Situated just off Interstate 29, Exit 215, in Pembina, ND.
Summer Hours (May 1-September 30)
Monday-Saturday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Sunday, 1-5 p.m.
Winter Hours (October 1-April 30)
Tuesday-Saturday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Closed New Year’s Day, Easter Sunday, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day.
Features permanent & temporary exhibits
Travel information
Museum store
Observation tower
Meeting room/facility rental
Modern facilities
On-site parking
ADA-accessible
The Pembina State Museum features a modern meeting room with an adjacent kitchen that is available to rent. After hours use of the lobby area and back lawn are also available for groups. Contact the museum at least two weeks in advance of the gathering for reservations.
Free admission for the exhibits and museum store.
Observation tower:
$2.00 for ages 16+
$.50 for ages 6-15
Free for ages 5 and under
The Pembina Region
Situated at the northeastern corner of what is now North Dakota, the region around Pembina has been a center of activity for centuries. The area was home to several groups of native peoples, including the Ojibwa, Dakota, Assiniboine, and Cree. With their families, they hunted buffalo and gathered wild berries here.
The region also played an important role in the fur trade business. From this, a new nation of people was born – the Métis – who were descendants of European traders and Indian women. Early fur trade posts and colonies led to the establishment of a river town named Pembina. The scene of international politics and major transportation routes, the region has served as a gateway of commerce between Canada and the United States since the early 1800s.
Observation Tower
Get a stunning view of the Red River Valley from seven stories above the ground. On a clear day visitors have a 360-degree view for ten miles: a neatly organized patchwork of modern farmlands and evidence of the region’s historic sites, industry, transportation, and communications.
Museum Store
The museum store offers a unique selection of books and items that reflect and enhance museum exhibit themes. Books relate to the history of North Dakota and the northern plains. Gift products include many handcrafted items by North Dakotans, ranging from note cards to fur trade items to wheat weaving and Native American crafts.
Address:
805 State Highway 59,
Pembina, ND 58271
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Summer Hours (May 1-September 30)
Monday-Saturday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Sunday, 1-5 p.m.
Winter Hours (October 1-April 30)
Tuesday-Saturday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Closed New Year’s Day, Easter Sunday, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day.
Contact Pembina State Museum:
phone: 701.825.6840
email: shspembina@nd.gov
Contact SHSND:
phone: 701.328.2666
email: history@nd.gov
