A Raucous Ramble Around Minnehaha Falls

Minnehaha Falls Park--Longfellow House 4800 Minnehaha Ave, Minneapolis, MN, United States

The lost history of Minnehaha Falls includes dance halls, secret saloons, wild behavior, lawsuits and whiskey. Join historian Karen Cooper for a 1 mile walk as she tours the places in Minnehaha Park where all this mayhem occurred a hundred years ago. [...]

$10 – $14

Cake Walk: Edina’s Journey from Settlement to Suburb

Utley Park 4521 W 50th St, Edina

This walking tour explores the city’s growth from flour millers to “cake eaters,” how one of the first planned suburban neighborhoods in the United States helped transition an agricultural settlement to a community synonymous with wealth. We’ll discuss the racial and economic impact of [...]

$10 – $14

Smithsonian Magazine Museum Day

Hennepin History Museum 2303 3rd Ave S, Minneapolis, MN, United States

Hennepin History Museum is once again participating in Smithsonian Magazine’s annual “Museum Day” on Saturday, September 17, 2022. This year’s theme, The American Experience, is intended to shine a spotlight on incredible arts, culture, sciences, innovation, and history exhibits across the country. [...]

Free

Collaging Your Family History

Hennepin History Museum 2303 3rd Ave S, Minneapolis, MN, United States

Which of your family stories, heirlooms and memories would you like to preserve? And what do you think future generations will appreciate knowing about you or your ancestors? The art of paper collage can serve to illuminate and document with greater [...]

Lyn-Lake Street Art Walking Tour

LynLake Brewery 2934 Lyndale Ave S, Minneapolis, MN, United States

Street art and graffiti has become more common and visible throughout the Twin Cities in the past two years. Public art projects such as the LynLake Street Art Series and the George Floyd Global Memorial have brought more visibility to street art [...]

$10 – $14

A Raucous Ramble Around Minnehaha Falls

Minnehaha Falls Park--Longfellow House 4800 Minnehaha Ave, Minneapolis, MN, United States

The lost history of Minnehaha Falls includes dance halls, secret saloons, wild behavior, lawsuits and whiskey. Join historian Karen Cooper for a 1 mile walk as she tours the places in Minnehaha Park where all this mayhem occurred a hundred years ago. [...]

$10 – $14

A Raucous Ramble Around Minnehaha Falls

Minnehaha Falls Park--Longfellow House 4800 Minnehaha Ave, Minneapolis, MN, United States

The lost history of Minnehaha Falls includes dance halls, secret saloons, wild behavior, lawsuits and whiskey. Join historian Karen Cooper for a 1 mile walk as she tours the places in Minnehaha Park where all this mayhem occurred a hundred years ago. [...]

$10 – $14

Cake Walk: Edina’s Journey from Settlement to Suburb

Utley Park 4521 W 50th St, Edina

This walking tour explores the city’s growth from flour millers to “cake eaters,” how one of the first planned suburban neighborhoods in the United States helped transition an agricultural settlement to a community synonymous with wealth. We’ll discuss the racial and economic [...]

$10 – $14

Lyn-Lake Street Art Walking Tour

LynLake Brewery 2934 Lyndale Ave S, Minneapolis, MN, United States

Street art and graffiti has become more common and visible throughout the Twin Cities in the past two years. Public art projects such as the LynLake Street Art Series and the George Floyd Global Memorial have brought more visibility to street art [...]

$10 – $14

SOLD OUT – Washburn Fair Oaks Walking Tour

Hennepin History Museum 2303 3rd Ave S, Minneapolis, MN, United States

Join us to tour HHM’s beautiful neighborhood, which was once Minneapolis’ most prominent Victorian community. We’ll discuss the influential Minneapolis business titans who lived here such as the Morrisons, Washburns, and Pillsburys, their incredible mansions, and how the neighborhood has evolved from [...]

$12 – $14
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