Christmas Tours at Glensheen Mansion

See 25 Christmas Trees and hunt for 25 Hidden Elves in the 39-room mansion.

Glensheen Mansion is your Christmas by day Christmas activity during the holiday season in Duluth, MN at the start of the North Shore.

ALL TOURS are Christmas tours from November 15, 2019 - January 5, 2020.

See if you can spot the hidden elves as you admire the 25 Christmas trees. Sample a free Christmas cookie recreated from Clara’s very own shortbread cookie recipe. Finish your tour by exploring the lakeside snowy grounds.

Christmas Saturdays

Go at your own pace and explore the James J. Hill House on a self-guided tour to see how the Hill family and their servants prepared for the holidays.

Visit the first, second, and third floors of the mansion and engage with staff who will share the history of the home. This program includes a hands-on activity for children.

Last entry is at 3:30 pm.

Christmas in the Village 2021

Dakota City is planning for 2021 to have our regular Christmas In The Village event. Get in the Holiday spirit by stepping back in time to our 1900's rural Minnesota village and experience living history firsthand with costumed interpreters and demonstrations. Listen to the jingling of the bells on the horse-drawn trolley as it transports you along the gravel streets so you can see the Village decorated for a 1900s Victorian Christmas, with trees in all the buildings and lights outside. Feel the crisp winter air on your cheeks, then warm up inside by an inviting wood-burning stove.

Drive Thru Christmas in the County Holiday Lights!

Enjoy indoor and outdoor activities, including bake sale, silent auction, horse-drawn sleigh and wagon rides, raffle, children's activities, cookie decorating, pine cone bird feeders, a visit with Santa and Mrs. Claus, and even blow the 1004 train whistle. For more information, call 507-437-6082.

Christmas by the Lake

Exciting events and specials happening throughout December in Lake City, Mn. View our website and check out the Facebook page for more information on updated happenings during Christmas by the Lake.
These events are hosted by:

Lake City Chamber of Commerce
Treats and Treasures
Shear Wizards Salon
Lake City Sportsman Club
Lake City Area Arts
Fiesta Jalisco
Lake House on Pepin
Lake Pepin Pearl Button Co

Christian Vizl: Silent Kingdom

Dive into the world’s oceans with award-winning Mexican photographer Christian Vizl through his captivating black-and-white images. Vizl’s mastery of shadow and light capture the ocean’s creatures as they are rarely seen, at home in the ethereal world beneath the waves. Through three decades of working and photographing underwater, Vizl simultaneously portrays both the beauty and fragile nature of these animals to educate and raise awareness of the threats to the world’s oceans and marine life.

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

Fly through the air and sail the seas this summer in this fantastical musical adventure based on the beloved film and children’s book. Join Jeremy and Jemima and their eccentric inventor father as they create a one-of-a-kind, out-of-this-world car and team up with Truly Scrumptious and Grampa Potts to outwit the dastardly Baron Bomburst! The entire family will enjoy this adaptation filled with unforgettable music and capturing high-flying, fun-filled spectacle!

Chili Cook-Off

Cabin fever got you down? Then celebrate winter's waning days in Longville! The festivities start early at the Docksider with a chill cook-off, where you can vote for the winners!
After that, make a short trip over to Girl Lake for a winter fireworks display.
Chili cook-off begins 12:00 pm at the Docksider in Longville. Entry fee: $5
Tasting fee: $5
CASH PRIZES for 1st, 2nd and 3rd places.
(All proceeds go toward the cost of the evening's fireworks.)
For more information on the Chili Cook-Off, contact Sara at the Docksider at (218) 363-2565.

Chili Cook-Off

This is a great way to get both our summer lake home and permanent residents of the Heart of the Lakes into town. This event has been continuing to grow and currently draws approximately 1000 people that sample chili at various businesses and organizations. We hope that all previous participants will be back again this year and would like to ask those businesses and organizations that have not participated to consider registering this year.

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