Events Coming Up at GCHS

Date: April 25, 2026 Time: 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM

GCHS Annual Meeting

The GCHS Annual Meeting will be held Saturday morning, April 25, 2026, at the Community Building in Elbow Lake. Speaker The Speaker will be Elbow Lake City Clerk Jeff Holsen. He will be speaking on the long-running feud between the City of Elbow Lake and the Otter Tail Power Company that culminated in a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision in favor of Elbow Lake. In May, a traveling exhibit on Electrifying Minnesota will begin, running to the end of August.

Date: May 05, 2026 Time: 06:30 AM to 09:00 PM

Ghost Signs & Grain Bins: A Look at Minnesota's Farming Heritage

This presentation by Jay Grammond will be a nostalgic look back at the signs, symbols, and stories that shaped Minnesota's rural landscape. 

Dates: May 11, 2026 to August 21, 2026 Time: 10:00 AM to 04:00 PM

Electrifying Minnesota

Please refer back here to our website and to our Facebook page for exact dates and times to be confirmed. 

The miracle of electricity being available at the flick of a switch is illustrated in this exhibit. This is a traveling exhibit made possible by the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund created in 2008.