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Winona’s Amy Jo Marks wins Explore MN’s 2023 Customer Service Award

Explore Minnesota Executive Director Lauren Bennett McGinty welcomed travel and tourism industry leaders from across the state at Explore Minnesota Tourism Conference 2023 to share the agency’s 2022 highlights and…

Wanderful Wives Visit Winona

Explore Minnesota hosted a couple who visited Minnesota for the Twin Cities Pride Festival. Sam and Justine are Instagram Influencers who also visited Winona as part of their Minnesota experience.…

Visit Winona unveils “Minnesota Gators” Campaign

Tourism marketing took a bizarre twist on April Fool’s Day when Visit Winona, the organization responsible for marketing Winona, Minnesota, unveiled a “Minnesota Gators” campaign touting the possibility to swim…

New outdoor bouldering park at Levee Park

There is a new outdoor recreation opportunity in downtown Winona at Levee Park. The Winona Parks and Recreation has collaborated with the Recreation Alliance of Winona to create an outdoor…

Regional Poets Put their Stamp on Winona

Prepare to take in even more beauty when you walk through the wonderful streets of Winona! In celebration of National Poetry Month, the Winona Fine Arts Commission announced the final…

Teaser Released for Winona Ryder Super Bowl Ad Filmed in Winona

It’s been big news all over Minnesota, and especially in Winona. Stranger Things star and hollywood icon Winona Ryder returned to her namesake town to film a commercial for Squarespace…

Winonas Collide: Winona Ryder Films Commercial in Namesake City

Winona was abuzz for a few days this week, when first rumors, then sightings of Winona Ryder started being posted on social media. The star of many films, and most…