Admission Prices
$10 adults
$8 seniors (65+)
$8 college students (valid ID)
$5 children ages 6-17
Free for MHS members and children age 5 and under.
Hours
Tuesday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sunday noon to 5 p.m.
Also open Mondays in July and August:
10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Open Labor Day, September 6th, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
2010 Sep 8
People Track: History Player/Mill Tour
Students interact with real and imagined characters from our past or tour the Washburn A Mill to experience the stories associated with the industries that occupied the riverfront.
Choose the age appropriate lesson. People Track classes are 40 minutes long.
Choose one lesson:
Berry Wheat Bop, K - 3rd
Through music, movement and interactive play the students follow Berry Wheat on a journey from the fields of a Bonanza farm to the mills of Minneapolis. Students learn the many steps needed to bring bread to their tables.
Bonanza Farm, 4th - 6th
Students meet 1880's pioneer Mary Dodge Woodward. They learn about what life was like on a 1,500-acre farm from primary resources and artifacts. Through their research they will help Mary solve a dilemma concerning her life on the farm.
The Falls Guy, 4th - 12th
An Austrian born engineer, William de la Barre, engages students in discovering what brought him to Minneapolis, the building of the Washburn A Mill and his lifelong career at St. Anthony Falls.
'Round The Mills, 4th - 12th
A guide will lead your group "behind the scenes" of the Washburn A Mill - once the largest flour mill in the world. The dormant mill springs to life through accounts of its people, power and machines.
