Hopkins Community Education

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2025 (8AM - 5PM) 8 - 8:20 a.m. Registered travelers arrive to Eisenhower Community Center to load the bus 8:30 a.m. Bus leaves from the Eisenhower Community Center, 1001 Hwy. 7, Hopkins, MN. 10:00 a.m. Arrive at the Pottery Museum located in the Pottery Place Annex. This attraction features an interactive experience and the amazing 70-gallon pottery jug. A docent will talk about the project and introduce you to the exhibits on display. The historic pottery industry flourished in Red Wing, Minnesota from 1877 until 1967. The Red Wing Collectors Society Foundation is a national foundation dedicated to gathering historical information and items to preserve Red Wing and other American pottery and stoneware for future generations. Preserving the history of the clay industries in Red Wing, this museum has more than 6,000 historic pieces of stoneware, art pottery, dinnerware, and folk art to view and enjoy. 11:15 a.m. Leave the Pottery Museum. 11:30 a.m. Arrive at Liberty Restaurant located in the historic downtown building at 3rd & Plum owned by the Noreen Family since 1975. Menu: Meat-Loaf Luncheon with Cole Slaw, Mashed Potato & Gravy, Vegetable, Roll and Butter, Beverage, Petite Ice Cream Sundae. 1:00 p.m. Meet a local tour guide for a riding tour of historic Red Wing. Hear about the Pottery business, see impressive commercial and civic buildings, churches as well as residential neighborhoods Enjoy your journey through Red Wing’s architectural past and along the riverfront area now known as Levee Park. See the first downtown building, the Chicago-Milwaukee-St. Paul-Pacific Railroad Depot. 2:30 p.m. After the tour take some time to wander through beautiful downtown Red Wing. You can sample candy at Red Wing Confectionery, spend time at The Red Wing Shoe Store and see the “big boot.” Visit the Uffda Shop, unique galleries, specialty merchants, antique stores, boutiques and seize specialty items. 3:30 p.m. Leave Red Wing. 5:00 p.m. Estimated return time to Hopkins. Registration deadline is Sunday August 17, 2025. There will be no refunds for cancellations after this date.