Fur Trade in Minnesota Traveling Exhibit
Date and Time
Saturday Mar 5, 2016 Sunday May 15, 2016
March 5- May 15 during regular museum hours. The museum will be open from 10:00-4:00 on Sunday, May 15 for the last day of the exhibit
Location
Lyon County Museum, 301 West Lyon Street, Marshall
Fees/Admission
Free Admission
Contact Information
Jennifer Andries, Executive Director
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Description
The Lyon County Historical Society Presents “Fur Trade in Minnesota,” a New Traveling Exhibit Opening March 5.
Explore the fascinating people and places of Minnesota’s first global business in “Fur Trade in Minnesota,” a new traveling exhibit from the Minnesota History Center opening March 5 at the Lyon County Museum.
Hundreds of years ago, Minnesota played a key role in the fur trade, which stretched across five continents. Visitors to the exhibit can lift a 45-pound Voyageur’s pack, learn how the fur trade shaped the Ojibwe art and discover how beaver pelts could be transformed into sleek, stately hats that were all the rage among wealthy Europeans.
“Fur Trade in Minnesota” will be on view through May 15.
“Fur Trade in Minnesota” was created by the Minnesota History Center’s “Exhibits
to Go” program which brings Minnesota history to communities statewide.
“Exhibits to Go” is made possible by the Legacy Amendment’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund through the vote of Minnesotans on November 4, 2008.
