Ice Fishing for Beginners -SOLD OUT-

The lakes aren’t completely frozen! With a little work through some hard ice, you can discover a new way to enjoy Minnesota’s many lakes even when it’s too cold to swim. Join naturalist Andy Vang on Dodge’s frozen Farm Pond to learn how to get started on the ice.

Learn more and register online here.

Hitchville’s Christmas Show!

This is one fantastic Christmas show. Country classic Christmas songs sung with amazing harmonies that only Hitchville can do. Don’t miss this show!

History Hijinx: Thanksgiving Break

Fall is a great time for sports and no one loves sports more than the Peanuts Gang! Visit the exhibit, The Life and Art of Charles M Schulz, to learn how the cartoonist's life-long love of sports is reflected in the adventures of Charlie Brown and Co. After exploring the exhibit, stop by the History HiJinx table for fun family activities.

History HiJinx activities will be available from 11:00am - 3:00 pm on Friday, November 24, Saturday, November 25, and Sunday, November 26.

History Forum - Thirteen Clocks: How Race United the Colonies

Since 2004, the Minnesota Historical Society's History Forum has explored the richness, expansiveness, and complexity of American history with some of the nation’s best scholars. That tradition continues in 2024 with six lectures highlighting the diversity and excellence of today’s historical scholarship.

History Forum - Muslims of the Heartland

Since 2004, the Minnesota Historical Society's History Forum has explored the richness, expansiveness, and complexity of American history with some of the nation’s best scholars. That tradition continues in 2024 with six lectures highlighting the diversity and excellence of today’s historical scholarship.

Edward E. Curtis IV—scholar of Black, Muslim, and Arab American history and life—uncovers the surprising history of Muslim life in the American Midwest through multiple generations of Syrian American families.

History Forum - Making America’s Public Lands

Since 2004, the Minnesota Historical Society's History Forum has explored the richness, expansiveness, and complexity of American history with some of the nation’s best scholars. That tradition continues in 2024 with six lectures highlighting the diversity and excellence of today’s historical scholarship.

History Forum - Franchise: The Golden Arches in Black America

Since 2004, the Minnesota Historical Society's History Forum has explored the richness, expansiveness, and complexity of American history with some of the nation’s best scholars. That tradition continues in 2024 with six lectures highlighting the diversity and excellence of today’s historical scholarship.

History Forum - Charlie Brown's America

Since 2004, the Minnesota Historical Society's History Forum has explored the richness, expansiveness, and complexity of American history with some of the nation’s best scholars. That tradition continues in 2024 with six lectures highlighting the diversity and excellence of today’s historical scholarship.

History Forum - American Indians & the American Dream

Since 2004, the Minnesota Historical Society's History Forum has explored the richness, expansiveness, and complexity of American history with some of the nation’s best scholars. That tradition continues in 2024 with six lectures highlighting the diversity and excellence of today’s historical scholarship.