Soudan Underground Mine

.....takes you a half mile beneath the surface of the earth

Take yourself back in time to 1882, when this mine first opened. You can't help but envision what it must have been like to work a half mile underground, wearing hardhats that sported a head-light. They didn't have the modern machinery that the mines use today, so shovels and picks were the tools of the trade.

You will ride a cage down a half mile into the earth to the last and deepest level that had been mined before it closed in 1962. Believe me, it is an eery feeling. Here you will learn and observe fascinating facts about this industry, the way it used to be. The men that worked in this mine, and others, back in the day were extremely hard workers. The long days and exhausting work that was just a way of life is nearly unheard of today.

Wear a jacket and comfortable shoes. The temperature remains a steady 50 dedgrees down there.

Another highlight at the Soudan Underground Mine is the underground physics lab. Here you will find physicists and engineers from all over the world doing experiments trying to answer questions on how the universe works.

Young and old alike will appreciate these tours. It will be an experience of a lifetime. Not the same ole, same ole type of tours you have a tendancy to expect.

Me, I took a Cub Scout group here as a learning experience. I don't think they realized they were learning something because they were in such awe about where they were and what they were seeing.

I do hope you get a chance to visit the Iron Range. Their is just so much for you to see and do here, not to mention I am repeatably told how friendly the people are up here. And that's no lie!

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