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Special Events

Minnesota Beethoven Festival

Summer Festival: July 1-20, 2008
2008-2009 Festival: October-May, 2009
Winona, Minn.
507-457-171
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Great River Shakespeare Festival

June 27 to July 27, 2008
Winona State University
Winona Minn.

The War of 1812 Battle of Prairie du Chien

July 9-10
608-326-2721

Gilmore Creek Summer Theatre

July 10 to August 3, 2008
507-457-1715

Great River Energy Mississippi River Challenge 2008
Friends of the Mississippi River

July 26 & 27
651-222-2193, ext.19

Kickapoo Country Fair

July 28 & 29
One Organic Way
La Farge, Wis.
888-444-6455

Lansing Fish Days

August 7-10
Lansing, Iowa

RiverWay 2008

Upper Mississippi River Conference
August 21-23

Living on the River Expo
August 23
Quad Cities, Illinois/Iowa

28th Annual Villa Louis Carriage Classic

September 6-7
608-326-2721

Dining on the Mississippi

The Barn Restaurant

Prairie du Chien, Wis.
608-326-4941

Blue Heron Coffeehouse
162 West 2nd Street
Winona, Minn.
507-452-7020

Bluff Country Co-op

121 W. Second St.
Winona, Minn.
507-452-1815

Buzzard Billy's

222 Pearl St.
La Crosse, Wis.
608-796-2277

The Coffee Grounds & Buffalo Trading Co.

200 South Main St.
Alma, Wis.

Galena Cellars

515 S. Main St., Galena, Ill.
815-777-3330
and 477 S. 3rd St., Geneva, Ill.

Golden Frog Restaurant & Saloon

112 North Shore Dr.
Fountain City, Wis.
608-687-3335

Great River Roasters & Cafe

Hwy 35 & Lake St.
Pepin, Wis.
715-442-4100

Harbor View Cafe

First & Main St.
Pepin, Wis.
715-442-3893

McGregor's Beer & Brat Garden

Riverfront & Main
McGregor, Iowa
800-848-2413
563-873-9613

Pickle Factory Bar & Grill

205 1st St.
Pepin, Wis.
715-442-4400

River's Edge Restaurant

10 South Front St.
Lansing, Iowa
866-867-4708

Traxx Restaurant and Lounge

115 Main St.
Alma, Wis.
608-685-4929

Trempealeau Hotel

150 Main St.
Trempealeau, Wis.
608-534-6898

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Things to Do (also see events)

Belvedere Mansion

1008 Park Ave.
Galena, Ill.
815-777-0747

Clements Fishing Barge

Genoa, Wis.
608-689-2800

Commonweal Theatre Company

206 Parkway Ave., N
Lanesboro, Minn.
800-657-7025

Duke Addicks, Storyteller

651-643-0622
dukeaddicks@earthlink.net

Figge Art Museum

225 West 2nd St.
Davenport, Iowa
563-326-7804

Fort Crawford Museum

Prairie du Chien, Wis.
608-326-6960

Fun "N" The Sun Houseboat Vacations

S221 State Hwy 35
Alma, Wis.
888-343-5670
608-248-3501

Ferguson's Morningside Orchard

3 miles west of Galesville, Wis.
608-539-4239

Great River Harbor Campgrounds & Marina

S2221 State Hwy 35
Alma, Wis.
608-248-2454
608-248-3393

John Deere Pavilion

1400 River Dr.
Moline, Ill.

Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum & Historical Society

Hwy 35 (306 Third St.)
Pepin, Wis.
800-442-3011

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Le Duc Historic Estate

1629 Vermillion St.
Hastings, Minn.
651-437-7055

Minneapolis Queen

On Lake Minnetonka, Minn. and the Mississippi River at the Minneapolis riverfront
952-474-8058

Minnesota Marine Art Museum

800 Riverview Dr.
Winona, Minn.
507-474-6626
866-940-6626

Muscatine History and Industry Center

117 W Second St.
Muscatine, Iowa
563-263-1052

Pearl of the Lake Paddleboat

Lake Pepin Paddleboat, Inc.
100 Central Point Road
Lake City, Minn.
651-345-5188

Pump House Regional Arts Center

119 King Street
La Crosse, Wis.
608-785-1434

Starlight Lounge

222 Pearl St.
La Crosse, Wis.
608-796-0905

Villa Louis-Wisconsin State Historic Site

Prairie du Chien, Wis.
608-326-2721

Visit Winona

160 Johnson St.
Winona, Minn.
507-452-0735
800-657-4972

Wings Over Alma

Highway 35
Alma, Wis.
608-685-3303

Winona County Historical Society

160 Johnson St.
Winona, Minn.
507-454-2723

Places to Stay

Alma Town House

104 South Main St.
Alma, Wis.
715-926-5743

Building Character

Lofts and condominiums on the Mississippi
Lake City, Minn.
507-261-1450

Burlington Hotel

809 North Main St.
Alma, Wis.
608-685-3636

Clark House Bed & Breakfast

20314 West Ridge Ave.
Galesville, Wis.
608-852-4190
email

Deer Tracks Log Cabin Community

Iowa Hwy 76 (north of the Marquette, Iowa bridge)
563-535-0000

Eagles Landing B&B and Winery

82 & 127 North St.
Marquette, Iowa
563-873-2509

Eagles Landing Condominiums

Wabasha, Minn.
651-565-3321

Franciscan Spirituality Center Hermitages

La Crosse, Wis.
608-791-5395

Holiday Shores Motel

McGregor, Iowa
563-873-3449

Grumpsters Log Cabin Getaway

535 Ash St.
McGregor, Iowa
563-873-3767

Hawks View Cottages & Lodges

Fountain City, Wis.
866-293-0803
(email)

Inn on the River

11321 Main Street
Trempealeau, Wis.
608-534-7784

Little Switzerland Inn

McGregor, Iowa
563-873-2057
608-412-0400

McGarrity's Inn on Main

203 Main St.
Lansing, Iowa
563-538-9262

McGregor Lodging

P.O. Box 381
McGregor, Iowa
563-873-3150

McGregor's Landing Bed & Bath

111 First St.
McGregor, Iowa
563-873-3150

The Natural Gait

Resort
Near Marquette, Iowa
877-776-2208

Red Gables Inn Bed & Breakfast

403 North High St.
Lake City, Minn.
651-345-2605
888-345-2605

Stoney Creek Inn

Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Wisconsin
800-659-2220

That 70's Place

1160 1st St.
Pepin, Wis.
651-380-4932

Trempealeau Hotel

150 Main St.
Trempealeau, Wis.
608-534-6898

Willows on the River Condominiums

100 Central Point Road
Lake City, Minn.
651-345-9900

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