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Minnesota Marine Art Museum and Winona State University Present Freshwater Sustainability Programs Featuring Artist Tali Weinberg The Minnesota Marine Art Museum (MMAM) will host two events on March 20-21, 2026…
The National Eagle Center is planning for another fun summer of eagle viewing river cruises aboard Winona State University’s Cal Fremling floating classroom and Treasure Island’s Spirit of the Water. Starting Saturday, May…
The Minnesota Marine Art Museum (MMAM) announces that the exhibition, A Spectacle in Motion: The Grand Panorama of a Whaling Voyage ’Round the World, will close Sunday, March 1, 2026…
The Minnesota Beethoven Festival returns in 2026 for their nineteenth season, presenting a full concert schedule of internationally acclaimed classical artists. The season opens on June 28, 2026 with famed…
SAINT PAUL, Minn. – In the southeastern corner of the State of Hockey sits a small town with big hockey dreams. Winona, Minnesota, was one of eleven cities selected to receive…
The Minnesota Marine Art Museum (MMAM) invites the public to celebrate the launch of its 2026 theme, Making Waves, with the New Look Weekend, a dynamic three-day celebration featuring a…
Winona State University will welcome global entertainment icon JoJo Siwa for “An Evening with JoJo Siwa” at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 6, 2026 in Harriet Johnson Auditorium, Somsen Hall. The…
Visit Winona recognized the Winona Ice Park as the recipient of its 2025 Partnership Excellence Award during its annual hospitality and tourism celebration on December 9 at Winona Axe and…
Winona State University has installed potentially one of the rarest dinosaur fossils ever discovered — a 66-million-year-old Edmontosaurus unearthed in the badlands of southwestern North Dakota. The fossil, now secured…
This December, take a cozy evening drive and experience the beauty of Winona’s most cherished stained glass windows illuminated for the holidays. Merry & Bright: A Winona Stained Glass Driving…
The Winona Visitor Center on Huff Street will be transitioning to weekend, seasonal hours November 2025 through March 2026. Residents and visitors are invited to stop in and find information…
The Winona County History Center will be constructing new exhibits this winter and early spring thanks to raising over $650,000 during the History is Present campaign. New exhibit installation will happen in…
As in previous years, Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge will offer the opportunity to hunt the River Bottoms tract from Saturday October 18 – Friday October 24, 2025. On Friday October…
Enjoy performances by community members portraying people from Winona County’s past. Each year a new theme ties different storied lives together. For the 2025 Voices from the Past we will hear…
A new exhibit is coming to the American Eagle Gallery at the National Eagle Center this fall. On Thursday, September 4, the Center is hosting an opening reception for Beyond the Nest: A…
Winona State University offers new students a unique chance to jumpstart their college experience with Warrior Expeditions, a three-day pre-orientation program designed to welcome students to campus and the Winona…
Amtrak’s Borealis reached the 250,000-passenger milestone during the July 4th holiday weekend, the passenger operator has announced. The train, funded by the states of Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Illinois, launched in May 2024.…
Winona State University will host a one-day symposium exploring the rapidly evolving role of artificial intelligence (AI) in education. The symposium is hosted by the College of Education and will…
The Winona County History Center just completed a schematic plan for a new museum experience thanks to a grant from the Minnesota Humanities Center with Minnesota Legacy Funds. A team…
Winona’s Levee Park will welcome more than 200 competitive fishing participants and their families for the 2025 Minnesota B.A.S.S. Nation Tournament of Champions August 5-8, in Mississippi River Pools 5a, 6, 7.…
From youth to retirees, hobbyists to entrepreneurs, the first Winona Makerspace will have something for everyone in the community. Tools, classes, clubs, and rentals will all be in one central…
The Bald Eagle is a true American icon, and in recognition of its special status as our National Bird and living national symbol, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz has proclaimed June…
May 21, 2025 marks the Amtrak Borealis one-year anniversary of service between Saint Paul and Chicago. With nearly 200,000 riders in the past 12 months, Borealis trains are by far surpassing…
Join us for our featured National Mississippi River Day online event on June 2! It’s official: June 2 is now recognized as National Mississippi River Day — a new annual day…