balsam lake |
Polk County Museum, Balsam Lake
A walk though the museum and its 57 exhibits gives the visitor a sample of life from the late 1800s through the 1940s, including a fully equipped general store, blacksmith shop, early kitchen, ethnic exhibits, military room and Native American room. Open Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day, 12:30-4 p.m. Sunday through Friday, and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturdays and holidays. Guided tours available. Call (715) 485-9269. Housed in Balsam Lake’s historic old courthouse. |
Rural Life Museum, Balsam Lake
This museum includes a school, general store and railroad depot filled with intriguing artifacts of rural pioneer families, the telegraph station and iron road they relied upon for news of the world, travel and commerce. Call (800) 222-7655. |
clear lake |
Clear Lake Area Museum, Clear Lake
Visitors can walk down a re-created Main Street of yesteryear, peek into a pioneer family's log cabin, visit a one-room schoolhouse, admire a century-old church, and view photographs, uniform and clothing, newspapers, weapons, and other memorabilia of the area's political, sports and military activities. Call (800) 222-POLK. Downtown Clear Lake. |
Osceola & St. Croix Valley Railway, Osceola
This railway will whisk you back to what the railroads and its rolling stock was like in the early 1900s, from the 1916 Osceola Soo Line Depot to the elegantly restored passenger cars and mighty steam engine that ply the line from Osceola to Dresser from spring through fall.
Call (715) 755-3570. |
Danbury |
Forts Folle Avoine Historic Park, Danbury
Forts Folle Avoine is located close by in Danbury, WI. The park is a living history site where reconstructed fur trade posts occupy the actual sites where they once operated from 1802 to 1804, alongside an authentic Woodland Indian Village. |
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Frederic |
Frederic Depot, Frederic
The focal point of Frederic's "main street" is the restored Soo Line Depot - the only depot remaining on the abandoned railroad bed that is now the Gandy Dancer Recreation Trail. The depot provides a trail rest-stop and is home to the Frederic area historical museum.
Call (800) 222-7655. |
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osceola |
Emily Olson House, Osceola
Located in the restored mansion Andrew Jackson Clark built for his bride, Emily, in 1862, the exhibits in this museum recount the history of the Osceola area. Open 2-4 p.m. Sundays from Memorial Day weekend through October. Call (800) 947-0581. River Street |
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taylor falls, mn |
Wild Mountain Park
37200 Wild Mountain Road
Taylor Falls, MN
(621) 465-6365
www.wildmountain.com |
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