Dakota County Government: Historical Society Hosting Fur Trade Weekend

Press release from the Dakota County Government:

8/4/2021

The Dakota County Historical Society will host Fur Trade Weekend at the Sibley Historic Site in Mendota, on Saturday, Aug. 28 and Sunday, Aug. 29, 2021 from 10 a.m.–5 p.m. both days. The event will be held on the grounds of the Sibley Historic Site.

​Admission to the event is $9 for adults, $8 for seniors and college students, $7 for ages 5–17 and free for 4 and under and members of the Dakota County Historical Society, Minnesota Historical Society and Friends of the Sibley Historic Site. A family rate of $30 is valid for two adults and three or more children. Admission is good for one day.

The Sibley Historic Site is located at 1357 Sibley Memorial Highway in Mendota. Contact the Sibley Site at 651-452-1596, or visit the Dakota ​County Historical Society website.

Experience the Sibley Historic Site set in the 1830s when Mendota was the center of the fur trade. Visitors can walk the grounds and interact with fur trade reenactors, explore the houses of Henry Sibley and Jean-Baptiste Faribault, and enjoy live music and presentations on various topics related to the fur trade each day.

This press release was produced by the Dakota County Government. The views expressed here are the author’s own.