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We are excited to announce that the Museum will have new year-round hours beginning April 1, 2026! These expanded hours will provide our community with more opportunities to visit, explore, and connect.

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Old Farming Methods, a series of interviews with people from the Paynesville area on their experiences and their ancestors' experiences with farming.

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Camp Brogg was a favorite camping site for Litchfield families

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Bug-Bee Hive Resort began in 1918 with the purchase of 60 acres of wooded land on Lake Koronis

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Hunting Frogs on Lake Koronis

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Sheep and the First Island

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Windmill Point Through the Years

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The Rumble Bridge: An Auditory Landmark on Lake Koronis

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West End and South Shore of Lake Koronis

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In the June 3, 1897, edition of the New Paynesville Press, a christening of Abbott and Gerolamy’s steamboat was reported. Reverend C.H. Chapin made a few introductory statements. Professor Haines and Miss Bertha Bugbee d...

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Hennepin County, Corcoran Township, District #65

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According to the July 9, 1898 issue of the New Paynesville Press, Lake Koronis played a part in the 120th anniversary Independence Day activities. Most people of the town gathered at the lake by 3 p.m. “Many family group...

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Stearns County, District 2028

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Open the 1st and 3rd Saturday

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John Robbin settled in Paynesville in 1880 and worked as a section foreman for the Soo Line Railroad. To augment his family’s food needs, he fished at Lake Koronis and became quite proficient. In his later years, he set-...

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In 1894 at least two incidents of illegal fishing took place. The New Paynesville Press, June 21, 1894 issue hinted that people were fishing with gill nets on Lake Koronis. On Rice Lake, a man using a gill net (which net...

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Koronis is one of the most beautiful lakes in the state. In the distant past several people are in agreement.

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The original road from New Paynesville to Lake Koronis ran South from town to the North end of the lake, where Koronis Park was located. In the August 4, 1892 issue of the New Paynesville Press, the writer bragged that, ...

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Lake Koronis is dotted with three beautiful islands. In June 1993 Mary Ann Erdmann was interviewed about the Third Island for the “A View From the Lake” column.

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The first meeting of the Lake Koronis Improvement Association was held in March 1897, with the primary discussion topic of establishing the first hotel on Lake Koronis. Building a dining hall and then securing cottages a...

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In 1995, Frances Boyden donated a copy of her book, Stony Point, to the Paynesville Historical Society. I read the book and tried unsuccessfully to contact her. I wanted to tell her how much I appreciated her putting her...

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With school back in session, the Paynesville Area Historical Society Museum staff and volunteers offer a series of interviews with people from the Paynesville Area who attended a country school.

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With school back in session, the Paynesville Area Historical Society Museum staff and volunteers offer a series of interviews with people from the Paynesville Area who attended a country school.

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With school back in session, the Paynesville Area Historical Society Museum staff and volunteers offer a series of interviews with people from the Paynesville Area who attended a country school.

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With school back in session, the Paynesville Area Historical Society Museum staff and volunteers offer a series of interviews with people from the Paynesville Area who attended a country school.

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With school back in session, the Paynesville Area Historical Society Museum staff and volunteers offer a series of interviews with people from the Paynesville Area who attended a country school.

","url":"https://paynesvillehistorical.org/f/patricia-pat-rupp-solum","title":"Patricia (Pat) Rupp Solum","date_modified":"2023-12-15T11:45:16Z"},{"id":"michael-mike-lieser","html_content":"

With school back in session, the Paynesville Area Historical Society Museum staff and volunteers offer a series of interviews with people from the Paynesville Area who attended a country school.

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With school back in session, the Paynesville Area Historical Society Museum staff and volunteers offer a series of interviews with people from the Paynesville Area who attended a country school.

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Name: Judi M. Welle

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With school back in session, the Paynesville Area Historical Society Museum staff and volunteers offer a series of interviews with people from the Paynesville Area, who attended a country school.

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With school back in session, the Paynesville Area Historical Society Museum staff and volunteers offer a series of interviews with people from the Paynesville Area who attended a country school.

","url":"https://paynesvillehistorical.org/f/jeffrey-jeff-thompson","title":"Jeffrey (Jeff) Thompson ","date_modified":"2023-12-15T11:34:24Z"},{"id":"evangeline-vangie-lind-rowel","html_content":"

With school back in session, the Paynesville Area Historical Society Museum staff and volunteers offer a series of interviews with people, from the Paynesville Area, who attended a country school.

","url":"https://paynesvillehistorical.org/f/evangeline-vangie-lind-rowel","title":"Evangeline (Vangie) Lind Rowel","date_modified":"2023-12-15T11:32:58Z"},{"id":"colleen-olson-vinkemeier-1","html_content":"

With school back in session, the Paynesville Area Historical Society Museum staff and volunteers offer a series of interviews with people from the Paynesville Area who attended a country school.

","url":"https://paynesvillehistorical.org/f/colleen-olson-vinkemeier-1","title":"Colleen Olson Vinkemeier ","date_modified":"2023-12-15T11:31:05Z"},{"id":"audrey-kuhl-mostoller","html_content":"

With school back in session, the Paynesville Area Historical Society Museum staff and volunteers offer a series of interviews with people from the Paynesville Area who attended a country school.

","url":"https://paynesvillehistorical.org/f/audrey-kuhl-mostoller","title":"Audrey Kuhl Mostoller","date_modified":"2023-12-15T11:29:30Z"},{"id":"allan-solum","html_content":"

With school back in session, the Paynesville Area Historical Society Museum staff and volunteers offer a series of interviews with people from the Paynesville Area who attended a country school.

","url":"https://paynesvillehistorical.org/f/allan-solum","title":"Allan Solum ","date_modified":"2023-12-15T11:28:07Z"},{"id":"letters-with-santa-at-the-museum-december-16th-2023","html_content":"

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas at the Paynesville Area Historical Society Museum! Put December 16th on your calendar to make a visit to the museum. Some special things will be happening! Watch this page ...

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Rick Thompson

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With school back in session, the Paynesville Area Historical Society Museum staff and volunteers offer a series of interviews with people from the Paynesville Area who attended a country school.

","url":"https://paynesvillehistorical.org/f/colleen-olson-vinkemeier","title":"Colleen Olson Vinkemeier ","date_modified":"2023-12-14T19:43:15Z"},{"id":"old-farming-practices-with-bob-pederson-pt-2","html_content":"

We continue our Old Farming Practices series with a two part Interview with Bob Pederson. It was because of Bob that the Paynesville Historical Society Board decided to interview people; Bob thought it would be a great w...

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We continue our Old Farming Practices series with a two part Interview with Bob Pederson. It was because of Bob that the Paynesville Historical Society Board decided to interview people; Bob thought it would be a great w...

","url":"https://paynesvillehistorical.org/f/old-farming-practices-with-bob-pederson","title":"Old Farming Practices with Bob Pederson Pt 1","date_modified":"2023-12-14T19:39:59Z"},{"id":"dennis-zimmerman","html_content":"

We continue our Old Farming Methods series with an interview with Dennis Zimmerman. The interview includes a video demonstrating the integration of older and newer farming methods. It’s priceless footage!

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With school back in session, the Paynesville Area Historical Society Museum staff and volunteers offer a series of interviews with people from the Paynesville Area who attended a country school.

","url":"https://paynesvillehistorical.org/f/vernice-heitke-evans","title":"Vernice Heitke Evans ","date_modified":"2023-12-13T20:53:52Z"},{"id":"susan-sue-hendrickson-warner","html_content":"

With school back in session, the Paynesville Area Historical Society Museum staff and volunteers offer a series of interviews with people from the Paynesville Area who attended a country school.

","url":"https://paynesvillehistorical.org/f/susan-sue-hendrickson-warner","title":"Susan (Sue) Hendrickson Warner ","date_modified":"2023-12-13T20:52:49Z"},{"id":"steven-brown","html_content":"

With school back in session, the Paynesville Area Historical Society Museum staff and volunteers offer a series of interviews with people from the Paynesville Area who attended a country school.

","url":"https://paynesvillehistorical.org/f/steven-brown","title":"Steven Brown","date_modified":"2023-12-13T20:51:44Z"},{"id":"peter-jacobson-1","html_content":"

With school back in session, the Paynesville Area Historical Society Museum staff and volunteers offer a series of interviews with people from the Paynesville Area who attended a country school.

","url":"https://paynesvillehistorical.org/f/peter-jacobson-1","title":"Peter Jacobson","date_modified":"2023-12-13T20:50:43Z"},{"id":"karen-kuhl-neu","html_content":"

With school back in session, the Paynesville Area Historical Society Museum staff and volunteers offer a series of interviews with people from the Paynesville Area who attended a country school.

","url":"https://paynesvillehistorical.org/f/karen-kuhl-neu","title":"Karen Kuhl Neu ","date_modified":"2023-12-13T20:49:34Z"},{"id":"jeanette-arndt-bast","html_content":"

With school back in session, the Paynesville Area Historical Society Museum staff and volunteers offer a series of interviews with people, from the Paynesville Area, who attended a country school.

","url":"https://paynesvillehistorical.org/f/jeanette-arndt-bast","title":"Jeanette Arndt Bast ","date_modified":"2023-12-13T20:48:10Z"},{"id":"dennis-block","html_content":"

With school back in session, the Paynesville Area Historical Society Museum staff and volunteers offer a series of interviews with people from the Paynesville Area who attended a country school.

","url":"https://paynesvillehistorical.org/f/dennis-block","title":"Dennis Block ","date_modified":"2023-12-13T20:45:55Z"},{"id":"david-dave-kuhl","html_content":"

With school back in session, the Paynesville Area Historical Society Museum staff and volunteers offer a series of interviews with people from the Paynesville Area who attended a country school.

","url":"https://paynesvillehistorical.org/f/david-dave-kuhl","title":"David (Dave) Kuhl ","date_modified":"2023-12-13T20:44:38Z"},{"id":"peter-jacobson","html_content":"

Old Farming Practices

","url":"https://paynesvillehistorical.org/f/peter-jacobson","title":"Peter Jacobson","date_modified":"2023-12-13T20:42:17Z"}]}