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Commonweal Theatre Company - The Commonweal Theatre Company is a non-profit, professional theatre company dedicated to delighting and challenging the audiences of their region. Run by a collective of theatre artists, they are committed to the values of collaboration, community, diversity, learning and artistic integrity, and to making live theatre accessible to as many as possible. Jeffers Petroglyphs - Amid the prairie grasses are islands of uncovered rock, where American Indians left carvings —petroglyphs— humans, deer, elk, buffalo, turtles, thunderbirds, atlatls and arrows. They tell a story that spans 5,000 years. End-O-Line Railroad Park and Museum - A working railroad yard including a manual turntable still in operating, original CN and W depot, rebuilt enginehouse, watertower, foreman's house, coal bunker -- used as a picnic shelter and gift shop -- a general store and one room schoolhouse complete on the grounds. A model railroad display, in HO scale, is one of the highlights of the museum. Lac Qui Parle Mission - At the church and on self-guided trails, learn about daily life at this mission and the nearby trading post, how the Dakota alphabet was developed, and how missionaries translated the bible from French into Dakota. Walk or bike the trail and learn the past and present environmental impact of human habitation along the Minnesota River. Spam Museum - Just as every Elvis fan longs to visit Graceland, SPAM fans worldwide now have their own pilgrimage to make. In Austin, Minnesota a 16,500 square-foot SPAM Museum opened in September 2001. Museum visitors will be welcomed to the world of SPAM luncheon meat with a variety of interactive and educational games, fun exhibits and remarkable video presentations. |
Niagara Cave - Niagara Cave is one of the most fascinating and unique geological attractions in the Midwest. During the one-hour guided tour, visitors will witness a waterfall, nearly 60 feet high, stalactites both delicate and massive, calcite flowstone, fossils that have been dated to over 400 million years old, and a wedding chapel in which over 300 weddings have been performed, plus much more. Fort Ridgley - Visitors can learn about the events that led up to the 1862 battle between the U.S. and Dakota in a short presentation at Fort Ridgely. Minnesota Agricultural Interpretive Center - Learn about agriculture including the family farm, the land, and the people who developed that land into Minnesota's most important industry. Experience 150 years of agriculture as you travel around the Time Lane Road-beginning with the 1850s settlement farm through to the present into the future. Lower Sioux Agency Historic Site - Explore Dakota life before the reservation era and discover how the reservation system changed traditional Dakota ways of living. Learn about the Agency's operation and discover how government employees and missionaries sought to change traditional Dakota ways. Look for underlying causes of the U.S.-Dakota War of 1862 in the new interpretive center exhibit. Sheldon Theatre - Red Wing's turn-of-the-century Sheldon Theatre showcases the best in arts and entertainment from Minnesota's heartland and beyond. It operates year-round, presenting a broad range of touring events -- including music, theatre, dance, comedy, films, lectures and more. Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum - Walnut Grove was the childhood home of author Laura Ingalls Wilder. Visitors can experience the story of the Ingalls family at the Wilder Museum and annual Wilder Pageant. |
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