Today the fort is open as an educational establishment run by the Minnesota Historical Society. Fort Snelling is at 200 Tower Avenue, St Paul, ... Minnesota, MN 55055. 24- Niagara Cave. Joe Flynn, Al ...

One of the most fascinating aspects of Fort Snelling is its role in the complex history of slavery in Minnesota. Dred and Harriet Scott, enslaved African Americans, lived at the fort in the 1830s.

Located near Preston, this underground labyrinth is Minnesota’s longest cave system, stretching for more than 13 miles. It’s like the Mall of America, but instead of stores, ... Once a sacred site for ...

And you can get there by bike. Well, most of the way, anyway. To (Two) Place(s) Often Visited. One of my favorite recreational rides from where I live in St. Paul is to make a loop around Fort ...

Fort Snelling State Park reopened Friday after being closed for more than a month due to flooding of the Mississippi and Minnesota rivers. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources said that ...

There's a $4 million word on a sign at Fort Snelling. Bdote. The Dakota name for this spur of land at the confluence of the Mississippi and Minnesota rivers. A word that brings 10,000 more years ...

Minnesota native and Midwest travel expert Jennifer provides insider tips and budget-friendly trip ideas for families looking to explore the Land of 10,000 Lakes. Through her travel blog DayTripper28, ...

Others are Bdote (Fort Snelling State Park where the Mississippi and Minnesota rivers come together); Oheyawahi (also known as Pilot Knob in Mendota); Mini Owe Sin (also known as Coldwater Spring ...

There are 12 state parks that are offering free guided First Day hikes on New Years Day. The locations for the First Day hikes are Afton, Blue Mounds, Forestville Mystery Cave, Fort Snelling, ...

Located in the small town of Harmony in Minnesota’s Bluff Country, Niagara Cave is full of classic karst formations, ... The park is adjacent to the Upper Mississippi River National Recreation Area ...

That’s the message of a new exhibition—“Many Voices, Many Stories, One Place”—at Minnesota’s Historic Fort Snelling, which tells the story of the place from multiple perspectives.

Fort Snelling staff members rededicated the reconstructed 1820s fort flag pole on Saturday morning, just in time for Memorial Day, according to the Minnesota Historical Society.