Lac qui Parle Mission
P.O. Box 303
Montevideo, MN 56265
Phone: 320-269-7636
E-mail: lacquiparle@mnhs.org
Learn about life at this pre-territorial mission, the
development of the Dakota alphabet and the translation of the Bible.
A mission and fur post overlooked the Minnesota River
150 years ago and today the mission still stands. Joseph Renville, an
explorer and fur trader whose mother was Dakota and father was French,
established a fur post on the river in 1826 near a wide portion called
Lac qui Parle. He invited missionaries to the area. After his death
in 1846, Dakota opposition to the mission forced the missionaries out.
Managed by Chippewa County Historical Society.
Location
Eight miles northwest of Montevideo on Chippewa County
Hwy. 13, off U.S. Hwy. 59.
Hours
Summer only
May through Labor Day: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily. School season may vary.
Admission
Free for all visitors.
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