Hopkins Community Education

8:30-8:45am Arrive and check-in

9:00 a.m. Leave from the Eisenhower Community Center, 1001 Hwy. 7, Hopkins, MN. 

10:30 a.m. Arrive at the Osceola & St. Croix Valley Railway. The restored historical equipment is operated by the Minnesota Transportation Museum.

11:00 a.m. The train departs for a trip back in time.

Menu: An onboard Box Lunch includes a Turkey Sandwich with Tomato, Lettuce, Chips, Potato Chips, Cookie, Beverage.

Return to 1948 as you ride on a vintage train from Osceola to Marine on St. Croix. Traveling high on the bluffs and enjoy the beautiful woodlands full of wildlife in the backwaters. Cross the St. Croix River on a Swing Bridge that used to open to let the Steamboats pass through.

12:30 p.m. Train returns to the depot in Osceola.

1:15 p.m. Leave Osceola, Wisconsin.

2:00 p.m. Arrive at Pine Tree Apple Orchard to shop. Each fall they have many different apple varieties to choose from as well as fabulous apple bakery products.

3:00 p.m. Leave Pine Tree Orchard.

4:30 p.m. Estimated return time to Hopkins.

Registration deadline is Sunday September 7, 2025. There will be no refunds for cancellations after this date.