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Paddle Art Registration
The Legacy of the Lakes Museum is pleased to announce the 6th Annual Paddle Art Contest! We're inviting community members to paint, carve, burn, or sculpt paddles into works of art. They will be displayed at the museum in a special exhibition opening May 22, 2026. Information for Artists There are two age categories, Adult (16 & Up) and Youth (15 & Under). The museum provides the paddles, which will be available for pick up at the museum starting in January. An email will be sent to…
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Family Day
Our annual Family Day, free and open to the public. More details coming soon!
Find out more »History 250: A Revolutionary Night of Trivia
Raise a glass to 250 years of American history! Join Douglas County Historical Society and Legacy of the Lakes Museum for a fun, fast-paced trivia night featuring fascinating facts, friendly competition, appetizers, and a cash bar. Come for the drinks, stay for the history. Team registration (up to 8 individuals) is $300, while individuals can register for $40 and be placed on a team. People registering together will be placed on a team together or you can write a request…
Find out more »Music in the Gardens-The Honeydogs
We're pleased to welcome the Honeydogs to the Legacy Gardens to kick off our 2026 Music in the Gardens concert series! The story of the Honeydogs begins in Minneapolis in the early 1990’s with two combative yet musically harmonious brothers, songwriter/guitarist Adam and drummer Noah Levy who wanted a band in which their favorite music-soul, American roots music, British pop, and punk--could coexist. Tickets coming soon!
Find out more »Music in the Gardens-Jazz Women All Stars
Join us in the Legacy Gardens as we welcome some powerhouses of sound to the stage, the Jazz Women All Stars! The Jazz Women All Stars were created by Minnesota Music Hall of Fame vocalist and KBEM jazz radio personality Patty Peterson. In 2016, the Jazz Women All-Stars made a terrific debut at the Twin Cities Jazz Festival in Mears Park. This ensemble celebrates the great women of jazz artists in the Twin Cities, instrumentalists as well as vocalists. You…
Find out more »Diamond Classic Boat Show
Our 38th annual classic boat show will be held on July 11, 2026 at Lure Lakebar on Lake Le Homme Dieu. More details coming soon!
Find out more »Nautical Night 2026
Our 5th Annual Nautical Night Fundraiser is scheduled for Thursday, July 16, 2026. More details coming soon!
Find out more »Music in the Gardens: Boats, Blues, and BBQ
Mark your calendars for a special edition of Music in the Gardens, a throwback to Boats, Blues, and BBQ. Before there even was the Legacy Gardens, we were rocking it out on the museum campus. Now, for our 20th anniversary season, we're throwing it back to this iconic event with a Saturday concert featuring, you guessed it, Boats, Blues, and BBQ. We're featuring a celebrated blues guitarist out of Chicago, Toronzo Cannon. With his richly detailed, truth-telling original songs, blistering, inventive…
Find out more »Music in the Gardens: Mick Sterling
Mick Sterling returns to the Legacy Gardens with Born to Run: A Celebration of the Music of Bruce Springsteen on Friday, August 7, 2026! The music of Bruce Springsteen is vast and powerful and completely distinctive. This show is a full-bodied and full-throated homage to the legendary E Street Band and a performance of over 4 decades of Springsteen classic deep tracks and hits. It's not to be missed as it includes a three-piece horn section, background vocals, violin, two keyboardists…
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