THIS CLASS IS SOLD OUT. Thanks for registering! Each month the museum will have a fun, lake-life craft you can create and take home! This month's class is about creativity, science, and water. Get your creative juices flowing! Participants will build a boat out of common household supplies and test it on the water to see if it floats. Register online with Alexandria Community Education by clicking here or by calling 320-762-3310, extension 2. Class size is limited to 15. Sponsored by: Henry’s Foods, Geneva Capital, McCarten…

Bring your lawn chair and enjoy live music under the stars! Post Traumatic Funk Syndrome, a 12 piece horn band from Fargo-Moorhead, is coming to the Legacy Gardens this July. They are sure to get you up on your feet playing hits from Chicago, Blues Brothers, Stevie Wonder, James Brown, Aretha Franklin, Santana, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Kool & The Gang, Isley Brothers, BB King, and more! Doors open at 6:30 pm, music from 7:00 – 9:00 pm. $8.00 admission. Cash…

We are changing things up this year! Our annual boat show is taking on a new and improved look. The Legacy of the Lakes Summer Showcase is a fun-filled event taking place on Saturday, July 14 at the Legacy of the Lakes Museum in Downtown Alexandria. Find out more about this exciting event here!

Van Gooch and Claudine Grove from the Evansville Photo Club will share tips and techniques on how to take photos in natural settings. This session will include time in the classroom and time in the Legacy Gardens. Participants should bring their own cameras. Register online with Alexandria Community Education by clicking here or by calling 320-762-3310, extension 2. Class size is limited to 15. Sponsored by: Henry’s Foods, Geneva Capital, McCarten Design

Find your pretty hats and join fellow Community Read participants for a lovely tea party!  Enjoy the beauty of the Legacy Gardens, proper and dainty dishes, and have some fun with the traditional Victorian meaning of flowers. You will be introduced to the garden tour of flowers and information about the language of some of the varieties.  The self guided tour with garden guide will remain open the rest of the summer. Register online with Alexandria Community Education by clicking here or by calling 320-762-3310, extension 2. Join the Douglas…

Take a self-guided tour of the Legacy Gardens looking for the traditional meanings of the gardens' flowers. This self-guided tour will be available beginning with the Community Read: Tea Party & Garden Tour on Wednesday, July 25 (more info here), and will run through the end of August. Pick up the garden guide at the Museum's front desk. Regular museum admission applies if you would like to tour the museum, but touring the gardens is free. Join the Douglas County Library,…

Join instructors from Art Bar 39 as they walk you through painting this 'lake life' inspired 12 x 12 canvas.  Have fun, socialize and learn techniques in this step by step class.  No experience needed! Register online with Alexandria Community Education by clicking here or by calling 320-762-3310, extension 2.

Bring your lawn chair and enjoy live music under the stars! Dubbed the Twin Cities next great blues singer by the Minneapolis Star Tribune, Joyann Parker will be gracing the stage in the Legacy Gardens this July. Parker is an accomplished singer, songwriter, pianist, and lead guitarist from the Twin Cities. Doors open at 6:00 pm, music from 7:00 - 9:00 pm. $8.00 admission. Cash bar. Must be 21+ to attend.