Visitors wear hard hats and journey down 2,400 feet via a "cage." On the 27th level, the transportation shifts to a rail car for a ride back into the mine as guides tell the stories of the mining days. Above ground visitors can explore the dry house, drill shop, crusher house and engine house and hike the trails in the park through a northern hardwood conifer forest, past the famous Soudan Iron Formation. The 1 1/2-hour mine tour takes guests half a mile down into the earth. Once underground visitors take a 3/4 mile train ride to the last and deepest area mined. The mine is 50F degrees year-around. Remember to bring a warm jacket or sweater and sturdy shoes. Public tours run from Memorial Day through the fall.
Location:
P.O. Box 335, Hwy 169, Soudan Minnesota 55782
Telephone
218-753-2245
(Hibbing) Hull-Rust Mahoning Mine
(Chisholm) Minnesota Museum of Mining
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06/09 Coming to The Soudan area
CHUM Rhubarb Festival Duluth MN June29 Enjoy a delicious array of rhubarb delicacies, including hundreds of pies, muffins, and crisps as well as rhubarb brats and burritos that will have your taste buds wanting more.
All Pints North Duluth MN July13 Join us by the lake to meet the brewers and enjoy unlimited amazing Minnesota+ craft beer samples, hip food vendors, beer-centered activities and educational components, live music and entertainment, and much more!
Apple Festival Bayfield WI October4-6 Apple Festival has been hailed as the “Best Festival in Wisconsin” by Wisconsin Trails Magazine and one of the “Top Ten Autumn Festivals in North America” by the Society of American Travel Writers.
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