The Landing - Minnesota River Heritage Park http://www.threeriversparkdistrict.org/outdoor_ed/murphys_landing/index.cfm 2187 East Highway 101, Shakopee, MN 55379 763-694-7784 Hours: Open Sep 2-Nov 26 weekdays for self-guided tours, and weekends for guided and self-guided tours (some exceptions-see The Landing's website for details and hours; Oct 25 special event not included with pass. Open December weekends through 12/28/08 (see website for hours; special events are included with pass). The Landing reopens Memorial Day weekend, 2009. Note: Last admission is one hour before closing.

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 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

If you visited The Landing - Minnesota River Heritage Park, we'd love to hear about your experience.

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

Minnesota River Hike, September 27, Noon-3pm
Enjoy an early fall hike through the Village of Eagle Creek and along the Minnesota River. Join a guided tour of several buildings. Enjoy light refreshments, music, and warmth of the fire. Dress for the weather and walks among buildings. Enter site through west entrance. Museum Adventure Passes accepted, otherwise admission for all ages is $7.

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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