Trip Highlights: Trek to the base camp of highest peak in the world. Enjoy amazing views of the Himalayas from Kala Patthar Travel through the Sherpa villages of Namche, Khumjung, Khunde and Dingboche Everest Base Camp Trek is the world's unique and spell-bounding adventurous journey that can heal your body immensely. Experiencing the terrifying […]
Explore the nooks and crannies of the Washburn A Mill, the National Historic Landmark that is the home of Mill City Museum. The tour highlights the lives of men and women who worked there, how the building functioned during its peak flour milling years, how it changed over time, and how the mill ruin was […]
Flour milling could be a dangerous job. Workers were exposed to constantly moving machinery, high-powered water turbines, and tall grain elevators where one wrong move might have disastrous consequences. This tour of the Washburn A Mill will explore the dangers that workers faced on the job, including the deadly 1878 mill explosion that led to […]
Take a horse-drawn ride around our site through the forest! Also enjoy a stop to warm up and have cocoa. The experience will be approximately one hour to include time at a bonfire and sledding hill. Rides will take place no matter the weather conditions. The sleigh and sledding hill are dependent on snow. In […]
Take a horse-drawn ride around our site through the forest! Also enjoy a stop to warm up and have cocoa. The experience will be approximately one hour to include time at a bonfire and sledding hill. Rides will take place no matter the weather conditions. The sleigh and sledding hill are dependent on snow. In […]
Join us at The Bakken Museum for a book club unlike any other. Bring the pages of Sally Adee’s We Are Electric to life through rare books and historic artifacts presented by our curators. During book club, you’ll engage in conversations about the literature with other book club members and our curators and get to […]
Discover the dramatic story of work and labor in Minneapolis from the nineteenth century to today. On this tour, a Mill City Museum guide will tell of the actions taken by workers and activists to improve the lives of working people, including those in the milling industry and in related industries throughout the city, and […]
Explore the nooks and crannies of the Washburn A Mill, the National Historic Landmark that is the home of Mill City Museum. The tour highlights the lives of men and women who worked there, how the building functioned during its peak flour milling years, how it changed over time, and how the mill ruin was […]