#Weymu40 – 40th Anniversary Celebration for the Weyerhaeuser Museum

On August 23, 2015, the Morrison County Historical Society held celebratory events in honor of the 40th anniversary of The Charles A. Weyerhaeuser Memorial Museum.…

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#Weymu40 – Happy Anniversary, C.A. Weyerhaeuser Museum!

Today marks the official anniversary of The Charles A. Weyerhaeuser Memorial Museum. On this day 40 years ago (August 24, 1975), the museum was dedicated…

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#Weymu40 – Weyerhaeuser Museum a Place for Wildlife

The site of The Charles A. Weyerhaeuser Memorial Museum, a high spot on the western bank of the Mississippi River overlooking the confluence of Pike…

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#Weymu40 – Weyerhaeuser Museum’s 40th Anniversary Celebration

In August 2015, The Charles A. Weyerhaeuser Memorial Museum in Little Falls, MN, is celebrating its 40th anniversary. The museum was named for lumberman Charles…

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#Weymu40 – The Mighty Mississippi

The Charles A. Weyerhaeuser Memorial Museum is located next to a national landmark: The Mighty Mississippi River. That’s no accident. The river has been critical…

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#Weymu40 – The Museum Had Prairies Before Prairies Were a Thing

On September 22, 1977, The Charles A. Weyerhaeuser Memorial Museum received a set of guidelines from Prairie Restorations, Inc. for prairie landscaping at the museum.…

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#Weymu40 – A Pyramid in Central Minnesota?

When the Morrison County Historical Society was involved with designing a new museum in the early 1970s, the first architect hired was Stanley Fishman of…

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#Weymu40 – Can’t Find the Museum Bathrooms?

The bathrooms at The Charles A. Weyerhaeuser Memorial Museum are conveniently located near the front entry. Even though they are “front and center” at the…

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#Weymu40 – Where the Rooms All Have Names

Did you know that the rooms in The Charles A. Weyerhaeuser Memorial Museum all have names? Yes, most of the names are generic, like Archive,…

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