LaMoure County Museum

LaMoure County Museum Located in Memorial Park, 1 mile north of Grand Rapids, N.D. Features the old county courthouse, a schoolhouse, a church, a workshop, and the "annex."

Open from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day weekend. Private tours available by reservation. The Beginning - The Museum building was erected in 1883 and was used as the LaMoure County Courthouse until the famous "County Seat Fight" between the people of Grand Rapids and LaMoure. The building, having lost its purpose, was sold in 1902 and moved to Edgeley. In 1981 the structure was purchased b

y the LaMoure County Commissioners and moved to Memorial Park to be used as a museum to display memorabilia and artifacts common to this area. It now is within one mile of its original site. The idea for a museum was launched when Henry Arndt donated his collection of antiques to the county with the request that they be displayed in a suitable building in LaMoure County Memorial Park near Grand Rapids. Since then other antiques have been donated by interested citizens.

Due to the extreme heat, LaMoure County Museum will be closed again this weekend, July 25th and 26th. We hope to be open...
07/24/2026

Due to the extreme heat, LaMoure County Museum will be closed again this weekend, July 25th and 26th. We hope to be open again on August 1st and 2nd.

07/17/2026

Due to the extremely hot weather, the museum will be closed this weekend, July 18th and 19th.
We will resume open hours again on July 25th and 26th.

Eleven years ago, High Prairie Lutheran Church, a small church northeast of LaMoure, N.D., closed its doors. The buildin...
06/23/2026

Eleven years ago, High Prairie Lutheran Church, a small church northeast of LaMoure, N.D., closed its doors. The building itself was sold to a local family. With no home for the beautiful stained-glass windows, altar, organ, pulpit, and other items, High Prairie members met with the LaMoure County Museum curator and board, and a project was started to build a small country church where all these historic artifacts could be preserved and also be viewed by the public.
A very successful fundraising drive was started, and construction of the church began in 2016. Since its construction, some items from other now-closed churches have also found a home in our country church.
The church is open for viewing during our open hours on Saturdays and Sundays from 1 to 4 p.m. It has also been used for baptisms, renewal of vows, and Sunday services. If you would like to use our church, please contact the LaMoure County Auditor’s office at 701-883-5301 or our museum curator at 883-4328. You can also reach us via Messenger on this page.

How many of you know what the items in the middle of the first picture are? Here's a hint: They might prevent some stomp...
06/18/2026

How many of you know what the items in the middle of the first picture are? Here's a hint: They might prevent some stomping and head shaking.
You can see this display of a beautiful horse-drawn buggy in our south building - often called the annex - during our open hours on Saturdays and Sundays from 1 to 4 pm. Stop on by. There's so much to see!

Some of you might be wondering, What is there is to see at a small, rural museum? The answer is "a lot!" Our museum camp...
06/11/2026

Some of you might be wondering, What is there is to see at a small, rural museum? The answer is "a lot!" Our museum campus includes two large buildings plus a church, a country schoolhouse and a cookhouse.
Here's a peek inside the museum to give a taste of what's in store for visitors.

06/05/2026

The 2026 season here at LaMoure County Museum starts this coming Saturday, June 6th! Museum hours will be Saturdays and Sundays from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
The museum curator and volunteers have been busy cleaning and working with the displays to be ready for opening day.
We are happy to say that our flagpole has been fixed, and a solar light installed to keep the flag lighted at night, thanks to Doyle Edwards of Direct Electric.
Hope to see you soon!

Address

LaMoure County Memorial Park
Grand Rapids, ND
58458

Opening Hours

Saturday 1pm - 4pm
Sunday 1pm - 4pm

Telephone

+17018834328

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