On July 31, 2026, Katlin Koenigs, of Stacyville, Iowa, won a $900 Green Mountain Grill from Ody’s Country Meats & Catering in Spring Valley, Minn., from a drawing for the Visit Bluff Country Magazine Best of the Best contest.
Pictured is Ody’s Country Meats & Catering Owner Cody Koebke (left) and grill winner Katlin Koenigs.
Photo by Jason Sethre
In June, Joe Woellert, of Preston, Minn., won a $1,000 gift certificate to Decorah Bicycles in Decorah, Iowa.
In May, Jason Soyring, of Winona, Minn., won a $1,000 gift certificate to Rochester Indoor Golf Center in Rochester, Minn.
As Visit Bluff Country Magazine celebrates 41 years as the premier tourism publication promoting Historic Bluff Country (a.k.a. The Driftless Area), they conduct prize giveaways between April and October.
This year’s prizes included the following:
- $1,000 gift certificate to Rochester Indoor Golf Center in Rochester, Minn.
- $1,000 gift certificate to Decorah Bicycles in Decorah, Iowa
- Green Mountain Pellet Grill from Ody’s Country Meats & Catering in Spring Valley, Minn.
- $3,600 Polywood Patio Set from Artisan Home Furnishings in St. Charles, Minn.
The Visit Bluff Country Magazine is delivered to more than 1,000 locations in 35 counties in Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. This magazine has an ongoing mission of promoting tourism for the Historic Bluff Country (Driftless) region.
Each year, Visit Bluff Country Magazine gives away more than $7,000 in gift cards and prizes over the tourism season.
Visit: odyscountrymeats.com
