E. St. Julien Cox House
The E. St. Julien Cox House was the home of one of the earliest settlers of St. Peter. Eugene Cox was an attorney, St. Peter’s first Mayor, and a representative to the State House and Senate. The Home, built in 1871, is one of the few fully restored Italianate homes in Minnesota.
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Fort Ridgely
In 1853, the U.S. military started construction on Fort Ridgely, near the southern border of the new reservation and northwest of the German settlement of New Ulm. The fort was designed as a police station to keep peace as settlers poured into the former Dakota lands.
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Harkin Store
Savor the smells and sights of an 1870s general store as you sample the wares or try a game of checkers. Chat with the costumed staff, or sit on the porch and envision a steamboat plying the river below. When the railroad bypassed West Newton, the store was forced to close with much of the unsold inventory still on the shelves, where it remains today.
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Traverse des Sioux
The Dakota Indians called this place Oiyuwege, meaning “the place of crossing.” French explorers called it Traverse des Sioux, or “crossing place of the Sioux.” For centuries, Traverse des Sioux has been a crossroads and meeting place for people of many cultures.
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Treaty Site History Center
The Treaty Site History Center is the headquarters of the Nicollet County Historical Society. You can stroll through a restored prairie adjacent to the Treaty Site History Center. Located inside the Treaty Site, you can take in absorbing exhibits that change periodically through out the year.
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January 11, 2018 | 7:00pm | Treaty Site History Center | FREE
Documentary Film Series: The Ivy League Farmer
Please join us at the first film of 2018 for the Films on First Thursdays documentary film series, a partnership between St. Peter Community and Family Education and the Nicollet County Historical Society.
The Ivy League Farmer offers a first-hand glimpse into the lives of a dairy farm family on the cusp of generational and technological change. It’s also a love story that explores a small town’s concern about local kids not getting enough to eat.
After graduating from Harvard and landing his dream job on Wall Street, 23-year-old Joel Gilbert returns to the heartland to spend one final summer at home on his family’s dairy farm. While there, he quickly learns that the three-generation family farm is in trouble. Using the skills he gained with his Ivy League degree, Joel is now faced with the difficult task of confronting his strong-willed father and convincing the proud man to take the ultimate risk to save the farm. Joel also has another unexpected problem – he’s falling in love with the girl of his dreams in the small town in which he grew up.
Film runtime is 98 minutes.
Following the film join Nicollet County Farm Bureau and local dairy farming families for a short Q&A and discussion about the economics of the local dairy business.
This film is being shown in partnership with the Nicollet County Farm Bureau.
The Treaty Site History Center is located at 1851 N. Minnesota Avenue, one mile north of downtown Saint Peter at Highways 169 and 22, across from the Daniels Health Center.
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