Photography & Art at the Rock: Mark Ellis

Photography & Art at the Rock is a monthly exhibit at Split Rock Lighthouse showcasing local artists and photographers whose work celebrates the natural beauty of Minnesota’s North Shore and beyond.

Party on Prentice, Meander Friday Night

October 3, 2025 - Granite Falls celebrates the first night of the annual Meander Art Crawl Inspired by the beautiful new welcoming mural on the side of the K.K. Berge Building, this event is about celebrating our future! 6 - 10 PM Enjoy a progressive party on Prentice St. in downtown Granite Falls with Happy Hour on the Footbridge followed by multiple stops for food, drinks, art and live music by our young musicians. 

Paint the Prairie Workshop

Join us at Jeffers Petroglyphs for the Paint the Prairie workshop with Artist Michelle Koppien. Guests will learn the one stroke painting technique and have a chance to paint their own prairie flowers! Michelle is a local Southern Minnesota Artist and Art Educator, residing near Sanborn. She does drawing, painting, jewelry making, and teaches classes in the area.

Nighttime Neighbors Field Trip

This program will be all about bats: the global diversity, their conservation needs, how to support bats, and we will even spend some time “listening” for bats out and about at dusk. There will be an indoor and outdoor component to this field trip. Field Trip attendance is free for members (those who have donated $25 or more within the past year). If you are interested in membership, the $25 fee covers membership and free entry to any field trip or program in a 12-month period!

Kevin Kling & Friends: The Love Show

Saturday night and the weight of the week has eased up, you have all of Sunday to repent and/or sleep it off. The floor is lit, your shoes are platformed, your bottoms are belled and even though your suit is called a leisure, you still gotta work it. So, squeeze your shag, afro or mullet into that muscle car and boogie on down to St. Kate’s because Valentine’s Day this year,… IT’S SATURDAY NIGHT!


TICKETS:

Regular single ticket price: $33

Youth (Under 18) and Full Time Students: $15

History in a Pint - The War at Home: Minnesota in World War I

Mark your calendars for an insightful journey into a pivotal, yet often overlooked, period of our state’s past. Join us on Friday, August 8, 2025, for a special event with acclaimed historian Greg Gaut as he discusses his compelling book, The War at Home.

Did you know that when Americans went to war in 1917, the conflict wasn’t just fought overseas? Here in Minnesota, it was a time of intense internal struggle. Imagine a Minnesota gripped by:

• Bitter polarization as farmers and workers challenged the wealthy.

Halloween on the Farm

Dress your little ghouls in their Halloween best, and visit the farm for a one-of-a-kind trick-or-treating experience. This family-friendly Halloween celebration will feature trolley rides, trick or treating on a historic 19th-century farm, chicken jack o’ lantern carving, seasonal treats, and more.

Great Gray Peatland Dragonfly & Damselfly Survey #2

Due to the recent work to build, maintain, and reestablish wetland function in the Great Gray Peatland, it is worth investigating the communities of dragonflies and damselflies in the area to see how they may change over time. The wetland restoration east of Sax Road is an easily accessible location that will offer an opportunity to survey for years to come to help give us an idea of how that habitat will change over time.