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"Build Sandcastles and Memories"
on 450 foot level, sand beach.

The only resort on beautiful Lake Florida.
13 housekeeping cottages from 1-5 bedrooms.

FREE activities include:

• Paddle boat
• Kayaks
• Fun bugs
• Hydrobikes
• Bicycles
• Tricycles
• Wagons
• Sunday morning homemade donuts
• Monday night pizza picnic
• and a hayride on Thursday night for  the children

Located 100 miles west of Minneapolis / St. Paul.

BLOOMINGTON HOSPITALITY INN & SUITES 1601 East 79th Street Bloomington, MN 55425

800-228-2800 | Website

Attractions/Landmarks/Companies:
Minneapolis/St. Paul Int’l Airport (5M) • Mall of America (0.5M) • Fort Snelling (6M) • St. Paul River Centre (10M) • Minnesota Zoo (11M) • Metrodome (15M) • State Capital (17M) • State Fairgrounds (18M) • Mystic Lake Casino (18M) • Valleyfair (20M)

Kavanaugh's is an upscale family resort on beautiful Sylvan Lake in the heart of the Brainerd Lakes Area.

Lodging units feature deluxe one, two and three bedroom cabins and townhomes with full kitchens, fireplaces and multiple baths.

Indoor and outdoor pools, tennis, hiking and biking trails, streams and waterfalls throughout the property. Adjacent to 108 holes of premier golf.

BROOKLYN CENTER COMFORT INN 1600 James Circle North Brooklyn Center, MN 55430

800-228-5150 | Website

Attractions/Landmarks/Companies:
Mpls./St. Paul Int’l Airport (12M) • Mall of America (15M) • University of Minnesota (9M) • Nicollet Mall (5M) • Brookdale Shopping (1.5M) • Metrodome (20M) • Blaine National Sports Center (10M) • Minnesota State Fair (10M) • Target Center (10M) • Valleyfair (25M) • Cantebury Park (25M) • Mystic Lake Casino (27M)

BURNSVILLE FAIRFIELD INN 14350 Nicollet Court Burnsville, MN 55306

800-228-2800 | Website

Attractions/Landmarks/Companies:
Mpls./St. Paul Int’l Airport (13M) • Mall of America (10M) • Burnsville Mall (0.5M) • Minnesota Zoo (6M) • Valley Fair (8M) • Cantebury Downs (8M) • Mystic Lake Casino (10M) • Renaissance Festival (15M) • Fort Snelling (13M) • Metrodome (20M) • Science Museum of MN (20M) • Mpls. Convention Center (20M) • Minnesota State Fair (20M)

BURNSVILLE HAMPTON INN 14400 Nicollet Court Burnsville, MN 55306

800-426-7866 | Website

Attractions/Landmarks/Companies:
Mpls./St. Paul Int’l Airport (13M) • Mall of America (10M) • Burnsville Mall (0.5M) • Minnesota Zoo (6M) • Valley Fair (8M) • Cantebury Downs (8M) • Mystic Lake Casino (10M) Fort Snelling (25M) • Renaissance Festival (15M) Metrodome (20M) • Science Museum of MN (20M) • Mpls. Convention Center (20M) • Minnesota State Fair (20M)

COON RAPIDS FAIRFIELD INN 8965 Springbrook Drive Coon Rapids, MN 55433

800-228-2800 | Website

Attractions/Landmarks/Companies:
Mpls./St. Paul Int’l Airport (25M) • Mall of America (25M) • Earl Brown Convention Center (11M) • Bunker Hills Wave Pool (3M) • Blaine Sports Center/National Sports Center (5M) • Unity Hospital (2M) • Anoka Technical College (6M) • Mercy Hospital (7M) • Metrodome (13M) • Downtown Minneapolis (15M)

EDEN PRAIRIE FAIRFIELD INN 11325 Viking Drive Eden Prairie, MN 55344

800-228-2800 | Website

Attractions/Landmarks/Companies:
Mpls./St. Paul Int’l Airport(15M) • Mall of America (10M) • SuperValu Headquarters (Walking Distance) • Valleyfair (10M) • Target Center (11M) • Mystic Lake Casino (12M) • Canterbury Park (13M) • Metrodome (15M) • Mystic Lake Casino (15M) • Downtown St. Paul (17M)

Niagara Cave has recently been rated one of top ten caves in the United States!

During the one hour guided tour through the natural limestone cave you'll witness an underground stream which dashes off a 60 foot waterfall. 

The tour also includes stalactites both petite and massive, ancient fossils, and an underground wedding chapel that has been a setting for over 400 weddings.

Also offered at the cave is a gemstone panning sluice and ten acre picnic grounds.

Experience a lifestyle where the horse and buggy still provide the transportation; the home is lighted by kerosene lamps; and water is heated on a wood-burning stove. 

Visit Amish homesteads where you may purchase baskets, handmade furniture, quilts and many other Amish crafts.  Watch the Amish working their fields with horses and machinery reminiscent of the late 1800's.  Enjoy an exciting tour with one of our knowledgeable guides. 

Mini Bus Tours Daily (spring through fall) - Car Tours Daily (year around) - Group Bus Tours (with advance reservations) - No Sunday Tours

Apple Blossom Scenic Drive, Historic Bluff Country National Scenic Byway and The Great River Road.  La Crescent is the gateway to the scenic beauty of Southeastern Minnesota!

Visit us anytime

Enjoy:

• Spring's Apple Blossoms (usually around Mother's Day)
• Summer's fresh picked apples
• La Crescent Applefest 3rd weekend in September
• Autumn's fall colors (usually 1st or 2nd week of October)
• 80+ miles groomed snowmobile trails (if it snows)

Bus tours welcome!    Orchard tours by appointment.

MANKATO COMFORT INN 131 Apache Place Mankato, MN 56001

800-228-5150 | Website

Attractions/Landmarks/Companies:
Regional Airport (3M) • River Hills Mall (0.3M) • Madison East Mall (0.5M) • Mankato Mall (2M) • Agstar Financial (0.5M) • Civic Center (2M) • Minnesota State University Mankato (2M) • Mount Kato Ski Area (7M) • Vikings Training Camp (5M) • Madison Lake (10M)

MANKATO FAIRFIELD INN 141 Apache Place Mankato, MN 56001

800-228-2800 | Website

Attractions/Landmarks/Companies:
Regional Airport (3M) • River Hills Mall (0.3M) • Madison East Mall (0.5M) • Mankato Mall (2M) • Agstar Financial (0.5M) • Civic Center (2M) • Minnesota State University Mankato (2M) • Mount Kato Ski Area (7M) • Vikings Training Camp (5M) • Madison Lake (10M)

MPLS./ST. PAUL AIRPORT FAIRFIELD INN & SUITES 1330 Northland Drive Mendota Heights, MN 55120

800-228-2800 | Website

Attractions/Landmarks/Companies:
Mpls./St. Paul Int’l Airport (3M) • Mall of America (3M) Northland Insurance (0.1M) • Blue Cross Blue Shield (0.5M) • Unisys (0.5M) • Coca-Cola (1M) • Kinkos Training Center (2M) • 3M (4M) • Minnesota Zoo (5M) • Downtown Mpls./ Metrodome (12M) • Valley Fair (15M) • Mystic Lake Casino (20M)

Monticello Chamber of Commerce
PO Box 192, 205 Pine St.
Monticello, Minnesota  55362
763-295-2700

A great place to stop in mid-Minnesota. View our 900 Trumpeter Swans mid-Nov.-Feb. Just 40 minutes north of Minneapolis, St. Paul

OWATONNA COUNTRY INN & SUITES 130 Allan Avenue SW Owatonna, MN 55060

800-456-4000 | Website

Attractions/Landmarks/Companies:
Mpls./St. Paul Int’l Airport (45M) • Minnesota Historical Orphanage Museum (1M) • Cabela’s Sport Superstore (2M) • Village of Yesteryear (2M) • Medford Outlet Mall (5M) • Mall of America (40M)

Savor a distinctive blend of classic elegance and contemporary amenity. Each of the 61 guestrooms is distinctly unique. No two rooms are alike. The guestrooms feature Victorian decor, some with whirlpool, cable, hair dryers, irons and ironing boards, valet service and twice-daily maid service. Guests start each day with a newspaper at their door and complimentary coffee in the Historic Library.

This Rochester Hotel is conveniently located just three miles from downtown Rochester and the Mayo Clinic, and provides a warm and welcoming atmosphere sure to please business and leisure travelers alike.

The Country Inn & Suites - Rochester South features a free Mayo Clinic shuttle, free continental breakfast, free high-speed Internet and an Internet kiosk in the lobby to keep you in touch with your loved ones.

The ideal Rochester location for a variety of meetings and social events, the Rochester Hotel offers flexible, well-appointed function space for up to 35 people. With the services of the professional Rochester Hotel staff, meetings at the Rochester Hotel are sure to come off without a hitch.

ROCHESTER COUNTRY INN & SUITES 4323 Highway 52 North & W Frontage Road Rochester, MN 55901

800-456-4000 | Website

Attractions/Landmarks/Companies:
Rochester Int’l Airport (10M) • Galleria Shopping Center (5M) • Apache Mall (7M) • IBM Offices (0.5M) • Valley High Industrial Park (0.5M) • Celestica (1M) • Mayo Clinic (4M) • Silver Lake Park (4M) • Civic Center (5M) • Fairgrounds (8M) • Mall of America (75M) • Minneapolis/St. Paul (75M) • Olmstead County Historical Society (7M) • Oxbow Park (12M) • Quarry Hill Nature Center (7M)

ROSEVILLE FAIRFIELD INN 3045 Centre Pointe Drive N Roseville, MN 55113

800-228-2800 |  Website

Attractions/Landmarks/Companies:
Mpls./St. Paul Int’l Airport (20M) • Mall of America (20M) • Rosedale Mall (2M) • University of Minnesota (8M) Northwestern College (10M) • Veratas Software (0.5M) • Minnesota State Fairgrounds (5M) • Medtronics (5M) • Deluxe Check (7M) • Blaine Sports Center (7M) • National Sports Center (7M) • Schwanns Super Rink (7M) • Target Center (8M) • Metrodome (8M) • Downtown Mpls. (8M)

ST. CLOUD FAIRFIELD INN 4120 South 2nd Street St. Cloud, MN 56301

800-228-2800 | Website

Attractions/Landmarks/Companies:
Regional Airport (10M) • Crossroads Shopping Center (0.5M) • St. Cloud State University (4M) • St. Johns University (8M) • Downtown Minneapolis (60M) • College of St. Benedict (5M) • Stearns County Heritage Center (0.5M) • Angushire Public Golf Course (0.5M) • Civic Center (5M) • Munsinger & Clemens Gardens (5M)

Crowne Plaza St. Paul-Riverfront 11 East Kellogg Boulevard St. Paul, Minnesota 55101 651-292-1900

For the ultimate in Minnesota vacations, book your deluxe accommodations at the Crowne Plaza St. Paul-Riverfront hotel, an ideal destination among greater Minneapolis hotels. Delight in our downtown Saint Paul, MN hotel where you can expect to be pampered with relaxing guestrooms coupled with inviting amenities and attentive service. The Crowne Plaza St. Paul-Riverfront exceeds your expectations for greater Minneapolis convention hotels with 50,000 elegant square-feet of function space complemented by exquisite catering and the assistance of our courteous staff.

Experience serenity in God's great creation!

Family resort nestled on a quiet protected bay
on Leech Lake, Minnesota.

• Great for water sports or swimming.
• Kids love Perch fishing off the docks! 
• Catch the trophy fish of your dreams.
• Plenty of Walleye, Muskie, Bass, and Northern waiting for you. 
• Golf and Casinos close to resort. 
• Modern comfortable cabins with cable TV. 
• Lodge with pop and snacks, pool table and video games. 

Certain Pets allowed. 

Play all day and view the stars in the heavens at night!

WOODBURY HAMPTON INN 1450 Weir Drive Woodbury, MN 55125

800-426-7866 | Website

Attractions/Landmarks/Companies:
Mpls./St. Paul Int’l Airport (15M) • Mall of America (15M) • Tamarack Mall (2M) • Factory Outlet Center (2M) • 3M Offices (3M) • Ordway Music Theater (10M) • Saint Paul River Centre (10M) • Xcel Energy Center (10M) • Downtown St. Paul (10M) • Target Center (13M) • University of Minnesota (15M) • Metrodome (16M) • Valleyfair (30M) • Renaissance Fair (30M)