minnesota musem of mining

We arrived here more by chance than design however I'm glad we did. The museum curator was an absolute gem, she was so enthusiastic and made us feel so welcome. Her knowledge of the area was very impressive and very much added to our enjoyment.There was a DVD showing which explained the whole end to end taconite process which we found most informative.There is a great selection of things to see here, not all related to mining, but all interesting in their own way. One building focused on the town of Chisholm between the 20s and 50s which provided some good background to how the Rise of the mines shaped the area.The diorama situated within one of the buildings was neat and clearly the work of a very talented man.Be sure to learn about the structure of the grounds and how the site was part of the New Deal in the 30's- fascinating stuff"

Spent a couple hours here. Hodgepodge of stuff. Some of it is VERY interesting. Some of it makes you ask WHY. The steam shovel is a marvel. I tried to imagine working with this thing. Moves on crazy small crawler tracks. Enclosed boiler room with a small wood/coal box. A cast iron nightmare for the workers I am sure. The jet drill looked like more of the same. They also have a couple nice steam locos, electric shovel, Euclid trucks of various vintages. There is also small stuff for miners on the ground floor that was interesting. A guide would help.

We had our company picnic here two years in a row. One of the original greyhound buses, turn of the last century mining equipment. Everything tastefully done.

I stopped here a few weeks ago when I needed a break from driving. The outdoor exhibits were closed for the season. The inside exhibits were interesting and very interactive. It is a kid friendly place, but enough information on a variety of topics for adults to learn as well. There was a mining a section and geology section that were of particular interest to me.

Had a blast with the family, if you are into quiet museums and walking around with head fones than this is probably not for you, if you love hands on and a grteat education on the history and lifestyles of the mining area than this is it, you can climb on and experience most of the eqipment from trucks to locomotives ---- we came to kill an hour and stayed most of the day Highly recommend to all except babies

I was pleasantly suprised when the staff said I could have my dog with us on the grounds, they only asked that I clean up any messes he made! The place was interesting for adults, and had so many hands on displays that my 7, 4, and 2 year olds were all engaged and had a blast!

This is an odd sort of museum. They have lots of really big old mining machines scattered across the grounds, and you can climb up on them if you want. They also have a wide assortment of other displays that may, or may not, have anything to do with mining! It is an interesting look at life in the Iron Range--make sure you read the story about the mules in the mines! The model trains are interesting, also.

There's much to like about this all-encompassing museum dedicated to the Iron Range. But if you are looking for a simple, well-wound narrative experience, you won't get it here. This is more of a shotgun effect, where the exhibits fall more into an "everything under the sun" motif. There is some really neat stuff for kids here--farm equipment, train equipment, and of course, mining equipment, as well. But there are also displays of life in the earlier years of the area which give some great historical context.A fun way to get off the highway and spend an hour, to be sure.

We ended up here by mistake -- it turns out there are 2 mining museums within a few miles and we intended to go to the other one. However... we did have a good time. The grounds are full of huge machines to climb on (very nice change from everything being roped off, but watch accident-prone little ones!). About 10 minutes after we arrived the sky opened up and it started to POUR drenching rain for about 2 hours, so we ended up in the tiny museum trying to stay dry. We spent a long time talking to the curator, examined every artifact in great detail, and even read a few of the books from the gift shop. (There is a barrel in the corner and for 50 cents your kids can poke through to find, and keep, all 20+ bottletop flavors -- that was a life-saver!) After the rain we did some more climbing, saw the train diarama (fun to look at even if only one train works), and walked down a flight of steps to see the (again, very small) "simulation" of a mine drift.All in all I felt like this was a museum like they used to have when I was little -- or maybe even when my mom was little.

My wife and I did a two week tour of several cities in Minnesota, including Grand Marais, Duluth & Hibbing. We were up there to escape the Florida heat and didn't really know what we were going to do, but turned out to have a really great vacation. Please see my other posts regarding lodging, meals, etc. if you are interested in a similar trip.We ended up spending a couple of hours at MMM. To be fair, the man working there (a retired miner) was very nice and knew a lot, but the whole museum was a bit hokey. The interior main floor consisted of some maps, pictures and a gift shop. Downstairs were a variety of items, some of which pertained to mining. They had a 'pretend' underground mine and a large warehouse full of old stuff. They did have quite a few pieces of retired mining equipment, most of which you're able to climb in / on and lots of space to run around (hence good for boys). Be careful because some of the stairs had gaps between the platforms and machines.

チザム（Chisholm）の街を東西に走るメインストリートの最東端にあるゲートを入って奥まで進むと入り口があります。メサビ鉱山の発展を支えた露天掘り機材、鉱石運搬車両等々が展示されていて、車両への乗り込みも可能です。