The Minnesota Historical Society will close Historic Fort Snelling to the public on Saturday, Jan. 10. The announcement was ...

Locations that normally have an admission fee, but will be free on Jan. 10, include these historic sites: Forest History ...

Four times a year the Minnesota Historical Society hosts a free admission day featuring historical sites and museums in the ...

Absent caretakers, rural Minnesota cemeteries and those buried there risk being lost to the ravages of time and Mother Nature.

George Growingthunder looked at the ancient rock carvings and wept as the sun rose over Jeffers Petroglyphs, a historical site in southwestern Minnesota. He was thankful to visit the land of his ...

November is Native American Heritage Month, and St. Paul is the place to be for a deep dive into indigenous history and culture. The Minnesota History Center is showcasing a vibrant collection that ...

When Kate Roberts showed a friend her new book, “MN 150: The People, Places, and Things that Shape Our State,” he said, “Don’t take this the wrong way, but this would be a really good book to leave in ...

Aviator Charles Lindbergh was long considered an American hero whom Minnesota was proud to claim. Then word spread that he was anti-Semitic. Costumed guides at Fort Snelling, one of the state's ...