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Northwest Company Fur Post

.	Description: fur trading post and Ojibwe wigwam with costumed interpreters, 1804

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How to find:

Address:
County Road 7
Box 51
Pine City, MN 55063

Parent Organization:
Minnesota Historical Society

Contacts
Phone 320 629-6356
E-mail nwcfurpost@mnhs.org
URL
Minnesota Historical Society
www.mnhs.org/places/sites/nwcfp/index.html

Hours:

Dates	Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
May 1 - Labor Day	12 - 5	10-5	10 - 5	10 - 5	10 - 5	10 - 5	10 - 5
September-October 31	12 - 5					10 - 5	10 - 5

Season Also open holiday Mondays during season
Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec

Admission:

Criteria	Child	Student	Adult	Senior	Groups
As of JUL 2007	6-12 $4, >6 free		$7	$6
Special Fees:
Additional Group Info: Special Tours & Pricing: Reservation Contact:

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On Site Features:

What kind of visit you can have: Costumed interpreters present the barter system and economics of the fur trade from both sides in a reconstructed 1804 trading post
Big Events:		Suggested Stay:
Period 1804		Type of Site Trading Post
Buildings: Log Stockade
Interpreters:		Craftspeople:
Special Programs:
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On Site Amenities:

*Eating*	Name/Capacity	Hours	Type of food
Picnic
Vending/ Snacks
Restaurant

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Name

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Nearby Attractions:
towns: 11 mi Rock Creek, Grass Lake, Mission Creek, Brook Park, Rush City

Historical	Description	Contact	Address
		Details are on the way, but in the meantime, you can find addresses, descriptions, URLs and more at our sister site, www.stepintoplaces.com
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Nearby Places to Stay:

	Address	Contact
*Camping/RV*
Pokegama Lake RV Park & Golf Course	Rte 4 Box 54 Pine City MN 55063
*Bed & Breakfast*
Country Garden Inn	620 Lady Luck Drive Hinckley MN 55037	320 384-0919
Down Home B&B	RR 2 Box 177A Hinckley MN 55037	320 384-0396
Dakota Lodge B&B	Highway 48 Hinckley MN 55037	320 384-6052
Trade Lake Inn Motel & Resort	20760 Cedar Point Road Grantsburg WI 54840	715 488-2620
Smoland Prairie Homestead	11658 State Road Grantsburg WI 54840	715 689-2528
*Hotel/Motel*
Reserve rooms in Hinckley at Expedia		Click Here For Bookings in Pine City
Chalet Motel	I-35 Pine City MN 55063	320 629-7684
Gail Motel	970 6th Street Pine City MN 55063	320 629-2559
Schwartzwald Motel	920 6th Street Pine City MN 55063	320 629-2511
Days Inn	104 Grindstone Court Hinckley MN 55037	320 384-7751
Econo Lodge	502 Weber Avenue Hinckley MN 55037	320 384-7451
Hinckley Gold Pine Inn	I 35 Hinckley MN 55037	320 384-6112
Holiday Inn	604 Weber Avenue Hinckley MN 55037	320 384-7171
Wood River Inn	703 State Road 70 Grantsburg WI 54840	715 463-2541
Americinn Hotel & Suites	1877 Frontage Road Mora MN 55051	320 679-5700
Motel Mora	301 Highway 65 S Mora MN 55051	320 679-3262

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