MINNESOTA DISCOVERY CENTER

CHISHOLM, MN

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Minnesota Discovery Center is a popular heritage center and museum located in the city of Chisholm, Minnesota. The center was established in 1977 and is dedicated to preserving and sharing the cultural and natural history of the Iron Range region of Minnesota. The center is spread over 660 acres and features a range of exhibits and attractions that explore the region's mining, logging, and cultural heritage.

The center's permanent exhibits include displays of mining equipment and machinery, historic photos and artifacts, and interactive exhibits that allow visitors to experience the region's mining culture firsthand. There are also extensive displays of local flora and fauna, including a butterfly garden and a bird sanctuary.

The Minnesota Discovery Center also offers a range of educational programs and events throughout the year, including workshops, lectures, and guided tours. The center also hosts a variety of community events, such as festivals, concerts, and fairs.

Visitors to the Minnesota Discovery Center can explore the grounds at their leisure, or take a guided tour to learn more about the center's exhibits and history. The center also features a gift shop and a cafe, where visitors can purchase souvenirs or grab a bite to eat. Overall, the Minnesota Discovery Center is a must-visit destination for anyone interested in the history and culture of the Iron Range region of Minnesota.

MINNESOTA DISCOVERY CENTER is a Uncategorized or General Museum in CHISHOLM MN. US MID #8402700045

The museum is classed as GMU (Uncategorized or General Museums). It comes under American Alliance of Museums (AAM) region: Midwest (Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Wisconsin).

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Smoking Sparta's Signals With this weeks forecast looking (and feeling) pretty damn hot, it's nice to look back a few months during the wintry period. When my buddy Jake and I ventured up to the ex-DMIR CN Iron Range, we were greeted with hefty amounts of snow and some fairly frigid temperatures at times. Although I'm from a state that sees its fair share of snow and low temps, I've found myself becoming pretty weak to them. Yet, as this weeks shapes up to be in the high 90s, humid, and I'll be stuck in a warehouse that only makes all that worse... I'm starting to wish for those cold temps back. For now. Back on the CN Iron Range sub, former CNW C40-8s power empty ore cars from Two Harbors to the taconite plants farther inland, and farther uphill. We'd shot all up and down the Iron Range and were getting tired of the drive, but we had the opportunity to nab a quick shot at Sparta, MN. Well, why not? A little stroke of luck - melting snow from slowly warming temperatures made a nice puddle to catch a reflection, while one of the old C40-8s started to really smoke it up. Man, they do look and sound good. It's a shame the C6Ms and GEVOs are starting to replace the power sets up there already. Man, I wish I had more time to shoot this place. And for non-extreme temperatures. Wishful thinking, I suppose.
Farewell Fairlane The wait was long, but when I remoted into ATCS and saw Fairlane start flashing green to request access south, I knew we had timed things very right. The sun was beginning to dip ever closer towards the horizon and granting us our first bit of golden light as CN U717 led by BLE909 / IC6260 / DMIR408 began to depart Fairlane. The taconite was as fresh as can be, steaming away happily as the orange leader led into golden light. Truly, how much more perfect could it get? This was our final train of the day, our first full day on the range, and we had the opportunity to do some southbound pacing thanks to the sun setting before long. That was our main goal, so a simple wedge right at the crossing outside the plant was all we got. Looking back, we certainly could have gotten a fine curve shot just a touch to our west, but we wanted to be in the position to pace quickly and didn't want to miss anything. You live and learn. I have a good chunk of range content to go, but I think I'll keep it tucked away for later. I'm hoping to return to the range this summer if I'm lucky, so maybe I can snag some more golden power and light together! Or I can get that damn white silled SD40 leading in the day. Maybe. Anyway, off to another adventure...
Human After All Upon following a loaded tac train along the Iron Range sub for a little while, we found ourselves meeting a westbound train around Biwabik. What we found was not the Dash 8 trio we expected, but the DMIR409/400 leading the MRF back to Keenan yard! Naturally, we chased them back to Iron Junction, but with earlier experience doing some pacing, we knew we could pace at Ramshaw - the diamond where the Rainy sub and Iron Range subs cross just outside of the junction. We got many waves on our trip to the range, but the MRF was definitely the best of the bunch in that regard. Plenty of waves and peace signs alike from a friendly conductor on the DMIR409, an ex-SSW SD45T-2 rebuilt as an SD40-3, but the highlight was back at the junction itself, where this train had to stop. While standing atop the snow pile created by a plow, the conductor here hopped off the locomotive and came to have a brief chat with us. Talking about the motive power up there (and how clapped all of it is), rail traffic, and even the Northshore Mining railroad (they're running again!). Of course, once a T-Bird went past, he had to return to the cab and take the train into Keenan Yard. Still, that brief five minutes or so was a nice surprise. It's always nice to have a positive interaction with railroaders in a hobby full of toxicity and a myriad of problem-people who cause trouble for the rest of us. There is often a divide between the people in the cab and those of us trackside - it is pretty weird to be taking photos of people working, in total fairness - but interactions like these are a great reminder that we are all human and not all that different. At least I think anyways. We didn't catch the name of the conductor unfortunately, but we wish we had! Would have been nice to send over a photo or two for sure. Ahh, well.

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MINNESOTA DISCOVERY CENTER
1005 DISCOVERY DR
CHISHOLM
MN
55719

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MID # 8402700045
Name MINNESOTA DISCOVERY CENTER
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Classification Uncategorized or General Museums, , Midwest
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LAT/LONG 47.479889, -92.894492
CODES FIPS State Code: 27
FIPS County Code: 137
US Census Tract: 012600
US Census Block: 6031