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Minnesota's rich past comes to life at The Landing. Explore this village on the Minnesota River and experience the people and culture during the settlement years of the 1800s. Self-guided and
guided walking tours are available on weekdays and have limited building access. Enjoy horse-drawn trolley rides most weekends.
Passes may not be used for reservation-based programs and camps.
Passes are limited to general exhibit admission only.
Passes may not be applied towards educational and group tours.
Special exhibitions and other attractions may not be covered, and other restrictions may apply.
Please visit
http://www.threeriversparkdistrict.org/outdoor_ed/murphys_landing/index.cfm
for specific exhibition information.
Learn more about it at your metro public library
All Ages
- A Frontier Family in Minnesota: Letters of Theodore and Sophie Bost 1851-1920
- edited and translated by Ralph H. Bowen, University of Minnesota Press, 1981
- Northern Lights: The Story of Minnesota's Past
- Rhoda R. Gilman, Minnesota Historical Society Press, 1st ed., 1989
- Old Rail Fence Corners
- Lucy L.W. Morris, Minnesota Historical Society Press, 1976
- Through Dakota Eyes: Narrative Accounts of the Minnesota Indian War of 1862
- edited by Gary Clayton Anderson and Alan R. Woolworth, Minnesota Historical Society Press, 1988
- Northern Lights: The Stories of Minnesota's Past
- Dave Kenney, Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2nd ed., 2003
- Bring Warm Clothes: Letters and Photos from Minnesota's Past
- Peg Meier, Minneapolis Tribune, 1981
- Bring Warm Clothes
- [videocassette], KTCA, 1996
- The Dakota War of 1862
- Kenneth Carley, Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2001
- Early Candlelight
- Maud Hart Lovelace, Minnesota Historical Society Press, 1992
- Making Minnesota Territory
- 1849-1858, Anne Kaplan, Minnesota Historical Society Press, 1999
- Pioneer Women: The Lives of Women on the Frontier
- Linda Peavy and Ursula Smith, Smithmark, 1996
- They Chose Minnesota: A Survey of the State's Ethnic Groups
- edited by June Drenning Holmquist, Minnesota Historical Society Press, 1981
- Women of the Northern Plains: Gender and Settlement on the Homestead Frontier, 1870-1930
- Barbara Handy-Marchello, Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2005
Kids
- First Farm in the Valley: Anna's Story
- Anne Pellowski, St. Mary's Press, 1982 (the Polish American Girls series)
- Land of Dreams
- Joan Lowery Nixon, Delacorte Press, 2000 (Ellis Island Series)
- Land of the Buffalo Bones: The Diary of Mary Elizabeth Rodgers, an English Girl in Minnesota
- Marion Dane Bauer, Scholastic, 2003
- Welcome to Kirsten's World, 1854: Growing Up in Pioneer America
- Susan Sinnott, Pleasant Co., 1999 (American Girls Collection series)
- Little House Series
- Laura Ingalls Wilder, 1953 (available in various formats)
- West on the Wagon Trail (Series: The Adventures of Young Buffalo Bill)
- E. Cody Kimmel, Harper Collins, 2002
- First Farm in the Valley: Anna's Story
- Anne Pellowski, Philomel Books, 1982
- Sunsets of the West
- Tony Johnson, Putnam's, 2002
- The Little House Cookbook: Frontier Foods from Laura Ingalls Wilder's Classic Stories
- Barbara M. Walker, Harper & Row, 1989
- The Quilt-Block History of Pioneer Days: With Projects Kids Can Make
- Mary Cobb, Millbrook Press, 1995
- Searching for Laura Ingalls: A Reader's Journey
- Kathryn Lasky and Meribah Knight, Macmillan Publishing, 1993
Tell Us About Your Adventure
| Aug 18 '08 |
We loved Murphy's Landing. Be sure to get in a guided tour - then you can go in all the buildings and get some history. Our tour was over an hour, so we did have to leave early for lunch and naps, but what we saw was just great! A fun morning! |
| May 6 '08 |
it was alot of fun going a trolley ride around the area we cant wait to come again |
| Nov 29 '07 |
I am not sure of the EXACT date but I visited this location and LOVED it. The living history tour was awesome and, even though the weather was freezing, I learned a lot and had fun. |
| Oct 17 '05 |
Well, I went on a school trip and we got to do so many cool things, and learn about history in a fun way. I saw what chores, fun and games, school, food, and so many other things were like when I went! I would defiantly suggest going! |
| Jul 2 '91 |
Not sure of the right date but i went to murphy's landing with a family i stayed with in the early 90's, am from northern ireland and was over with the childrens programme of Northern Ireland.
I found everything amazing i was able to join in on games go to an old church and i also was able to learn on how some of the people that came all those years ago were irish, i really enjoyed my tour of murphy's landing and would love to bring my family back someday |
Upcoming Events
36th Annual Folkways of the Holidays, Weekends in December
Saturdays, 10am-4pm & Sundays, 11am-4pm
By horse-drawn trolley, visit historic 19th century homes of the Minnesota River Valley each with culturally distinct decorations, crafts and folk art performances. Dress for the weather, last admission one hour before close. Museum Adventure Passes accepted, otherwise admission is: Ages 12+/$8.50; Ages 3-11 and Seniors/$7. Ages 2 and under free.
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