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Favorite Fall Things In & Around Lanesboro

While our astronomical calendar still says its summer until September 21, 2025, its already turning into the Fall season in Southeastern Minnesota.  Here are some of our favorite fall things:

Summer Fun!

With the solstice come and gone, summer is officially here and Lanesboro is ready to help make your summer full of fun, memories, and local experiences. Here are some helpful hints to book your summer trip to Lanesboro.

Helpful Hints:

Calling all Romance Reading Fans! Join us Feb. 14-16, 2025!

Happy New Year!  2024 was a year of an extremely mild winter, then lots of rain in May and June, then no rain in July through September, then a little bit of winter again to close out the year.  2024 was also a year of hosting our wonderful guests, new and return, from near and far....

Happy Halloween and Fall Hunting Updates

Happy Halloween from Lanesboro!  A year ago, we had about 5" of wet, heavy snow which caused school to be cancelled and left everyone guessing how should we trick-or-treat?  Too many of us had blocked the memories of Halloween 1991 or other past wintery Halloweens, so we were in a...

You Have to Go to Big Springs Farm Pumpkins & Corn Maze!

Althought it is 80 degrees on this last weekend in September, everything around town exudes the Fall season.  Our downtown light poles are decorated (thank you Big Springs Farm, Lanesboro FFA and Lanesboro Businesses Promotion Group) with cornstalks, straw bales, pumpkins, and mums; the...

Fall Into Lanesboro

~ Fall Getaways in Lanesboro ~

Labor Day weekend is here!  From the almost constant rainfall in May and June to a much dryer but comfortable July and August (we won't forget the feels-like 120 degrees on Aug. 16), the summer has been busy and full...

Summer Happenings

Happy Summer from Lanesboro, MN!  

Summer is in full swing in Lanesboro, with all your favorite summer time activities, including:

Spring Showers Bring Spring Events!

The winter brown is turning spring green, and our daffodils are blooming with the tulips ready next.  Lanesboro and the region have a lot of fun spring events coming up, so we welcome you back to bluff country!

No ice, no snow, no problem – still lots to do or not do (just relax!) this winter in Lanesboro/Whalan!

Recent national headlines have featured the many necessary ice rescues on northern Minnesota lakes - this warmer winter means our lake ice just isn't ready for one of Minnesota's favorite pasttimes - ice fishing.  The lack of snow and ice is not good for our northern Minnesota...