Table of Contents
introduction xi
using this guide xiii
north
day trip 01
lindbergh's hometown 2
little falls, mn 2
day trip 02
paul bunyan & family fun 8
brainerd, mn 8
day trip 03
lakeland luxuries 16
nisswa, mn 16
pequot lakes; mn 23
day trip 04
iron ore & trading posts 26
mille lacs lake, mn 26
crosby-ironton, mn 30
day trip 05
rushing rivers & thick forests 33
pine city, mn 35
hinckley, mn 35
sandstone, mn 38
moose lake, mn 39
cloquet, mn & carlton, mn 41
day trip 06
cooler by the lake 43
duluth, mn 43
northeast
day trip 01
lower st. croix river valley 56
taylors falls, mn 56
st. croix falls, wi 60
osceola, wi 61
day trip 02
loggers, skiers, fat tires & fish 63
hayward, wi 63
cable, wi 68
east
day trip 01
minnesota's trendy grande dame 72
stillwater, mn 72
day trip 02
the chippewa river valley 78
menomonie, wi 78
chippewa falls, wi 81
aau claire, wi 84
southeast
day trip 01
Wisconsin's great river road 88
Stockholm, wi 88
Depin, wi 92
alma, wi 93
buntain city, wi 96
day trip 02
boots, pottery & romance 98
red wing, mn 98
day trip 03
eagles, toys & grumpy old men 104
lake city, mn 104
wabasha, mn 107
day trip 04
stained glass, Shakespeare & spice 111
winona, mn 111
day trip 05
bluff country americana 117
lanesboro, mn 117
south
day trip 01
chic boutiques & antiques 126
rochester, mn 126
day trip 02
outlaws & academics 133
northfield, mn 133
day trip 03
nature & nurture 138
fairbault, mn 138
owatonna, mn 142
southwest
day trip 01
follow the minnesota river valley 146
Jordan, mn 146
belle plaine, mn 149
henderson, mn 150
st. peter, mn 151
day trip 02
a taste of germany 154
new ulm, mn 154
west
day trip 01
mysteries & water skis 162
spicer, mn 162
new london, mn 165
northwest
day trip 01
city of granite & gardens 168
st. cloud, mn 168
day trip 02
saints, scribes & lake wobegon 175
st. joseph-collegeville, mn 177
avon-albany, mn 179
freeport, mn 180
sauk centre, mn 180
day trip 03
land of vikings & lakes 182
alexandria, mn 182
appendix a regional information 187
appendix b festivals & celebrations 192
index 198
