Locations

Mower County Historical Society

The Mower County Historical Society is located on the east side of the Mower County Fairgrounds at 1303 6th Ave. SW in Austin, MN. This location is home to many thematic buildings and research library. For more information on the research library, please click on the research tab. Interested in the history of Hormel Foods?...

The Grand Meadow GAR Hall

The Grand Army of the Republic Booth Post #130 was formed by sixteen Union Army Veterans of the Civil War. The GAR Hall was constructed in 1891 to be used as a meeting hall for the fraternal organization and the Woman’s Relief Corps, who later held the deed when the veterans’ numbers dwindled. The GAR Hall...

The Grand Meadow Chert Quarry/Wanhi Yukan Preserve

The Wanhi Yukan Trail, aself guided experience, is open daily from dawn to dusk from Spring-Fall. There is no winter maintenance on the trail when it snows. Visitors can enjoy the serenity of the park-like trail in the woods, or experience a self-guided walking tour with signage in English and Dakota that explains its historic...