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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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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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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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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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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One of the most brilliant features of the museum is something that most people don’t even notice. All around the museum at the very tops…
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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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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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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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