​The Dakota County Historical Society will host a history bus tour of Dakota County on Saturday, Aug. 3. The bus will depart from the Lawshe Memorial Museum at 8:30 a.m. and visit historic sites throughout Dakota County before returning to the museum at 2 p.m.

Included in your registration will be a lunch at the Trophy House and a dessert at the LeDuc Historic Estate.

 Registration for this event is $45 per person or $40 for members of the Dakota County Historical Society. The Lawshe Memorial Museum is located at 130 3rd Avenue N in South St. Paul, Minn. Contact the Lawshe Museum at 651-552-7548, or visit www.dakotahistory.org to reserve a spot.

Dakota County was one of the nine original counties when the Minnesota Territory was established. Many important aspects to our state’s history can be traced back to Dakota County, and this narrated tour will visit some of these unique locations.