Lindbergh After Dark

Come see the Lindbergh Home in a new light (or lack therof)! For the first time we are excited to be offering flashlight tours of the historic home. Join us after dark to take a guided tour of our historic home and using only flashlights discover the history and hijinks of Charles Lindbergh's boyhood home.

Tours starting at 6:30 pm and beginning every 30 minutes until the last tour, which begins at 9 pm.

The Haunted Hill

The Haunted Hill
October 18, 19, 25, 26
Cost $20
Location: Detroit Mountain Recreation Area
The Becker County Museum is partnering with Detroit Mountain Recreation Area for the 5th Annual Haunt. It will take place at Detroit Mountain-This haunt is not intended for young children. Anyone under the age of 13 must be accompanied by a paid adult.
-Admission is $20 CASH per person regardless of age at the door.
-The Haunted Hill is an outdoor event. Dress appropriately for the weather and to walk on the trails.

Girlhood (It's complicated) Book Club

The Girlhood (It’s complicated) exhibit is now on view at the Minnesota History Center. Showcasing interactive displays, media components, and over 100 objects from the Smithsonian Institution collection, the exhibit explores how young women have continuously influenced politics, education, work, health, and fashion.

To celebrate the exhibit coming to Saint Paul, the Minnesota History Center has partnered with the Saint Paul Public Library to host a series of book clubs featuring Minnesota authors who write books about girls.

Winona State Homecoming Parade & Football Game

The annual Homecoming Parade has a new route through the Winona State campus:

  • start outside Somsen Hall (8th & Johnson Streets)
  • weave past the Gazebo
  • go up the street between the Richards-Conway residence halls and the Science Laboratory Center (Winona & Wabasha Streets)

Spectators must stay on the grass along the designated parade route. Bathrooms are available in Kryzsko Commons, Memorial Hall, and Maxwell Hall.
Free to the public 

Winona Elks Fall Event

Car, Truck & Motorcycle Show and Spaghetti Meal - 10:00am to 2:00pm 
Donations welcome for the Freedom Honor Flight 
Meal proceeds to benefit Elks National Foundation 

BIG EVENT~ Pumpkin Drop at 1:00pm!! 
If you've never seen pumpkins dropped from 150 feet in the air, this is a must! 
Free to the public. Please exercise caution near the fenced area

West Addison Blues- A Blues Brother's Tribute

West Addison BluesWest Central Minnesota’s Premier Blues Brothers Tribute Band. Jake, Elwood & their Bluesmobile joined by a three piece horn section and a full rhythm section have been entertaining audiences for years. You’ll hear all the popular Blues Brothers hits such as “Soul Man,” “Sweet Home Chicago,” “Gimme Some Lovin’” & other favorites along with crowd pleasing hits such as “Vehicle,” “I Feel Good,” “Play that Funky Music” and much, much more.This nine piece band has been around the block a few times and will get everyone singing and worked up into a blues frenzy.

Underwater Pumpkin Carving Returns to SEA LIFE at Mall of America!

Watch Costumed Divers Carve Pumpkins Underwater at SEA LIFE at Mall of America! Underwater pumpkin carving sightings are rare, but you can see them during the month of October in SEA LIFE at Mall of America's 300ft. long Ocean Tunnel! Wave hello to our divers as they carve pumpkins alongside hundreds of their fishy friends. Now that's how you Fish or Treat! Underwater pumpkin carving viewing is included in General Admission.

*Dives will be available on Sundays at 11:30AM and 1:30PM during October (subject to change without notice).

Savion Glover: Soundz.Sacrosanct

Savion Glover's performance honors the legends of tap who mentored him and showcases his mastery. Additionally, it explores the intersection of self-expression and mental health. Glover stages the action in an asylum to emphasize the show’s mental health theme. There, he receives treatment for the transgressions that put him there.

Savion Glover: Project 9

Savion Glover began as a prodigious student of the great Honi Coles and the late Gregory Hines. It was Hines who called him “possibly the best tap dancer that ever lived.” Glover has been boldly breaking new ground for over a quarter century.