We Are Water MN is thrilled to make its 2026 debut at our very first zoo host site! Please visit the exhibit at the newly-renovated Zollman Zoo & Nature Center, where you can learn more about water alongside the many animals that call it home.
MHC and the comedy team at Danger Boat Productions spent late summer and most of fall traveling to communities across Minnesota. Theyâve taken stories from each town and put them into a hilarious sketch comedy revue.
We invite 6-12 teachers and school leaders to a one-day Social Studies workshop. Participants will engage in a structured examination of the 2021 social studies standards, focusing on key content shifts, vertical alignment across grade levels, and their impact on curriculum design.
The Minnesota Humanities Center (MHC) is excited to host Headscarf Story Circle â a series of offerings that recognize the strength and resiliency of women. Join us for our second of three offerings in Rochester as we gather together through the shared connection of the headscarf and its complexity.
Learn from Conservation Officer Schlag and Canine Officer Trapper about the duties of protecting Minnesotaâs natural resources. Watch a demonstration of the canine skills Trapper has been trained to do, including how he finds invasive zebra mussels!
To celebrate National Poetry Month, MHCâs Off the Page is bringing together two of Minnesotaâs Poet Laureates, Joyce Sutphen and Gwen Nell Westerman. Sutphen will be reading from her most recent collection, âPaper Camera: Poems, Poets, and Poetry.â
Come on out to learn about them, watch a staff member feed out live minnows, and take a picture with our special guest, Ellie the Otter, who is featured in our audio stories in the We Are Water MN exhibit.
"Clear Lakes. Deep Woods. One Community." Join the Minnesota Humanities Center, Danger Boat Productions, and Clearwater Forest Camp and Retreat Center for the Sketches of Minnesota civic improv comedy tour!
Join the National Eagle Center at Oxbow Park and Zollman Zoo for three live bald eagle programs for the final event for the We Are Water MN hosting in Byron.
The Social Studies Standards Workshop Series is a two-day workshop series (February 23 and April 30, 2026) designed to equip Kâ12 teachers and school leaders with the knowledge and tools needed to successfully implement the new social studies standards by the 2026â27 school year.
We invite K-5 teachers and school leaders to a one-day social studies workshop. Participants will engage in a structured examination of the 2021 social studies standards, focusing on key content shifts, vertical alignment across grade levels, and their impact on curriculum design.
As we reach the height of summer in Minnesota, We Are Water MN travels north to a deeply significant site for water in our state: the headwaters of the mighty Mississippi River! The water found at Lake Itasca begins here and flows on its winding way 2552 miles to the Gulf of Mexico.