Minnesota Military and Veterans Museum prepares to open new home at Camp Ripley gateway
5 Sep 2026
News, Grand Opening, Arts and Entertainment, Community, Economic Development
For nine years, Randal Dietrich has watched the Minnesota Military and Veterans Museum move toward something that wasn’t even on the radar when he took the job.
Now, Dietrich, executive director of the museum, is standing inside its new 40,000-square-foot building just outside Camp Ripley, watching the final pieces come together.
The building, grounds and exhibits represent a $32 million project.
The new facility, on a 32-acre campus along Highway 371, will officially open Sept. 11-13 with three days of military displays, historic aircraft, reenactors, music and veteran-led programs.
Click here to read the original article from the Morrison County Record.
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