Politics & Government
Sibley House in Mendota Expected to Open July 23
If a state budget is passed, all Minnesota Historical Society sites will reopen Saturday.
The Minnesota Historical Society (MNHS) will reopen to the public on Saturday, July 23, contingent on the passage of a budget by the Legislature and Gov. Mark Dayton.
That means the on Sibley Memorial Highway will be operational for the first time since the end of June.
The Sibley House is open Saturdays 10 a.m.-4 p.m. and Sundays 12:30 p.m.-4 p.m. from May 28-Sept. 5.
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Funding from the state comprises more than half of the Society’s operating budget. Their to protect their holdings was approved by a special court shortly following the shutdown, but it did not provide funding to operate programming.
All programs scheduled beginning Saturday will resume as initially planned, according to a release from MNHS.
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No events are scheduled at Sibley House this weekend. The first upcoming event is the Work and Harvest Weekend over Labor Day weekend.
Archaeology Weekend was canceled the second weekend of July, and a River History Walking Tour and a Historic Mendota Walking Tour were canceled last week due to the shutdown.
Hours of operation and special programs for all MNHS sites are outlined at www.mnhs.org.
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