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Happy Halloween and Fall Hunting Updates

Happy Halloween from Lanesboro!  A year ago, we had about 5" of wet, heavy snow which caused school to be cancelled and left everyone guessing how should we trick-or-treat?  Too many of us had blocked the memories of Halloween 1991 or other past wintery Halloweens, so we were in a...

You Have to Go to Big Springs Farm Pumpkins & Corn Maze!

Althought it is 80 degrees on this last weekend in September, everything around town exudes the Fall season.  Our downtown light poles are decorated (thank you Big Springs Farm, Lanesboro FFA and Lanesboro Businesses Promotion Group) with cornstalks, straw bales, pumpkins, and mums; the...

Fall Into Lanesboro

~ Fall Getaways in Lanesboro ~

Labor Day weekend is here!  From the almost constant rainfall in May and June to a much dryer but comfortable July and August (we won't forget the feels-like 120 degrees on Aug. 16), the summer has been busy and full...

Summer Happenings

Happy Summer from Lanesboro, MN!  

Summer is in full swing in Lanesboro, with all your favorite summer time activities, including:

Spring Showers Bring Spring Events!

The winter brown is turning spring green, and our daffodils are blooming with the tulips ready next.  Lanesboro and the region have a lot of fun spring events coming up, so we welcome you back to bluff country!

No ice, no snow, no problem – still lots to do or not do (just relax!) this winter in Lanesboro/Whalan!

Recent national headlines have featured the many necessary ice rescues on northern Minnesota lakes - this warmer winter means our lake ice just isn't ready for one of Minnesota's favorite pasttimes - ice fishing.  The lack of snow and ice is not good for our northern Minnesota...

Season's Greetings...and Shop Local!

Winter is here, and although we are lacking on the snow, there are plentiful reminders of winter's beauty all around us:  the red dogwood stems standing out in a brown landscape, the ice forming on the bass pond, geese flying overhead, and holiday lights all around. 

And...

Cheers to 30 Years!

The Cottage House Inn is celebrating 30 years of being 'Your Inn When You're Out!'

Summer Happenings

Lanesboro is hopping this summer, and there are still so many fun things to do until those leaves change colors.