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Thursday, August 20, 2009
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'A Walk Through History' Historic homes on display in walking tour
LITTLE FALLS - "Echoes of the Past ... A Walk Through History ..." a fundraiser tour of Little Falls Historic Homes and concert is scheduled Saturday.
People may visit the homes in any order they like from 1-5 p.m., and the Charles Lindbergh House will be open from 5-7 p.m. with a concert by Patty Kakec Trio. Special events are planned at each location and people can learn about the history of the Charles Lindbergh era. All ages are welcome.
Tickets may be purchased for a $10 donation. Proceeds will benefit the Heartland Symphony Orchestra, Linden Hill mansions, Friends of the Lindbergh House and Friends of the Dewey-Radke House.
Tickets are available at Great River Arts Association, Bookin' It and Little Falls Radio Station, all in Little Falls, and at the Brainerd Dispatch in Brainerd. On the day of the tour, tickets are available at the Dewey-Radke House.
Homes on the tour:
• Waller House, 301 Third St. S.E., a Queen Anne Victorian home built in 1897 by banker Alexander Davidson as a wedding gift for his bride, Laura Tanner. The home has been renovated and restored numerous times. Enjoy complimentary iced tea, and scones are available for a nominal charge.
• Weyerhaeuser Mansion, 608 Highland Ave. Charles A. Weyerhaeuser married Frances Maud Moon in 1898 and brought his bride to their newly finished home in Little Falls. In 1920, the Weyerhaeusers left their home, giving their property to their neighbors, the Mussers, for 5 cents. Drew and Sally Musser remained in their white home next door and retained the entire Weyerhaeuser/Musser estate, which became known as Linden Hill. Their daughter,
Laura Jane Musser, took up residence in the Weyerhaeuser home in the 1950s. Today, Linden Hill is managed by Friends of Linden Hill, a nonprofit group. Come and enjoy a living history tour of all four floors of the Weyerhaeuser houses and stroll the nine-acre grounds and gardens.
• Ringwelski Century Farm, 3257 Great River Road. Tour the orchids, gardens and farmer's market established in 1909 and recently recognized as a Century Farm by Minnesota. The Ringwelski farm marked the beginning of the farmer's market in Little Falls. The farm includes 20 acres of forest produces, 10 acres of 50 varieties of apples and five acres of grapes.
If you go
What: Echoes of the Past ... A Walk Through History ... a fundraiser tour of Little Falls Historic Homes that ends with a concert.
When: 1-5 p.m. Saturday, with 5-7 p.m. tour of Charles Lindbergh House and concert by Patty Kakec Trio.
Cost: $10 donation. Tickets available at Great River Arts Association, Bookin' It and Little Falls Radio Station, all in Little Falls, and at the Brainerd Dispatch in Brainerd. On the day of the tour, tickets are available at the Dewey-Radke House.
More information: info@heartlandsymphony.org or call (800) 826-1997.
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• The Episcopal Church of Our Saviour, 113 Fourth St. N.E. The church was the third Episcopal church constructed by local builder Louis Triplett in the Queen Anne Style and was completed in 1904. The church has been recognized as an "architectural gem" by Gebhart and Robinson in a "Guide to the Architecture of Minnesota." The outer walls are granite boulder with black mortar for six feet with grout and wood panels above. The church was built to seat 350 and is now on the United States Department of Interior Register of Historical Buildings. The church is a mixture of Gothic and Tudor styles. The furnishings and decorative detailing are reminiscent of medieval Gothic. Stop for an ice cream sundae to celebrate the church's 150th anniversary.
• Dewey Radke House, at Pine Grove Park and Zoo. The house was built in 1893 by the Botton Brothers. It was purchased by the Thomas Dewey family in 1907 and was later sold to F.W. Radke in 1922. The home still contains 19th century furnishings. Old time photos are available for a nominal charge.
• Charles A. Lindbergh Historic Boyhood Home, 1620 Lindbergh Dr. S., opens at 5 p.m. Come along for a special insider's tour of the home with its original family furnishings and possessions of Charles A. Lindbergh Jr., who spent his childhood summers in this house built by his father on the west band of the river south of town.
More information on the tour is available at info@heartlandsymphony.org or by calling (800) 826-1997.
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