Join the Arcola Board as we celebrate Women’s History Month with a special viewing event of SUMMONED, Frances Perkins and the General Welfare. Hosted at the Zephyr Theatre in downtown Stillwater, MN this is an event to put on the calendar. Local producer, Mick Caouette, will be present to speak in-depth about making the film, its imperative significance at this time in history, and to field questions. A portion of the ticket proceeds for this event will benefit the restoration of Arcola’s historic sawmill. Doors open at 6pm, producer presentation begins at 7pm. Tickets can be bought in advance for $15 or at the door the night of the event. We look forward to seeing you there! Purchase Tickets

Join us for our October Open House featuring The Outdoor Painters of Minnesota. Extended hours for this Open House will allow artist to create throughout the day. Bring a picnic lunch, your personal silent water vessle, or your hiking boots. Explore the Fall colors and experience Arcola. Historic Tours of the property will be offered at 1pm and 3pm with a suggestwd donation amount of $5 per person. 

Curious kids will become nature explorers at our July Open House this Sunday with an hour-long guided nature hike and scavenger hunt. During the hike, they will discover Arcola’s woods with all its birds, bugs, flowers and more while writing, drawing and collecting samples to share with the group. 

The hike will begin at 2:00 p.m. in conjunction with the geneaology presentation at the Arcola mansion. It will be guided by Tony Minnichsoffer, certified Minnesota Master Naturalist and Saint Croix Master Watershed Steward, who has led nature and history programs as a naturalist at Interstate and Wild River State Parks.

We can’t wait for you and your kids to join us this Sunday for an afternoon of fun and discovery at our July Open House!

Join us on Sunday, July 14 from 1-4 p.m. for our monthly Open House with free access to the Arcola grounds! Beginning at 2 p.m., Dale W. Mower will give a presentation on the history of the Mower family, the original owners of Arcola Mills who built the Arcola mansion, and their journey to Minnesota. Following the presentation will be a question and answer time to learn more about the Mowers and about genealogy.

Mower has been researching his genealogy for close to 20 years, recently focusing on the descendants of his 3rd-great-grandparents, Martin and Mary (Underhill) Mower, several of whose children moved to the Stillwater area in the mid-1800s. He is a member of the New England Historical Genealogical Society, National Genealogical Society, and other local societies. We look forward to learning from him at our July Open House, and we hope to see you there as well!

We are hosting open houses on the second Sunday of each month from June to October with free admission to Arcola grounds! The open house dates and times for the 2019 season are as follows: 

• Sunday, June 9, 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
• Sunday, July 14, 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
• Sunday, August 11, 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
• Sunday, September 8, 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
• Sunday, October 13, 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

For our first open house this coming Sunday, author Amy Lynn Cole will be joining us in celebration of the publication of her book, Jake-y, a biography of her grandmother’s life from the Great Depression to World War II and beyond. The family who attends with the most generations present will win a Day at Arcola – access to the property for your family for an entire day of your choosing!