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Community Day 10 am to 2 pm – Free Admission to the Museum
Join us for our annual Community Day at the Lake Superior Railroad Museum with free admission from 10 am to 2 pm for all as part of the Family Fest event hosted by the St. Louis County Depot. Starting at 2 pm, we will be starting half price admission which includes Jazz at the Museum.
Find out more »Jazz at the Lake Superior Railroad Museum
Every Saturday through the end of April the train museum welcomes their Trackside Quartet featuring the incredible Paul Ierino on keyboard, Jerry Siproth percussion, John Thorene on base and Randy Lee playing everything else. It’s three hours of big band hits, classic jazz favorites and modern fusion. The group’s versatility is sprinkled with interesting artist profiles and there’s always a Train Story from Executive Director Ken Buehler. Because, if you work it hard enough, it all comes back to the…
Find out more »National Train Day
Saturday May 11th 10am to 5pm Celebrate the 155th anniversary of the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad in 1869. The Lake Superior Railroad Museum will be hosting special events to celebrate this annual holiday! Activities included: Leonard Draper Maintenance Shop open for tours Railroad speeder rides Railroad Swap Meet Engine cab tours Visiting locomotives on display Kids crafts Special exhibits open for tours Steam engine #332 fired up for testing Tables and booths from various area attractions and other…
Find out more »Summer Exhibit Opening
We are pleased to announce our summer exhibitions for 2024: Lloyd E. Borg’s Depot Watercolors Borg was a resident of Wayzata, Minnesota and took up watercolor painting at the age of 49. His intention was to capture disappearing American landscapes that were being forgotten as new technologies changed how Americans worked and traveled. One of his subjects was railroad depots in Minnesota that he painted on weekend trips with his wife in the late 1960’s and early 1970’s. Copper Range…
Find out more »Plein Air Artists in the Museum
On Saturday, July 20th, the Lake Superior Railroad Museum will be a painting location for the annual plein air conference for the Outdoor Painters of Minnesota. Artists will be setting up their easles throughout the museum to paint trains, buildings, and more. Artwork will be on display in the museum after the event. Paintings will be for sale. Regular admission applies. Members free.
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