Pembina

City / town · North Dakota

Pembina

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Nearest airportGFK · 70 mi
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Overview

Pembina is a city in the Red River Valley of North Dakota. It borders Emerson, Manitoba in Canada.

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Pembina State Museum

Permanent exhibits covering the local indigenous peoples, the fur trade, frontier military forts, the U.S./Canadian border survey, and modern agriculture. Also features an observation deck with a 360 degree view of the R…

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  • GFK Grand Forks International Airport, Grand Forks — 70 mi away. Directions
  • TVF Thief River Falls Regional Airport, Thief River Falls — 79 mi away. Directions
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    Until 1823 the governments of both Canada and the United States assumed that Pembina was in Canadian territory; the survey of the 49th parallel that year revealed it to be in the United States. It is a major port of entry for traffic coming from Winnipeg into the United States.

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    See Pembina State Museum

    Permanent exhibits covering the local indigenous peoples, the fur trade, frontier military forts, the U.S./Canadian border survey, and modern agriculture. Also features an observation deck with a 360 degree view of the Red River Valley.

    📍 805 State Hwy 59🕒 May 16-Sep 15: Mon-Sat 9AM-6PM, Sun 1PM-6PM; Sep 16-May 15: Mon-Sat 9AM-5PM, Sun 1PM-5PM💲 Museum admission free, observation tower $2 adults, $0.50 children 13-18, free for children 12 and under☎ +1 701 825-6840
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