Snowmobile Champion Levi LaVallee Visits Winona
April 1, 2020In the world of professional snowmobililing, few have a bigger name or more medals than Minnesota wunderkind Levi LaVallee. He has taken home 13 medals from Winter X Games throughout his career including 7 golds. He holds a world…
Virtually Tour Three Winona Area Minnesota State Parks
March 31, 2020If you’re in the Winona area, no problem, our regional state parks are still open for you to exercise, relax, and clear your head. If you’re outside of our area, but still want to experience the beauty of these parks,…
What’s Open and What’s Not in Winona: Chamber of Commerce Creates Guides
March 30, 2020As we are all learning during the COVID-19 pandemic, restaurants, bars, small businesses, and their employees are being especially hard hit. However, there is still opportunity to support our local entrepreneurs and workers during this time of crisis. Do you…
Local Non-Profit Launches Website and Forums to Stay Informed, Help Others During Crisis
March 27, 2020Local community non-profit, Engage Winona, has launched the mother of all resource pages, with links to everything from closures and takeout food businesses to volunteer forms and in-need forms. Transportation, child care resources, government links and so much more –…
Winona’s Hurry Back Productions Launches Community Assistance Program
March 26, 2020Like communities all across the world, Winona is grappling with the COVID-19 pandemic. Though the health, economic, and emotional toll that the virus has brought with it present incredible challenges, the stories of local organizations and individuals going above and…
Local Arts Entity Lends Support to Minnesota Music Industry
March 25, 2020The organizers of Winona’s Shut Down Third Street festival are “branching out” in a new way to help Minnesota artists. Founded in 2016, Treedome describes itself as a, “production studio and record store in downtown Winona, Minnesota making creative visions a reality…
Winona Advances in Strongest Town Competition
March 23, 2020Having thwarted Chubbuck, Idaho in round one, and edged Sylvania, Ohio in the second round, Winona has moved on to the Final Four of the Strongest Town Competition. Organized by Strong Towns, which, according to its website is, “an international movement…
This Week in Winona: March 9-15
March 9, 2020Download the printable PDF document here and check out our online calendar. Interested in getting this piece emailed to you at the start of every week? Email info@visitwinona.com and let us know. Highlights: March 9-15 Monday, March 9 12:00 pm – 2:30 pm Public Skate …
Star Tribune Looks at Winona’s Response to Super Bowl Ad Featuring the City
By now most folks who have watched TV or streamed something have seen Squarespace’s ad campaign featuring Winona Ryder in Winona, MN that debuted during last month’s Super Bowl. But how did the city of Winona respond? The Minneapolis Star…
Explore Minnesota Features Winona’s Riverport Inn
March 6, 2020The foremost authority on tourism in the land of 10,000 lakes is Explore Minnesota. The organization recently decided to run a piece on some of the most interesting places to stay in Minnesota for those looking for a unique twist…
