North West Company Fur Post
North West Company Fur Post Visitor Center
North West Company Fur Post
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Snake River Fur Post
12551 Voyageur LnPine City, MN 55063
12551 Voyageur Lane, on Pine Co. Hwy. 7, 1.5 miles W of I-35 at Pine City exit 169. Free on-site parking. GPS: 45.8220,-93.0068
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Step into a reconstructed fur post from the winter of 1804. Meet a French voyageur, a British fur trade clerk and visit an Ojibwe encampment at the Snake River Fur Post, formerly the North West Company Fur Post. The visitor center houses an expansive exhibit gallery with a 24-foot birch canoe, a 30-foot tall stone fireplace and a gift shop. The Snake River heritage trails are open year round for hiking, snowshoeing and skiing.
Dates
Closed for the season, except for special events, through May 2020.Rates
$10 adults, $8 seniors, veterans/active military, and college students, $6 ages 5–17, free for age 4 and under and MNHS members
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Green Practices
- Eco-friendly landscape/facility design
- Energy efficiency/conservation
- Waste reduction/reuse/recycling
Attraction Attributes
- Can accommodate groups of 45 or more
- Native-American heritage
Meetings & Conferences
- Banquet facilities maximum capacity: 75
- Exhibit space (sq ft): 2700
- Facility accommodates meetings for 30 or more
- Largest meeting room (sq ft): 1000
- Meeting/convention facilities maximum capacity: 150
- Number of meeting rooms: 2
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