Hinckley Fire Museum

Hinckley / Maui fire similarities

As I was in Pine City, MN, a friend suggested this museum. The horrendous Maui fire had devastated Lahaina several weeks prior. Although 130 years between the two fires, there were many similarities;...

Hinckley / Maui fire similarities

As I was in Pine City, MN, a friend suggested this museum. The horrendous Maui fire had devastated Lahaina several weeks prior. Although 130 years between the two fires, there were many similarities;...

Worth a visit if you love history

I've known about this museum for many years and finally decided to go. I wish I'd had more time, they suggest two hours at least if you really want to see and read everything. It's a tragedy but there...

Worth a visit if you love history

I've known about this museum for many years and finally decided to go. I wish I'd had more time, they suggest two hours at least if you really want to see and read everything. It's a tragedy but there...

Small, thorough museum that tells a heroic story of survival

I've driven by Hinckley for years and I finally had time to stop by and visit this small, yet thorough museum. Growing up in Minnesota I'd read about the devastating 1894 inferno that killed more t...