Every year for Christmas, our tour gets bigger and better. Well now, so does our Summer Tour. Things to know:
Every year for Christmas, our tour gets bigger and better. Well now, so does our Summer Tour.
Things to know:
1. Self-guided
Our classic or standard tour (basement, 1st floor and 2nd floor) is self-guided. Which is a fancy way to say that we now have 13 guides telling you about Glensheen throughout the house instead of one. This way you can ask (almost) any question to the guides stationed throughout the mansion. This way you can experience Glensheen on your time.
2. You get a Calling Card
Just like a hundred years ago in order to enter the mansion, you need to have a calling card. Now when you begin your tour you are given a calling card similar to what you would have had in 1912. Just to make it more interesting, we have selected historic Duluth figures that Chester may have had as a guest. On the back of each card is a little information on those individuals.
Just like a hundred years ago in order to enter the mansion, you need to have a calling card. Now when you begin your tour you are given a calling card similar to what you would have had in 1912. Just to make it more interesting, we have selected historic Duluth figures that Chester may have had as a guest. On the back of each card is a little information on those individuals.
3. Kids like Museums— on their time
4. Plus — we have 22 hidden rubber ducks.
8. New Shirts for our Tour Guides
To help make our University of Minnesota tour guides look like college students, we took them out of our past stuffy country club style polos. Now they have t-shirts that better represent them.
The phrase on the back “Mind your Manor” was their idea.
In addition, we the phrase “Ask me (almost) anything” on the sides they are also more inviting to ask questions of. Trust me — they want you to ask them. They pride themselves on how much they know about the estate.