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With Thanksgiving

Happy (almost) Winter! We end our 2021 busy season with many thanks to all of the travelers, from near and far, that crossed Lanesboro off their lists of places to visit this year. We are so grateful for coming to our little town. Over the years, the Cottage House's meeting room has been home to many of our family's Thanksgivings, and it was again this year with extended family, young and not-so-young. It was a fun celebration of multiple generations, and for that, we are grateful again. How do you practice gratitude? There are many ways to acknow

Fall Into Lanesboro

Fall is in full swing in Lanesboro with some gorgeous shades of red, maroon, yellow, and orange still on the trees. The temperatures have turned a little cooler, but we still await our first frost. The fall season brings many events to Lanesboro, including the Taste of the Trail in September, Fall Craft Beer & Wine Fest, family-friendly Fall into Lanesboro on the first Saturday of October, the Filthy 50 bike ride with 1000 riders on the second Saturday of October, a Halloween-themed high ropes course at Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center on Oct.

In the Swing of Things

It is safe to say this season has been busy! We are in the full swing of things in beautiful downtown Lanesboro, and we are so grateful to all who have traveled to our welcoming little town for their vacation, meeting, family reunion, or weekend getaway. As we near August, we prepare to celebrate our town's annual event, Buffalo Bill Days, for the 37th year! Buffalo Bill Days of course is in homage to Buffalo Bill Cody, who performed his first world-famous wild west show in Lanesboro in 1900. Prior to 1900, Buffalo Bill would come to Lanesboro to visit his o

It's that Time of the Year Again - Rhubarb!

It isn't Spring in Lanesboro, Minnesota, without fresh picked rhubarb in the kitchen. If you are a native of the upper Midwest, you may have those vivid memories of pulling a rhubarb stalk out of the ground and biting into that sour suprise. Perhaps you even snuck some sugar out of the house to dip that rhubarb stalk into before taking a bite. Lanesboro wants to help you relive those childhood memories and develop even more appreciation for this famous vegetable at the town's annual Rhubarb Festival. Every year, Lanesboro hosts the Rhubarb