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Great Escapes 2008: Red Wing

Red Wing
Photo by Bob Firth and Craig Bares

Rediscover the Twin Cities closest historic small town.

May 2008

By Shawn Gilliam

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Reasonably priced motel options, including the AmericInn, Best Western Quiet House & Suites, and Nichols Inn & Suites, line Highway 61. Country Inn & Suites joins the lineup in early summer. Farther out at the Prairie Island Indian Community, 230 rooms will nearly double the capacity at the Treasure Island Resort & Casino, come August.

A more kickback overnight experience awaits at Hay Creek Valley Campground and Old Western Saloon, six miles outside of Red Wing. The lost-in-time saloon boasts a long bar, house-specialty buffalo burgers, and a billiards/game room. Trout fishing, horseback riding, and other family activities abound at the campground and in the adjacent 1,000-acre Richard J. Dorer Memorial Hardwood State Forest.

If your hotel or B & B doesn’t have a fitness facility or pool, check out the Red Wing Family YMCA, where exercise equipment faces windows with Mississippi River views. Cards from Twin Cities YMCAs work here, and daily passes ($7 individual, $12 family) are available as well.

RESOURCES

Food & Drink
A to Z Produce & Bakery (Pizza on the Farm),
N. 2956 Anker Ln., Stockholm, Wisconsin, 715-448-4802.

Bev’s Café,
221 Bush St., 651-388-5227

Blue Moon,
427 W. 3rd St., 651-385-5799

Caribou Coffee,
726 Main St., 651-388-1910

Falconer Vineyards,
3572 Old Tyler Rd., 651-388-8849

Hanisch Bakery,
410 W. 3rd St., 651-388-1589

Harbor Restaurant, Bar & Marina,
N673 825th St. (Island Rd.), Hager City, Wisconsin, 715-792-2417

Jenny Lind Bakery/Smokey Row Cafe,
1926 Old West Main St., 651-388-6025

Jimmy’s Pub,
406 Main St., 651-388-2846

Liberty’s Restaurant & Lounge,
303 W. 3rd St., 651-388-8877

Lily’s Coffee House,
419 W. 3rd St., 651-388-8797

Norton’s Downtown & Lucky Cat Lounge
Opens in June at 307 Main St. Until then, Norton’s Restaurant in Wisconsin will remain open.
715-792-2464

Oar d’oeuvre,
433 Main St., 651-388-2155

The Port,
406 Main St., 651-388-2846

Staghead,
219 Bush St., 651-388-6581

Tale of Two Sisters,
204 W. 7th St., 651-388-2250

Veranda Cafe,
406 Main St., 651-388-2846

Vino in the Valley,
W3826 450th Ave., Maiden Rock, Wisconsin, 715-639-6677

Shops
Best of Times Bookstore,
425 W. 3rd St., 651-388-1003

Cut Above Home,
320 W. 3rd St., 651-388-2307

The Galley Room,
323 Main St., 651-388-7313

Hobgoblin Music,
920 Hwy. 19, 877-866-3936

Inspired Home & Flower Studio,
415 W. 3rd St., 651-388-8743

Josephson’s Clothing,
215 Bush St., 651-388-4261

Memory Maker Antiques,
415 Main St., 651-385-5914

Moments on Main,
329 Main St., 651-388-2343

Pottery Place Historic Center,
2000 W. Main St., 612-822-0367

Red Wing Pottery,
1920 W. Main St., 651-388-3562

Red Wing Shoe Company,
314 Main St., 651-388-8211

Red Wing Stoneware Company,
4909 Moundview Dr., 651-388-4610

Ruth’s German Haus,
1811 Old West Main St., 651-388-0516

Uffda Shop,
202 Bush St., 651-388-8436

Arts & Venues
Anderson Center,
163 Tower View Dr. (Hwys. 61 and 19), 651-388-2009

Goodhue County Historical Society,
1166 Oak St., 615-388-6024

Red Wing Arts Association,
418 Levee St., 651-388-7569

Red Wing Pottery Museum,
2000 W. Main St., 612-822-0367

The Sheldon Theatre,
443 W. 3rd St., 651-388-8700

Recreation
Red Wing Family YMCA,
434 Main St., 651-388-4724

The Route,
1932 Old West Main St., 651-388-1082

Lodging
AmericInn,
Old W. Main St., 866-385-0018

Best Western Quiet House & Suites,
Hwy. 61 and Withers Harbor Dr., 651-388-1577

Candlelight Inn,
818 W. 3rd St., 651-388-8034

Country Inn & Suites,
4275 Hwy. 61 W., 952-467-2414

Golden Lantern Inn,
721 East Ave., 651-388-3315

Hay Creek Valley Campground and Old Western Saloon,
31655 Hwy. 58, 651-388-3998

Moondance Inn,
1105 W. 4th St., 651-388-8145

Nichols Inn & Suites,
1750 Hwy. 61, 651-388-6633

Round Barn Farm Bed & Breakfast & Bread,
28650 Wildwood Ln., 651-385-9250

St. James Hotel,
406 Main St., 651-388-2846

Treasure Island Resort & Casino,
5734 Sturgeon Lake Rd., 800-222-7077


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