, and follow their story up to the present. |
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