Shop garage sales and local business specials throughout the ten towns in the Root River Trail Towns organization and everywhere in between.
In its 43rd year experience annual fine arts festival with over 90 exhibitors live music and family art activities. 10am-5pm
Old-time music festival/camp with workshops, concert and square dance. Many musicians provide pop-up performances in the park and around the community.
Juried artist at the Lanesboro Arts Gallery, Barb Jeffers captures the beautiful rural landscape within the Driftless Region along with the communities, businesses and tourism of the area.
Art enthusiasts can find exciting treasures in the hills and valleys of Bluff Country during the annual self-guided Studio Art Tour, always the last full weekend in April.
Step back in time and take a fully-narrated three-hour tour to Amish farms and shops. Learn about their culture by meeting Amish farmers, families and shopkeepers.
Lanesboro's city-wide festival: marketplace; food booths; entertainment; dance; volleyball and softball tournaments; grand parade and fireworks.
One of my greatest joys is working with bright, bold color. I blend colors to make things out of fabric and add decorative stitching to create motion and depth.
A popular ticketed event held every 2-3 years on first Sunday of December showcasing B&Bs and Inns charmingly decorated for the holidays.
From the visitors center, go up Kenilworth Ave N to the summit of Church Hill. A cozy bench here provides a respite to enjoy a breathtaking view overlooking Sylvan Park and Lanesboro Dam.
An 1893 railway bridge, restored for pedestrians. Continue over the bridge, through Gateway Park and to the Poetry Parking Lot at the Bass Pond.
Peek behind the St. Mane Theatre to see a large-scale mural honoring the community's heritage and creativity. Collaboratively designed and painted by locals, kids and artists. It's a great photo op!
Award-winning, professional live theatre since 1989! With an enticing mix of musicals, comedies, dramas and more, there's something for everyone at the Commonweal!
A game of creative hide-and-seek and a social studies lesson! Find 20 iron medallions throughout the town. Pick up your map at the Visitors Center or Lanesboro Arts Gallery.
Holiday fun for the whole family! Cookie decorating; bonfires; shopping and Santa! Support your neighborhood businesses on Small Business Saturday.
Enjoy Oktoberfest and seasonal fall beers from Midwestern craft breweries at Lanesboro bars and restaurants.
Family-friendly fun-filled fall event to enjoy Lanesboro with a scavenger hunt; wagon ride; pumpkin & cookie decorating and so much more!
Host of Fillmore County Fair since 1865. This multi-generational event is a reflection of the values, culture, history, heritage and dreams of all who call Fillmore County their home.
$20/person, 4:30 - 7:30pm. Drive through, walk-up or dine in the park. If inclement weather, meal will be served in the community center.
Join your friends for Lanesboro's fifth annual Spring Pub Crawl. Participating bars are serving Surly. Enjoy great beer and time with friends, and crawl on!
Lanesboro Community Celebration Spring and Fall Event. Includes a style show, live music, street market, drawings and discounts in participating stores.
Exciting action by some of the most talented female athletes from the area. Age groups of 12 and under through 18 and under will be competing in this three day event. Refreshments available onsite.
Come and explore the choices and changes that faced the inhabitants of this area-from ancient civilizations to today's residents. Round out the visit with a game of croquet or horseshoes on the lawn.
Take a self-guided tour of historic Lanesboro landmarks, buildings and B&Bs. Learn about the people and places of Lanesboro. All walkable from downtown. Pick up your map at the visitor center.
True stories of Lanesboro's past performed in our historic streets and building with original scripts.. Performances and guided history walking tours. See website for details.
Experience big and small live owls up close and personal at the only owl education center in the USA!
Joan's studio is a short drive from Lanesboro. Her classic and playful styles of oil and watercolor paintings reflect the winding roads and unique landscape of the Lanesboro area.
One of only six gravity arch dams left in the US. It was created by immigrant craftsmen using mortar-less limestone blocks. Listed in the National Registry of Historic Places.
Artists open the doors to their studios, from 10 am to 5 pm. This self-guided tour through town and the region allows visitors to talk with artists and see their work spaces.
Multi-disciplinary arts organization that serves diverse audiences through year-round programming in its galleries, at the St. Mane Theatre and in public spaces throughout the community.
Year-round non-profit art gallery presenting accessible and diverse artworks in a rotating exhibition gallery, a juried sales gallery featuring 90+ artists and artist demonstrations.
LCT presents a winter play, a summer musical and movies in the park in the fall. Look for us on Facebook to learn about auditions and performances.
A farmers' market in the heart of bluff country offering customers fresh local produce, canned goods, baked items, honey, maple syrup and goat milk soap.
Experience the culture and values of Lanesboro's people. Three floors of history, an interactive phone booth and activities for kids. The museum is part of Lanesboro's voice to the world.
A unique initiative that weaves poetry into the social and municipal infrastructure of Lanesboro. The lot features 15 winning poems from a 2014 Haiku contest.
This decommissioned phone booth was relocated to the Lanesboro History Museum and repurposed as as storytelling kiosk. Pick up the phone and press a number to hear a story about Lanesboro's rich past.
Sylvan Park (est 1881) has two trout-stocked ponds, modern playground equipment, shelters, campground and a beautiful bluff settings.
Reconnect with your sweetheart during a weekend away--lighted luminaries, couples? activities and discounts.
Honoring our fallen comrades with a parade, program of patriotic music, speakers and gun salute with taps.
Seasonal. Rated one of the top caves in the US and voted Best Family Destination. Underground waterfall, stalactites, fossils and 18-hole mini golf course.
Professional portrait art for your home. Sessions offered on location or in studio. Schedule your appointment for portraits you'll treasure for years to come. Commercial photography also available.
The ultimate team fundraiser for the American Cancer Society that brings communities together to fight cancer. It's an opportunity to remember loved ones lost and honor survivors of all cancers.
Celebrate Minnesota's sweet-tart favorite. Free tastings of rhubarb delights games music and fun.
Constructed on an abandoned railroad, the paved, 42-mile state trail, begins in Fountain and runs through picturesque rural communities of Lanesboro, Whalan, Peterson, Rushford and Houston
Intimate performing arts and historic downtown 126-seat venue presenting a full schedule of concerts, film screenings, professional drama and community theatre productions.
Steve Harris, author of ''Lanesboro, Minnesota,'' is a writer and is available for freelance contract work.
Studio pottery featuring wood fired functional work. Open by appointment or during Bluff Country Studio Art Tour or Lanesboro Area Art Trail.
Artist Karl Unnash has created an engrossing permanent installation that encompass the foyer, lobby and restrooms of the Commonweal Theatre - available to view anytime the box office is open.
The ball field is located in the 900 block of Bench Street in Whalan. The field is the location of the annual Fast Pitch Softball Tournament.
Enjoy traveling through the bluffs overlooking Whalan. Start at Gator Greens Mini Golf and travel along the river road and then up the bluffs.
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