Regional Visitor Center
303 S Elm St, PO Box 489, Rushford, MN 55971
Phone: (507) 864-2992
Email: hbc@bluffcountry.com
Begin in Chatfield, with the International Band Music Lending Library and Pease Wildlife
Museum. Turn west at the stoplights on Co. 2. past Mill Creek Park and cross the
Root River. Stop at the wildlife sanctuary on the Fillmore County Historical Society's
farm before turning left on Co. 101. Along this route, notice several log homes built
from Northern Minnesota and Montana logs. Continuing west on 101, at the next crossroads
is an old stone house where the Jesse James gang once stayed. A swing north on Co.
1 will bring you to historic Flugel's Mill, past Pleasant Grove. Or a swing west
on MN 30 will take you to Stewartville, with its beautiful golf course and other
recreational activities.
Another option is to travel south on Co. 1 into Spring Valley to see Laura Ingalls
Wilder artifacts and Washbum-Zittleman House. Take Co. 12 south for a scenic drive
to Co. 5. The drive north on Co. 5 includes the historic town of Wykoff. Or continuing
on Co. 12 south will take you to Forestville State Park which features Mystery Cave,
Historic Forestville, pioneer town, excellent trout streams, scenic horse trails,
and hiking and cross-country ski trails. At Preston, turn north on US 52 to Fountain,
which claims to be the "sinkhole capital of the USA." You can actually tour one along
the Root River State Trail. Fountain is also home to the Fillmore County History
Center Museum & Genealogy Library featuring an exhibit that includes items retrieved
from sinkhole digs.
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