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Historic Bluff
Country
National Scenic Byway
www.historicbluffcountryscenicbyway.com
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88 Mile Route on Minnesota Highway 16
Between Dexter and La Crescent |
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The Historic Bluff Country Scenic Byway links
together some of the most scenic, historic, cultural, natural and
recreational resources in the area. Traveling through small towns
and quaint communities along the byway, visitors find attractions that
include restaurants, art galleries, theaters, antique shops, museums,
historic homes and sites, state parks, and lodging opportunities
from B&B's to motels and campgrounds.
Visitors also encounter a variety of outdoor
recreational opportunities, including canoeing, kayaking, hiking,
biking, cross country skiing, golfing, horse back riding, and trout
fishing. The Root River offers water recreation while the Root
River & the Harmony-Preston Valley State Bicycle Trails offer miles of
variety of users. |
More information is available at
National Designation Press Release
National
Scenic Byways Online
APPLE BLOSSOM
SCENIC
BYWAY
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1.5 mi S
of I90 to Main St in La Crescent. W to Elm St, Follow County Highway 29 |
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An officially designated
Minnesota Scenic Byway, the central link of this 17 mile
drive begins on the Mississippi at Dakota, following Winona
County Hwy 12 to the bluff tops, continuing in a south loop
along Highway 1 into La Crescent. A north loop travels into Nodine and Great
River Bluffs State Park. This drive provides spectacular
views from the bluff tops along the Mississippi River Valley
in Southeast Minnesota. Apple orchards on the south loop add
a special character to the scenery, with many varieties of
premier Minnesota apples available at fruit stands along the
way. |
SHOOTING STAR SCENIC BYWAY
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32 mile drive along Highway 56
Between Highway 63 at Chester,
Iowa, and I - 90 |
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This official Minnesota
Scenic Byway is one of the state’s first designated
wildflower routes. The Minnesota Department of Transportation
and Natural Resources collaborate to manage wildflowers and
native grasses along the route.
The route passes through
rich agricultural regions and small rural towns with historic
buildings of national significance, bed and breakfasts, golf
courses, swimming pools and city parks. Lake Louise State
Park is located on this route.
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LAURA INGALLS WILDER
HISTORIC
HIGHWAY
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From Rochester south on
US 63 to Spring Valley,
follow MN 16 & US 52 to the Iowa border to Burr Oak |
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You are invited to travel
the scenic route that Laura wrote about in the "Little
House" series. Almanzo and Laura Ingalls Wilder attended
the 1876 church in Spring Valley in 1890 and 1891. See Wilder photo display,
old-time Country Store, and pioneer artifacts. Visit the
Masters Hotel in Burr Oak, Iowa, where Charles Ingalls and
his family lived and worked in 1876. This is the ONLY
childhood home of Laura's still standing on its original
site. This is "the missing link" between the times
they lived in Walnut Grove.
This highway links with
the other Laura Ingalls Wilder Sites in Pepin, Wisconsin; Walnut Grove,
Minnesota; and DeSmet, South Dakota.
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AMISH BYWAY
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Along
Highway 52 between
Highway 16, Preston and Highway 44 at
Prosper |
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The Amish community,
estimated at about 700 residents, is concentrated in the area
around Canton and Harmony and they are frequent users of Highway 52 between Preston and Prosper.
Because the Amish drive
only slow moving horse drawn buggies or wagons, and Highway 52 has a 55 mile per hour speed
limit, the Amish Byway designation is primarily a
safety issue.
However, it is fun to pass
these quaint vehicles of bygone days and to imagine our
ancestors moving through the countryside in the same manner.
Most of the Amish farmsteads are located off the highway on
country roads.
Two important items to
remember if you travel the Amish Byway: Drive carefully
and please, take no photographs of the buggies that would
include Amish faces. (Amish do not like photographs taken of
their faces.)
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