Bunnell House and Walking Tours this Summer

Photo: Winona County Historical Society

Winona, MN (May 23, 2022) The Winona County Historical Society’s historic house museum, The Bunnell House opens June 3 for the season. The house will be open for tours on Fridays & Saturdays, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. during June, July, and August.At the Bunnell House, visitors take a step back to the 1850s. Willard Bunnell was up to no good and traveled west to escape a run-in with the law over some silver coins. He was a trapper, fur trader, and strong-willed man. His wife Matilda, who spoke French, Dakota, and Ojibwa, soon followed. Their children moved on when they both died of tuberculosis about ten years later, and Willard’s brother Lafayette moved in, who was quite the character himself. Come tour their unique steamboat gothic house and learn what life was like as canoes gave way to steamboats. Find those silver coins for a prize!Admission: $5 Adults, $3 Students, Free for WCHS Members, Students doing research and Children 7 and younger.Location: Three miles downriver from Winona, just off Highway 61, at Homer, Minnesota. Watch for the brown signs! Parking in the lot and on the street.Accessibility: The Bunnell House is not easily handicapped accessible. There are steps and uneven grounds.Take a closer look at the historical places and people of Winona with a walking tour this summer! Explore historic downtown Winona and the Windom Park Historic District on select Saturdays from June through September. Brush up on your local trivia for prizes. Each walking tour leaves from the Winona County History Center. All tours are an hour long and cost $10, $6 for members. Sign up by calling 507.454.2723 ext. 0. Bottled water is provided.Walking Tour Saturdays:June 4 & 25July 9 & 23August 6 & 20September 3 & 17Tour Start Times Each Date:10:30 a.m. • Historic Downtown Winona12:00 • Windom Park Historic District