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Prepare for Your Mille Lacs Indian Museum Field Trip
Tips to prepare yourself, your students, and your chaperones for your field trip.
Before your visit
- Consider your group’s accessibility needs and communicate these to our team at fieldtrips@mnhs.org.
- Discuss museum manners with your students.
- Share visit schedules with the staff and chaperones.
- Assign students to specific chaperones. A ratio of one chaperone for every ten students is required.
- Review confirmation materials for details on your visit, including schedule of events.
Directions and parking
Free parking is available at the museum and trading post for cars and buses.
Share directions and parking information with bus drivers and chaperones.
Mille Lacs Indian Museum and Trading Post Directions and Parking
When you arrive at the Mille Lacs Indian Museum and Trading Post
- Check in at the Museum (bigger wooden building). You will be greeted by a member of the Mille Lacs Indian Museum’s staff.
- Be prepared to give an accurate count of the number of students, school staff, and chaperones.
- A brief orientation will be held in the main lobby area of the museum.
Accessibility
The Mille Lacs Indian Museum and Trading Post welcomes all visitors and strives to make everyone’s visit a positive experience. Please let us know if your group has anyone with special accommodation needs. Call 651-259-3400 to discuss your group’s access needs.
- Public restrooms in the Museum include accessible stalls.
- American Sign language interpreters are available with two week’s notice.
- Wheelchairs are available on-site for use during your visit. First come, first serve.
Review the Mille Lacs Indian Museum & Trading Post Field Trip Social Narrative to prepare your group.
Learn more about accessibility at the Mille Lacs Indian Museum and Trading Post.
Chaperone tips
- Ensure chaperones know their schedule, including arrival, departure, and program times.
- Preview: Send them the link to the Mille Lacs Indian Museum webpage to get them excited about their day and familiar with the museum.
- Assign students to specific chaperones.
Chaperones are responsible for the conduct of the students they are accompanying. Students are required to remain with their chaperones at all times.
Mille Lacs Indian Museum manners
- Walk and stay with your group to ensure everyone stays safe.
- Use indoor voices so everyone can hear and learn.
- Only plain water is allowed in sealed bottles in the exhibit gallery (no food).
- Be respectful of staff, each other, your chaperones and other visitors.
- Protect historic objects by only touching when a staff member says it's okay.
- Turn cell-phones to vibrate or silent during the field trip.
Field trip preview
Watch the short video for a preview of what you’ll experience at the Mille Lacs Indian Museum.
Questions?
Please contact our staff at fieldtrips@mnhs.org or schedule an appointment. All booking requests must be submitted through our Request Form.