On September 30, 2025, Katie Brown, of Millville, Minn., won a brand new Green Mountain Grill Ledge Prime+ Pellet Grill from a drawing for the Visit Bluff Country Magazine Best of the Best contest.
Paul Wagner, of Waukon, Iowa, won a brand new Blackstone 4-burner Griddle in August.
Nancy Brown, of Trempealeau, Wis., won a brand new kayak in July.
Shannon Knoepke, of Rochester, Minn., won a brand new kayak in June.
Tina Darr, of Rushford, Minn., won a brand new kayak in May.
As Visit Bluff Country Magazine celebrates 40 years as the premier tourism publication promoting Historic Bluff Country (a.k.a. The Driftless Area), they conducted prize giveaways each month from May through September. Prizes included kayaks, a Blackstone 4-burner griddle, and a Green Mountain Grill.
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.
For information on upcoming town festival and events in Historic Bluff Country, vacation ideas for lodging, recreation, dining and shopping, check out the magazine in print or on this website.
Between April and October each year, Visit Bluff Country Magazine gives away more than $4,000 in gift cards and prizes.
Photo by Jason Sethre
