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Twin Springs Supper Club Honored as One of the Midwest’s Best Supper Clubs

Twin Springs Supper Club Honored as One of the Midwest’s Best Supper Clubs

Visit Bluff Country Mar 19, 2026

Twin Springs Supper Club of Decorah has been recognized as one of the Best Midwest Supper Clubs in the 2026…

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Decorah Recognized in Midwest Living’s 2026 Best of the Midwest Awards

Decorah Recognized in Midwest Living’s 2026 Best of the Midwest Awards

Visit Bluff Country Mar 19, 2026

Decorah has been named a winner in the 2026 Best of the Midwest Awards presented by Midwest Living. The recognition…

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Dr. Nancy Coleman Gives Online Presentation about Vesterheim Exhibi

Dr. Nancy Coleman Gives Online Presentation about Vesterheim Exhibi

Visit Bluff Country Mar 19, 2026

Visit the exhibit, “Pioneering Pages: Forming the New American Woman,” open at Vesterheim, the National Norwegian-American Museum and Folk Art…

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Chloe Bischoff Connects Storytelling, Soil, and Ceramics as Lanesboro Artist-in-Residence

Chloe Bischoff Connects Storytelling, Soil, and Ceramics as Lanesboro Artist-in-Residence

Visit Bluff Country Mar 2, 2026

Lanesboro Arts is pleased to welcome Minneapolis-based ceramicist Chloe Bischoff as the Lanesboro Artist-in-Residence from April 1 – April 30.…

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Vesterheim Features: The National Norwegian-American Folk Art Exhibition

Vesterheim Features: The National Norwegian-American Folk Art Exhibition

Visit Bluff Country Feb 25, 2026

DECORAH, Iowa — Vesterheim, the National Norwegian-American Museum and Folk Art School, is participating in the project, Handwork 2026, joining…

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51st Annual WIARA State Ski & Snowboard Championships

51st Annual WIARA State Ski & Snowboard Championships

Visit Bluff Country Feb 10, 2026

Explore La Crosse is excited to announce the 51st Wisconsin State High School Ski & Snowboard Championships on the beautiful…

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Choose Chatfield for Your Next Adventure

Choose Chatfield for Your Next Adventure

Visit Bluff Country Feb 2, 2026

By Charlene Corson Selbee Next time you are traveling through Chatfield, Minn., include time in your itinerary to get to…

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Family Activities on Free Second Saturday at Vesterheim

Family Activities on Free Second Saturday at Vesterheim

Visit Bluff Country Feb 2, 2026

Visit Vesterheim, the National Norwegian-American Museum and Folk Art School, on Free Second Saturday, February 14, for free museum admission…

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Free Day for Local Minnesotans at the International Owl Center

Free Day for Local Minnesotans at the International Owl Center

Visit Bluff Country Jan 5, 2026

Free Day for Local Minnesotans at the International Owl Center January 10-11, 2026 Houston, Minnesota Residents of Winona, Fillmore, and…

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Kick off the holiday season with a Norwegian Christmas celebration at Vesterheim

Kick off the holiday season with a Norwegian Christmas celebration at Vesterheim

Visit Bluff Country Nov 30, 2025

Kick off the holiday season with a Norwegian Christmas celebration at Vesterheim, the National Norwegian-American Museum and Folk Art School,…

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