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This Weekend in Winona

Visit Winona — Wed, 16 May 2012 17:05:06 +0000

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Winona Visitors Center: 507-452-2278

Mon-Sat 9am-5pm, Sun 11am-4pm

VW Offices M-F 8am-5pm: 507-452-0735

This Weekend in Winona: 05/18/12—5/20/12

Friday, May 18
6-9 p.m. Swing Inc. performing live Signatures Restaurant

Saturday, May 19

7:30 a.m.-noon Farmers Market 2^nd andMain Street, DowntownWinona

10:00 a.m. Trester Trolley Tours Depart from East End Hotels

1:00 p.m. National Bike Month Kick-off LakeLodge

MN Paint HorseShow MN EquestrianCenter
Sunday, May 20

MN Paint HorseShow MN EquestrianCenter

2:30 p.m. Prairie Island Road Ride Lake Lodge

May is National Bike Month and also Minnesota Museums Month.

Ongoing Exhibits – For Exhibit hours see listing in Attractions

Simply Beautiful Exhibit – through 5/27 –MinnesotaMarineArt Museum

Lincoln: The Constitution and the Civil War – through 6/8 –WinonaCountyHistoryCenter

Lighthouses and Legends – through 10/19 –MinnesotaMarineArt Museum

Birds ofAmerica: Original Prints from Audubon –through 8/12—MinnesotaMarineArt Museum

Joyce King Art Exhibit – through summer – GracePlace

Attractions
Winona County History Center                507-454-2723                      www.winonahistory.org
Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday noon-4 p.m.
Minnesota Marine Art Museum              507-474-6626                     www.minnesotamarineart.org
Tuesday-Sunday 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Winona Arts Center                                507-453-9959                      www.winonaarts.org
Wednesday 4-7 p.m.; Friday 3-6 p.m.
Garvin Heights Vineyard                        507-474-9463                      www.ghvwine.com

Tuesday-Sunday 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Watkins Heritage Museum 507-457-6095 www.jrwatkins.com
Saturday 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Polish Cultural Institute 507-454-3431 www.polishmuseumwinona.org
Monday-Saturday 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
Lake Park Lodge free watercraft rental
Monday-Friday 3-7 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday 12-6 p.m.
For a full listing of things to do in Winona, visit our website www.visitwinona.com

April edition of Tourism Matters now available

Visit Winona — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 16:49:23 +0000

Tourism Matters, Visit Winona’s monthly newsletter that is printed and distributed by the Winona Daily News, has a new design and a new print date. Its new format features two pages that are face to face and are now a part of the Winona Daily News, rather than as a separate insert as was the previous case. It will be published the first Friday of each month in the Winona Daily News but it is also downloadable from our Visit Winona website. The newsletter is full of information that is valuable to the local community as well as a resource for those who are visiting Winona. Tourism Matters is available at the Winona Visitors’ Center and the Winona County History Center. To view the newsletters on our website, please click on the multi-media tab on the home page and then click on guides and brochures in the drop down menu and select the newsletter tab on the green side bar.

Fun and FREE things to do in Winona

Visit Winona — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 15:57:13 +0000

Drive up or hike up to Garvin Heights Lookout for a breath-taking view of Winona and the river valley – you can see 20-30 miles up and down the river on a clear day.
Stop and smell the roses at the Rose Gardens along Lake Park Drive.
The Veterans Memorial Park is a great place to learn about the wars our veterans fought in.
Concerts at the band shell on Wednesday nights in the summer at 8pm.
Admire the classic cars that gather at Lakeview Drive-in on summer Wednesday nights during Cruise Nights.
Walk/run/bicycle/rollerblade/skate on the paths around the lakes and various trails. West Lake path is 1.3 miles, East Lake path is 4.0 miles.
Canoes, kayaks, stand-up paddle boards, and a few bicycles are available for free at Lake Park Lodge, courtesy of Winona Park and Recreation.
Learn more about local products at the farmers market on Wednesday afternoons and Saturday mornings.
Walk Winona’s historic downtown and admire the outstanding and diverse architectural styles and stained glass windows.
Walk along the Levee and watch the boats and dredges go by.
Stop at Windom Park and admire the Princess Wenonah statue, fountain, gazebo and garden.
Fish the lakes or the Mississippi River and streams in our area.
Learn about Watkins Inc. at the Watkins Museum.
Test your skills (skate boards, rollerblades, BMX bikes) at the 4.8 Skate Park (5th & St. Charles Streets).
Hike the Prairie Island Nature Trail, or Holzinger Lodge Trail (biking too). Visit Winona has brochures on walking/hiking, bicycling trails.
Play tennis at the free municipal tennis courts north of the band shell by Lake Winona and Hamilton Street.
The Willows Disc Golf Course is located around east Lake Winona. Get a map/scorecard for the course at the Visitors’ Center.
Surprise the kids with a visit to the Safari Museum on the third floor of Winona National Bank. Also has a gun collection.
Check out some books or movies from the Winona Public Library. Kids activities and programs available in the summer.
Winona is on the Mississippi Birding Flyway so if you’re a bird-watcher, bring your binoculars.
If you’re an art enthusiast, you can view the wonderful art collection in the Winona State University library as well as changing exhibits at the Watkins Gallery. The university also has a “Garden & Monument Tour” that you can experience. Tour brochures available at the Visitors’ Center. Saint Mary’s University also has the Lillian Davis Hogan Galleries at the Toner Student Center and the Winona Arts Center exhibits local and regional artists.
Use your smart phone to take “Stories in Structure” walking tour of historic landmarks downtown Winona.
Cross the Interstate bridge and visit Latsch Island Park and beach, and take a stroll over the wagon bridge.
Note: Brochures and/or maps for many of the suggestions can be found at the Winona Visitors’ Center, 924 Huff St., or Visit Winona, 160 Johnson St. (in the Winona County History Center building)