This is your time to enjoy the mansion – at night… for free. On October 13th, from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm Glensheen is opening its doors to you for FREE self-guided tours.

Enter the estate through the Formal Entrance at West Gate just like a Congdon guest. Then enjoy a self-guided tour through the main floor, second floor and lower levels of the mansion.

In addition, this is a chance to see pieces of the collection not usually showcased… up close and personal.

As the tour ends, cap the night with a drink from a cash bar in the lower level and a snack from food trucks on the estate. Then take your food and drink to check out what Glensheen has in store for you on the 12-acre estate.

To make this experience even more spectacular, Glensheen’s iconic locations on the grounds will be highlighted in ways you haven’t ever seen before.

Explore the lakeside, 12-acre estate illuminated on a crisp fall night. See the picture-perfect stone bridge spotlighted and all of the lakeside of the mansion dramatically lit.

Guests will receive a punch card when they arrive, outlining all the must-see stops. Turn in your completed punch card to be entered to win a free Premier Tour for four!

Parking is first come, first serve. Please carpool, walk, or bike to Glensheen. The parking lot will fill quickly. Please refer to the city’s street side parking regulations.

Bring cash for food and beverage purchases.

Tickets to tour the mansion will be given on a first-come, first-served basis. Tours will allow 15 people in the mansion every five minutes. Depending on attendance, not all visitors may be able to tour the inside of the mansion within the 6:00-9:00 time frame, but the grounds and other building spaces will still be lit up and alive with action.

Please note that this event involves excessive walking and several flights of stairs in the mansion. There are few places to sit and rest along the way. Please be mindful of these factors when choosing to attend Night at the Museum.

Classroom in the Garden is a brand-new Wednesday night series taking place during the month of September. Glensheen is known for the incredibly, impressive mansion. However, the 12-acre estate is equally cool for reasons like our Vegetable Garden. Which cranks out over 2,000 pounds of produce every year. It gets better, all of the produce is donated to a local food shelf, Second Harvest Food Bank.

Classroom in the Garden takes advantage of this tasty gift right in our back yard. A UMD Chef will showcase different recipes each week using vegetables from the Glensheen’s Vegetable Garden.

They will literally pull carrots from the ground and pluck corn from its stalk to cook samples right in front of you.

Small samples will be served.

CANCELED: The September 21 Classroom in the Garden is canceled. Please join us on either September 14 or 28.

Classroom in the Garden is a brand-new Wednesday night series taking place during the month of September. Glensheen is known for the incredibly, impressive mansion. However, the 12-acre estate is equally cool for reasons like our Vegetable Garden. Which cranks out over 2,000 pounds of produce every year. It gets better, all of the produce is donated to a local food shelf, Second Harvest Food Bank.

Classroom in the Garden takes advantage of this tasty gift right in our back yard. A UMD Chef will showcase different recipes each week using vegetables from the Glensheen’s Vegetable Garden.

They will literally pull carrots from the ground and pluck corn from its stalk to cook samples right in front of you.

Small samples will be served.

Classroom in the Garden is a brand-new Wednesday night series taking place during the month of September. Glensheen is known for the incredibly, impressive mansion. However, the 12-acre estate is equally cool for reasons like our Vegetable Garden. Which cranks out over 2,000 pounds of produce every year. It gets better, all of the produce is donated to a local food shelf, Second Harvest Food Bank.

Classroom in the Garden takes advantage of this tasty gift right in our back yard. A UMD Chef will showcase different recipes each week using vegetables from the Glensheen’s Vegetable Garden.

They will literally pull carrots from the ground and pluck corn from its stalk to cook samples right in front of you.

Small samples will be served.

Classroom in the Garden is a brand-new Wednesday night series taking place during the month of September. Glensheen is known for the incredibly, impressive mansion. However, the 12-acre estate is equally cool for reasons like our Vegetable Garden. Which cranks out over 2,000 pounds of produce every year. It gets better, all of the produce is donated to a local food shelf, Second Harvest Food Bank.

Classroom in the Garden takes advantage of this tasty gift right in our back yard. A UMD Chef will showcase different recipes each week using vegetables from the Glensheen’s Vegetable Garden.

They will literally pull carrots from the ground and pluck corn from its stalk to cook samples right in front of you.

Small samples will be served.

This month’s Zenith City On Tap examines the past and future of Duluth’s iconic 1915 Armory, noted not only for its military service but also as an events center that hosted appearances by presidents and performances by celebrated personalities from across the entertainment spectrum—musicians, actors, dancers, and more—for well over half a century.  Slated for demolition, the building was saved by the Armory Arts & Music Center in 2004—but its renovation has been a struggle. Zenith City Online publisher Tony Dierckins will talk about the Armory’s past, while the AAMCs executive director Mark Poirer will discuss its ongoing renovation and plans for its future use.

What is Zenith City on Tap?

The event is a modification on the popular “TED Talk” style presentation; each speaker tackles the topic in just fifteen minutes. Presentations will be held in Glensheen’s Amusement Room in the lower level of the mansion. Guests will enter through the mansion’s front door.

Beer and wine are available for purchase.

In an effort to keep the waters of Lake Superior shark free, join us every Wednesday night in August, to keep post while enjoying a bonfire on the shore of Lake Superior.

Glensheen is the only legal location for a bonfire on the shore of Lake Superior in Minnesota. A Shark Watching Society Bonfire is the perfect Duluth summer night at the perfect location.

Kick back with a local beer in hand. Beer and wine will be available for purchase.

This family friendly event is FREE and starts at 7:00 pm. Don’t forget your binoculars!

Suggested that you bring your own chair, and sorry, no dogs allowed.

In an effort to keep the waters of Lake Superior shark free, join us every Wednesday night in August, to keep post while enjoying a bonfire on the shore of Lake Superior.

Glensheen is the only legal location for a bonfire on the shore of Lake Superior in Minnesota. A Shark Watching Society Bonfire is the perfect Duluth summer night at the perfect location.

Kick back with a local beer in hand. Beer and wine will be available for purchase.

This family friendly event is FREE and starts at 7:00 pm. Don’t forget your binoculars!

Suggested that you bring your own chair, and sorry, no dogs allowed.

In an effort to keep the waters of Lake Superior shark free, join us every Wednesday night in August, to keep post while enjoying a bonfire on the shore of Lake Superior.

Glensheen is the only legal location for a bonfire on the shore of Lake Superior in Minnesota. A Shark Watching Society Bonfire is the perfect Duluth summer night at the perfect location.

Kick back with a local beer in hand. Beer and wine will be available for purchase.

This family friendly event is FREE and starts at 7:00 pm. Don’t forget your binoculars!

Suggested that you bring your own chair, and sorry, no dogs allowed.

In an effort to keep the waters of Lake Superior shark free, join us every Wednesday night in August, to keep post while enjoying a bonfire on the shore of Lake Superior.

Glensheen is the only legal location for a bonfire on the shore of Lake Superior in Minnesota. A Shark Watching Society Bonfire is the perfect Duluth summer night at the perfect location.

Kick back with a local beer in hand. Beer and wine will be available for purchase.

This family friendly event is FREE and starts at 7:00 pm. Don’t forget your binoculars!

Suggested that you bring your own chair, and sorry, no dogs allowed.