Sesquicentennial Spotlight Tour - Prairie Grasslands

Arlington
-     Chamber of Commerce
                        www.arlingtonmn.com
                        507-964-5177

  1. Arlington A’s Amateur Baseball team

    1. www.arlingtonas.net

Blue Earth

  1. Chamber of Commerce

http://chamber.blue-earth.net
507-526-2916

  1. Tourist Information Center

(507) 526-3001

MN MapWe invite you to come to Blue Earth, MN and experience life in a small but progressive rural community. Blue Earth is located in Faribault County, in the heart of south central Minnesota, and is considered to have some of the richest soil in the United States.

Blue Earth was named after the Blue Earth River, which encircles the town. The Indians named it Makotah or Blue Earth because of the rare mineral "Illite" that is found in veins high in the riverbanks. Blue Earth is also where East meets West at the site of the historic Golden Spike (strip of gold concrete) Interstate-90 completion of the United State's longest highway which runs from Seattle to Boston. You can read all about the event at the Rest Stops near Blue Earth.

Welcoming all to the city is the 55 foot Jolly Green Giant Statue. Folks who come to see him often sit on his foot (which is a size 78 shoe) and have their picture taken. A stop at the Little Red Tourist Information Barn and Gift Shop completes the visit. Blue Earth's 'Giant Museum' will be opening later this summer. It will cover history of the canning factory in Blue Earth and showcase the largest collection of Jolly Green Giant memorabilia in the country.

We also invite you to sip on a frosty mug of root beer at the Cedar Inn one of the few remaining drive-in restaurants in the mid-west.

Playing a round of Disc Golf would be a fun way to get some exercise or hiking down the Unity Trail and doing a little birding. We could also visit the historic Church of the Good Shepherd Episcopal which houses the first stained glass window in Minnesota or the beautifully restored James B. Wakefiled House. You could also stroll down main street and do a little shopping at our unique specialty shops.

Offbeat Attractions:

World’s Largest Ball of Twine – Darwin, MN
            http://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/2128

Jolly Green Giant Statue – Blue Earth, MN
            http://www.roadsideamerica.com/tip/2130

World’s Largest Prairie Chicken – Rothsay, MN
            http://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/2712

Hermann the German – New Ulm, MN
            http://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/11260

Big Otter – Fergus Falls, MN
            http://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/2713

Roadside Vikings – Moorhead, MN
            http://www.roadsideamerica.com/set/OVERviking.html

World’s Largest Ox Cart – Crookston, MN
            http://www.roadsideamerica.com/search/tip

Lutefisk Capital of the World – Madison, MN
            http://www.roadsideamerica.com/search/tip?offset=170&tip_State=MN

Chef Kandiyohi Statue – Willmar, MN
            http://www.roadsideamerica.com/search/tip?offset=280&tip_State=MN

For more worthwhile roadside stops, visit www.roadsideamerica.com

Crookston

  1. Chamber of Commerce

www.visitcrookston.com
218-281-4320

  1. University of Minnesota, Crookston

    1. www.crk.umn.ued

  2. Red River Valley Sugarbeet Museum

    1. www.sugarbeetmuseum.com

  3. Babe Ruth Prep baseball Tourney, 25-27 July

    1. 218.281.1232

 

East Grand Forks

  1. Chamber of Commerce

www.gochamber.org
701-772-7271

  1. Art & Wine Walk

    1. July 19, 2008

    2. info@downtowngrandcities.org

Fergus Falls

  1. Chamber of Commerce

www.fergusfalls.com
218-736-6951

  1. Rothsay 125th Anniversary Celebration, 11-13 July 2008

    1. www.rothsay.org/events.php

  2. www.thingstodoinFergus.com

  3. West Otter Tail County Fair, 16-19 July, 2008

    1. www.wotcountyfair.com

    2.  

 

Fort Ridgely State Park

  1. www.dnr.state.mn.us/state_parks/fort_ridgely/index.html

  2. 507.426.7840

  3. Historical Society Site:

    1. www.mnhs.org/places/sites/fr/

    2. 507.426.7888

 

Georgetown

  1. Couldn’t find anything!

Herman

  1. City Website

    1. www.hermanmn.com

  2. Grant County Fair, 24-27 July

    1. www.hermanmn.com/grantcountyfair.html

 

Holmes City

  1. Nothing!

 

Kandiyohi County

  1. County Website

    1. www.co.kandiyohi.mn.us

Kensington

  1. City Website

    1. www.kensingtonmn.com

 

Mahnomen

  1. Mahnomen County Chamber of Commerce

218-935-5437

  1. www.mahnomen.govoffice.com

Milan

  1. www.milan.govoffice.com

  2. Milan 5K Eagle Chase, 31 July

    1. Www.talkinglake.com

  3. Lac qui Parle State Park

    1. www.dnr.state.mn.us/state_parks/lac_qui_parle/index.html

  4. Western Minnesota Prairie Waters

    1. www.prairiewaters.com

Montevideo/Lac qui Parle Mission

  1. Lac qui Parle Mission

    1. www.mnhs.org/places/sites/lpm

Montevideo Area

  1. Chamber of Commerce

www.montechamber.com
320-269-5527

  1. City Website

    1. www.montevideomn.org

  2. Rock the Park- 19 July 2008

    1. www.rocktheparklive.com

Moorhead

  1. Chamber of Commerce of Fargo Moorhead

www.fmchamber.com
218-233-1100

New Ulm

  1. Chamber of Commerce

www.newulm.com
507-233-4300

Redwood County

Saint Peter

  1. Chamber of Commerce

www.tourism.st-peter.mn.us
507-934-3400

Sleepy Eye
“Rich in History, Rich in Tradition, Rich in Pride”

  1. Chamber of Commerce

www.sleepyeyechamber.com
507-794-4731

Tenney

Watson

Worthington

  1. Chamber of Commerce

http://worthingtonmnchamber.com
507-372-2919