We're on a Mission...

to preserve the rich history of the Dakota and their relationship with early Minnesota settlers and Christian missionaries, and to explore contrasting cultural and religious viewpoints.

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04 Feb
Explore the park on snowshoes on your own or on one of two guided walks in the River Valley. Play frontier winter games outdoors. Take a guided tour of the house with a costumed reenactor. Examine a bison hide, play Bison Bingo, and watch a documentary on this amazing American icon.
04 Feb
Tour the historic Gideon and Agnes Pond House.
11 Feb
Make your own wooden Button & String Puzzle to take home! Once you’ve discovered the puzzle’s solution, befuddle your family and friends with this frontier head-scratcher!
11 Feb
Tour the historic Gideon and Agnes Pond House.
18 Feb
Taste popcorn made over a bed of coals in the fireplace with an old-fashioned popcorn popper. Then tour of the house while enjoying your tasty treat. Free.
18 Feb
Tour the historic Gideon and Agnes Pond House.
25 Feb
Bring your imagination and create a family of dolls to take home! Historic seamstress Pauline Bold will demonstrate how to make corn husk dolls, cloth [...]
25 Feb
Tour the historic Gideon and Agnes Pond House.
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04 Feb
4 Feb 23
Bloomington
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Bloomington
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Bloomington

Pond House & Hocokata Ti Dakota Museum Joint Program

05/13/2023

Tour the house and learn about the Pond brothers who came to Minnesota as missionaries to the Dakota. At 1:30 p.m., drive to Hocokata Ti to tour this magnificent Dakota Museum created by the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community.

Prairie Profiles: The Pond House Video

View the award-winning video, “The Pond House,” which traces the history of the house through its builder and his great-grandson, and focuses on their important relationship with the Dakota people.

Produced by filmmaker Barbara Britain.

We're on a Mission...

to preserve the rich history of the Dakota and their relationship with early Minnesota settlers and Christian missionaries, and to explore contrasting cultural and religious viewpoints.

Pond House & Hocokata Ti Dakota Museum Joint Program

05/13/2023

Tour the house and learn about the Pond brothers who came to Minnesota as missionaries to the Dakota. At 1:30 p.m., drive to Hocokata Ti to tour this magnificent Dakota Museum created by the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community.

Prairie Profiles: The Pond House Video

View the award-winning video, “The Pond House,” which traces the history of the house through its builder and his great-grandson, and focuses on their important relationship with the Dakota people.

Produced by filmmaker Barbara Britain.

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04 Feb
Explore the park on snowshoes on your own or on one of two guided walks in the River Valley. Play frontier winter games outdoors. Take a guided tour of the house with a costumed reenactor. Examine a bison hide, play Bison Bingo, and watch a documentary on this amazing American icon.
04 Feb
Tour the historic Gideon and Agnes Pond House.
11 Feb
Make your own wooden Button & String Puzzle to take home! Once you’ve discovered the puzzle’s solution, befuddle your family and friends with this frontier head-scratcher!
11 Feb
Tour the historic Gideon and Agnes Pond House.
18 Feb
Taste popcorn made over a bed of coals in the fireplace with an old-fashioned popcorn popper. Then tour of the house while enjoying your tasty treat. Free.
18 Feb
Tour the historic Gideon and Agnes Pond House.
25 Feb
Bring your imagination and create a family of dolls to take home! Historic seamstress Pauline Bold will demonstrate how to make corn husk dolls, cloth [...]
25 Feb
Tour the historic Gideon and Agnes Pond House.
Events on 02/04/2023
04 Feb
4 Feb 23
Bloomington
Events on 02/11/2023
11 Feb
11 Feb 23
Bloomington
Events on 02/18/2023
18 Feb
18 Feb
18 Feb 23
Bloomington
Events on 02/25/2023
25 Feb
25 Feb
25 Feb 23
Bloomington
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© 2023 Pond Dakota Heritage Society