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Historic Sites - Chippewa County Historical Society

151 Arnie Anderson Drive, Montevideo, MN 56265

Eligibility

Open to all

Hours

- Historic Chippewa City: 10 am - 4 pm Tuesday - Friday 1 pm - 5 pm Weekends and Holidays Memorial Day Weekend - Labor Day Weekend 10 am - 4 pm Tuesday - Friday By appointment Saturday and Sunday September after Labor Day - The Swensson Farm Museum: 1 pm - 5 pm Saturdays opens to the public on the Saturday of Memorial Day Weekend (Not open on Memorial Day Monday) - Labor Day Weekend (Not open on Labor Day Monday) Private tours are available by appointment only - The Lac qui Parle Mission: 8 am - 8 pm 7 days a week starting the last Sunday in April - Labor Day Weekend Private tours are available for the site
https://www.chippewacohistory.org
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Application process

Call; walk in

Fees

Annual membership: $25/individual, $35/family, $50/sustaining, $75/contributing and $100/benefactor. Reference website for daily admission fees.

Service area

MN

Other Information

Hours of Operation

Open Saturday or Sunday

Application Process

Walk In

Description

Historic Chippewa City - 151 Pioneer Drive, PO Box 303, Montevideo, MN 56265, (320)269-7636 - Late 1800s-style village including log cabins, millinery shop, blacksmith shop, boardwalk, and central gazebo - Historic buildings and artifacts - Swensson Farm Museum - from Montevideo, six miles east on Highway 7, five miles south on County Road 6, and 1/8 mile east on County Road 15; 17 acres, 22 - room farmhouse, barn, etc. - Lac qui Parle Mission - located at the corner of Chippewa County Highway 13 and County Rd 32, off U.S. Highway 59, eight miles northwest of Montevideo - early 1800's Mission

Last Assured

03/02/2025

Providing organization

Chippewa County Historical Society

County historical society and museum