Visited the trading post this afternoon, have always wanted to make a stop and glad we did! Plenty…read moreof free parking right near the entrance of the trading post. Tons of local artists' products and works to purchase. Ended up buying a sage body butter, smells and feels delightful.

Great food! Great service! Friendly staff! Great view of Mille Lacs lake across the road…read more Definitely want to come back!

The facility is supposed to be open for visiting and tours. It wasn't until after we arrived and…read moresaw that the house is not open during the week. Very disappointing

Excellent. They do a fantastic job here. Look, there is not much to look at if all you 'see' is an…read moreold house. You need to get to know the old wood and reeds here. The storytelling work they put into their tours is top-notch. I highly recommend for young kids who will enjoy re-tracing Lindbergh's boyhood past. Tours run regularly and run about 45 minutes. You should get there a little bit early to walk around the museum and soak up the narratives. Allow 15-30 minutes at least. From a museum management perspective you can tell the marks of excellent work. The tour is well thought-out and the guides are prepared to answer questions. They draw upon sensations (taste, sight, sound, etc.) to help you experience the home. The cookies are delicious.

What a FABULOUS place! We actually drove a few hours to look at the John Oliver exhibit but were…read moreinterested in the Judy Garland part too! The person out the counter helping us was SO friendly and knowledgeable and took a genuine interest us and it was so refreshing! The museum was SUPER cool! It just keeps going and going which is great because from the look of it I thought it might be small. My favorite part was Judy Garland's house! So fascinating! Couldn't leave without a t-shirt and pen! I've already recommended this museum to all my friends! Thanks for a great experience!!!

A fun stop if you are a fan of Judy Garland. Her childhood home was really beautiful and fun to…read morewalk through. The museum itself has a ton of information about Judy Garland and the carriage from the Wizard of Oz was so cool to see in person! There is a gift shop and children's discovery center attached.

This place is pretty cool and the price is free (donations are accepted though and appreciated)…read more The people running this set up have multiple rooms with the most impressive being the main room when you first walk in. An elaborate set of the northwoods and local ore industry with HO scale trains running throughout (they have all sorts of different scale trains). Not sure what to do on that rainy day or when you need to give the body a break from the sun? Here is that option. The people are knowledgeable and friendly. Perfect for the budding train enthusiast or just to learn something of the area in a cool environment.

We love this place! We live in CA and visit every time we come to MN. My kids talk about it all…read moreyear.

im 14 and this place is peak.it has alot of cool stuff to mess around with.i hate the charector…read morelimit on yelp

I can't believe this has not yet been reviewed. What a small-town delight! Don't let the outside…read morefool you, it looks small, but man have they packed a ton inside. From a maze, water feature, vet office, music room, stage complete with tons of dress-up outfits, a dock, boat, fish and poles, a tree house, a talking tree etc. etc.... there really is a lot to do here. You can tell there is a lot of local effort/ideas/builders involved here. What a treasure for this community.

Great museum! I spent an hour and a half browsing their collection of antique and vintage outboard…read moremotors, lures, dark house equipment and more. The attendant was very nice and welcoming. Not much fly fishing equipment, but I didn't mind. Would visit again!

A very unique place to visit. They have an amazing collection of fishing gears. All items are well…read moreorganized and easy to understand. The docent is super nice.

The North West Company Fur Post is located west of Pine City proper off of Exit 169. It is an…read moreofficial museum of the Minnesota Historical Society. Apparently, a local farmer found remnants of a fur trading post on his land and contacted the Canadian branch of the North West Trading Company, to get the official plans; and from there, a complete replica of the fur trading post was built. In the interpretive center, the story was told from the perspectives of the Native peoples who hunted and skinned the pelts; the British traders who brought together goods from all throughout the world to trade for the fur they wanted, and the French-Canadian Voyageurs who were the brawn behind the whole apparatus. The story also doesn't shy away from the fact that several intermarraiges took place and how they were resolved for the wives and children when the overseers left their posts and married within the church. (Apparently intermarraige was frowned upon by the Hudson Bay company but allowed and even encouraged by the North West Company and the XY Company whch they acquired). From the museum, we were led out by a person reenacting the Native perspective. She showed us the various animal pelts caught at the post, and how the Native people travelled a 100-mile radius throughout the seasons to fish in summer, hunt and trap in fall, survive the winter, and obtain sugar bush in the spring. She then led us down the path to the fur trading post, explaining room by room, how the post was run, from the youngest 14-year old voyageurs to the junior accountants to the post managers. It was amazing how many moving parts there were in the fur trade, and how the business was run down to every little detail. There is a chance to walk down to the river, or go on a 1/2 mile nature walk. Events also take place at the post all year long -- there are even snowshoes hanging for winter events. It was a very interesting museum and a year-round event center. It is certainly worth the detour if you want something to do in the area.

I'm a sucker for the historical society sites and this is no exception. They have some great…read moredisplays in the building and the tour of the fort was informative. The staff was friendly and quite tolerant of curious children. We had the tour to ourselves when we went so had no issues hearing and asking questions. Afterwards we took some trails down by the river and back to the building. Their t-shirts were cute and cheap so we bought one for each member of the family.

Great place to learn a lot about forestry in Minnesota! Has living history demos of sawing and log…read morerolling. Knowledgeable employees on site to talk about how the loggers operated and lived, cooked, etc. Operating kitchen and even cookies the day we visited! Draft horses snd a wagon that brought us back to visitor center from the logging camp (not a far walk, but a decline to get there, slight incline on way back,. We could have walked back but the ride and offer were there! Thanks to Chuck and Chad, the brother horses, and to their drivers!! We didn't get their names!

This is a small town standby. They have a beautiful building and the older ones are well kept…read more Lots of activities year round here and interesting exhibits inside and out. Attended the critter day which was filled with lots of interesting live animals, presentations, and wings, talons and furs to touch. Very hand's-on. We have also gone in the winter for sleigh rides, also very cool.

Great spot for a break from driving up or down U.S. 71. The museum's free, it's surprisingly large,…read moreand it includes a permanent exhibit dedicated to Menahga's local boy made good, comic art legend Wally Wood, famous for his work with MAD magazine, Daredevil and EC science fiction comics.