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Snake River Fur Post
12551 Voyageur LnPine City, MN 55063
12551 Voyageur Lane, on Pine Co. Hwy. 7, 1.5 miles W of I-35 at Pine City exit 169. Free on-site parking. GPS: 45.8220,-93.0068
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Step into a reconstructed fur post from the winter of 1804. Meet a French voyageur, a British fur trade clerk and visit an Ojibwe encampment at the Snake River Fur Post, formerly the North West Company Fur Post. The visitor center houses an expansive exhibit gallery with a 24-foot birch canoe, a 30-foot tall stone fireplace and a gift shop. The Snake River heritage trails are open year round for hiking, snowshoeing and skiing.
Hours & Dates
Seasonal Hours (May 23 - September 7)
- Monday: 10:00am - 5:00pm
- Thursday: 10:00am - 5:00pm
- Friday: 10:00am - 5:00pm
- Saturday: 12:00pm - 5:00pm
- Sunday: 10:00am - 5:00pm
Rates
$10 adults, $8 seniors, veterans/active military, and college students, $6 ages 5–17, free for age 4 and under and MNHS members
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Green Practices
- Eco-friendly landscape/facility design
- Energy efficiency/conservation
- Waste reduction/reuse/recycling
Attraction Attributes
- Accessible to people with disabilities
- Can accommodate groups of 45 or more
- Native-American heritage
Meetings & Conferences
- Banquet facilities maximum capacity: 75
- Exhibit space (sq ft): 2700
- Facility accommodates meetings for 30 or more
- Largest meeting room (sq ft): 1000
- Meeting/convention facilities maximum capacity: 150
- Number of meeting rooms: 2
Reviews
Based on 32 reviews
Great trip. We arrived at approximately 10 am and made our way towards the entrance of the museum to buy our tickets. We were greeted warmly by the front desk employee, and given a layout of the...
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PartyTheNightAway,
October 12, 2022
First let me say that I am biased but read on. I helped with the archaeological dig in the summer of1967 that uncovered this site. At that time it was only slight rise on the south bank of the...
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mlrc,
February 11, 2020
This fur post was recommended by other Trip Advisor folks, but I was not impressed. There was a guide who took us through the settlement and he was a bit odd and not very entertaining. I did learn...
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FecFam,
August 31, 2019
We visited the Snake River Fur Post run by the Minnesota Historical Society. A voyageur was our tour guide. He was very informative about how the fur trade operated both at the post and throughout...
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Chanhoff,
July 8, 2019
The site is a great time. The visitors center has great exhibits and wonderful information.
The post is a great recreation of the post and full of historical information. The staff provides great...
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Lee G,
January 12, 2019
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