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2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$75,000
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$75,000

The Lake Superior Zoo is northern Minnesota’s zoo, which is fully accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums. The Bear Country project will create educational exhibits using animals and the environment within a portion of the area of land that is currently the former Polar Shores. The project will utilize some of this existing structure by renovating it to meet or exceed current animal exhibit standards for the brown bear set by the Association of Zoo and Aquariums (AZA). Legacy funds will be used to complete phase one of the bear country project.

St. Louis
Recipient
Children's Museum of Southern Minnesota
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$147,000

CMSM opened its new permanent site with increased capacity to serve as an informal learning center that playfully engages children, families, and school groups in interactive experiences with the art and cultural heritage of southern Minnesota. With its current appropriation, CMSM is poised to strengthen its core as an institution that promotes arts and cultural heritage learning through continued

Anoka
Benton
Big Stone
Blue Earth
Brown
Carlton
Carver
Chippewa
Chisago
Clearwater
Cottonwood
Crow Wing
Dakota
Douglas
Faribault
Fillmore
Freeborn
Goodhue
Hennepin
Houston
Hubbard
Jackson
Kandiyohi
Lac qui Parle
Le Sueur
Lyon
Martin
McLeod
Meeker
Mille Lacs
Morrison
Mower
Murray
Nicollet
Nobles
Norman
Olmsted
Otter Tail
Pennington
Pine
Pipestone
Pope
Ramsey
Redwood
Renville
Rice
Rock
Scott
Sherburne
Sibley
St. Louis
Steele
Swift
Todd
Wadena
Waseca
Washington
Watonwan
Winona
Wright
Yellow Medicine
Recipient
Minnesota Zoo
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$269,000

As Minnesota’s state Zoo, we are committed to ensuring that our programs are accessible to all our citizens – regardless of age, geographic location, disability or background. “Zoo Unlimited” is our community outreach and access initiative that unites a wide range of programs and policies designed to ensure every Minnesotan has unlimited opportunities to form stronger connections with the natural world. Legacy funds help us implement this program bridge barriers that keep people from connecting with all the Zoo has to offer.

Aitkin
Anoka
Becker
Beltrami
Benton
Big Stone
Blue Earth
Brown
Carlton
Carver
Cass
Chippewa
Chisago
Clay
Clearwater
Cook
Cottonwood
Crow Wing
Dakota
Dodge
Douglas
Faribault
Fillmore
Freeborn
Goodhue
Grant
Hennepin
Houston
Hubbard
Isanti
Itasca
Jackson
Kanabec
Kandiyohi
Kittson
Koochiching
Lac qui Parle
Lake
Lake of the Woods
Le Sueur
Lincoln
Lyon
Mahnomen
Marshall
Martin
McLeod
Meeker
Mille Lacs
Morrison
Mower
Murray
Nicollet
Nobles
Norman
Olmsted
Otter Tail
Pennington
Pine
Pipestone
Polk
Pope
Ramsey
Red Lake
Redwood
Renville
Rice
Rock
Roseau
Scott
Sherburne
Sibley
St. Louis
Statewide
Stearns
Steele
Stevens
Swift
Todd
Traverse
Wabasha
Wadena
Waseca
Washington
Watonwan
Wilkin
Winona
Wright
Yellow Medicine
Recipient
McLeod County Historical Society
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$9,385
To purchase a microfilm reader/printer to broaden public accessibility to microfilmed records.
Statewide
McLeod
Recipient
Minnesota Historical Society
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$70,000
The MNHS permanent collection includes more than 6,500 objects related to American Indian culture and history. MNHS takes seriously its responsibility to provide stewardship of these items, in accordance with federal law (Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act) and our own collections management policy (Culturally Sensitive Objects Policy).
Statewide
Recipient
Minnesota Historical Society
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$81,791
Partner: Minnesota Indian Affairs Council American Indian undergraduate students from across Minnesota participated in this unique summer educational experience. The students selected for this intensive 17-day residential program attended onsite presentations throughout Minnesota and experienced hands-on learning about the museum and archaeology fields and other historical and cultural preservation organizations.
Statewide
Recipient
Ramsey County Historical Society
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$9,976

To hire a qualified professional to assess the archival collections held by Ramsey County Historical Society.

Ramsey
Recipient
Minnesota Historical Society
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$102,564
We Are Hmong Minnesota, a 2,500-square-foot exhibit, debuted March 7, 2015, timed for the celebration of the 40th anniversary of the beginning of Hmong migration to Minnesota. MNHS staff worked in partnership with the Hmong community to develop the exhibit. A traveling version of the exhibit for loan to libraries, schools, and community centers was also developed and is currently circulating. A companion exhibit at the James J. Hill House displayed a collection of Hmong textiles recently donated to the Minnesota Historical Society.
Statewide
Recipient
Arrowhead Library System
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$190,723
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$184,244

Minnesota’s twelve regional library systems, which encompass more than 350 public libraries in all areas of the state, can benefit from a portion of the Legacy Amendment’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Through State Library Services, a division of the Minnesota Department of Education, each regional library system is eligible to receive a formula-driven allocation from the annual $2.2 million Minnesota Regional Library System Legacy Grant. Arrowhead Library System (ALS) is a federated regional public library system with central services located in northeastern Minnesota.

Carlton
Cook
Itasca
Koochiching
Lake
Lake of the Woods
St. Louis
Recipient
Arrowhead Chorale
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,350
Art Project Grant
St. Louis
Recipient
Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,350
Art Project Grant
St. Louis
Recipient
Duluth Children's Museum
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,350
Art Project Grant
St. Louis
Recipient
Dassel Area Historical Society
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,950
Art Project
Meeker
Hennepin
Washington
McLeod
Wright
Ramsey
Kandiyohi
Recipient
Luverne Initiative for Tomorrow
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Art Project
Rock
Nobles
Lyon
Murray
Pipestone
Jackson
Cottonwood
Hennepin
Redwood
Ramsey
Anoka
Recipient
Minnesota Pottery Festival
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,970
Art Project
McLeod
Meeker
Stearns
Sherburne
Wright
Carver
Hennepin
Anoka
Ramsey
Dakota
Blue Earth
Recipient
New London Music Festival
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Art Project
Kandiyohi
Anoka
Carver
Chippewa
Dakota
Hennepin
Meeker
Otter Tail
Pope
Ramsey
Scott
Watonwan
Recipient
Winsted Arts Council
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$4,390
Art Project
McLeod
Wright
Carver
Hennepin
Ramsey
St. Louis
Recipient
Grand Marais Arts, Inc. AKA Grand Marais Art Colony
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,350
Art Project Grant
Cook
Lake
St. Louis
Recipient
Lake Superior Youth Chorus, Inc. AKA Lake Superior Youth Chorus
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,350
Art Project Grant
St. Louis
Recipient
Matinee Musicale, Inc.
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,350
Art Project Grant
St. Louis
Recipient
Mesabi Community Orchestra AKA Mesabi Symphony Orchestra
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,350
Art Project Grant
St. Louis
Recipient
North Shore Music Association
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,350
Art Project Grant
Cook
Lake
St. Louis
Recipient
Renegade Theater Company
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,350
Art Project Grant
St. Louis
Recipient
Spirit Lake Poetry Series
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,350
Art Project Grant
St. Louis
Carlton
Lake
Recipient
The Duluth Superior Film Festival
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,350
Art Project Grant
St. Louis
Lake
Cook
Koochiching
Itasca
Aitkin
Carlton
Pine
Recipient
Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,350
Art Project Grant
St. Louis
Recipient
Lyric Opera of the North
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,350
Art Project Grant
St. Louis
Lake
Cass
Carlton
Cook
Hubbard
Recipient
Magic Smelt Puppet Troupe
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,350
Art Project Grant
St. Louis
Recipient
Matinee Musicale, Inc.
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,350
Art Project Grant
Carlton
St. Louis
Recipient
North Shore Music Association
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,350
Art Project Grant
Cook
Lake
St. Louis
Recipient
Northern Lights Music Festival, Inc.
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,350
Art Project Grant
St. Louis
Itasca
Lake
Recipient
Renegade Theater Company
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,350
Art Project Grant
St. Louis
Recipient
Ressl Dance!
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,350
Art Project Grant
St. Louis
Lake
Cook
Carlton
Recipient
Hutchinson Photography Club
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,472
Art Project
McLeod
Sibley
Wright
Carver
Recipient
Worthington Area Symphony Orchestra
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Art Project
Anoka
Hennepin
Hennepin
Cottonwood
Isanti
Washington
Sherburne
Mower
Meeker
Nobles
Murray
Jackson
Rock
Pipestone
Faribault
Steele
Martin
Otter Tail
Redwood
Recipient
Delano Community Education
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$2,250
Artist in Residency
Wright
Carver
Hennepin
Recipient
Lake Sylvia Suzuki Flute Institute AKA Lake Sylvia Flute Institute
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,500
Artist in Residency
Stearns
Wright
Hennepin
Ramsey
Recipient
Emily A. Derke
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,290
Artist Fellowship
St. Louis
Cook
Carlton
Recipient
Kimberlie Dillon
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,290
Artist Fellowship
St. Louis
Recipient
Elizabeth LaPensee
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,290
Artist Fellowship
St. Louis
Carlton