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2010 Coal Creek Tour Information
2010 Tour Agenda Timeline (456 KB)
2010 Tour Agenda Description (608 KB)
2010 RSVP / Reservation (324 KB)
2010 Member Profile (240 KB)
Highlights of 2009
The annual tour of Coal Creek Station and Falkirk Mine took place June 16, 17, 18, 2009. This year 49 people attended, 30 adults and 19 students between the ages of 10-18. This three day trip was definitely a highlight for all that attended.
The first day included travel on a motor coach, entertainment on the motor coach, a fun lunch stop at the Fargo West Acres Mall food court and rest stops along the way, until we arrived at the Country Suites motel in Bismarck, North Dakota.
Tuesday the tour began with a complete tour of the electric generating power plant of Coal Creek Station, a stop at the Garrison Dam and a tour of the Falkirk Mine where lignite coal is mined and delivered to Coal Creek Station.
Late Tuesday afternoon the travelers had the opportunity to relax at the motel. Later that evening there were a variety of planned activities. The activities included dinner at the restaurant of their choice near the motel, educational electrical related games, swimming at the motel’s indoor water park, and an ice cream social. Thursday morning everyone was back on the bus and we departed for Owatonna.
The Coal Creek Tour was very educational, yet entertaining. We are going to continue to offer this trip to co-op members in the future. We encourage you to bring students and grandchildren on this exciting, three-day adventure to North Dakota. At Steele-Waseca we feel that it is important to educate students about the process required to get electricity to them each and every day.
Contact Doug Hughes for more information.
Past Tour information
Great River Energy & Things to know
Facts & Trivia about Coal Creek
Facts about Falkirk Mine
2007 Tour Photos
2006 Tour Photos
2005 Teen Tour (532 KB)
Past Tour Photos (252 KB)
Tour with Jerry