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| McCone
Sod House |
See
the prairie as it was years ago! This exhibit features
2 houses: a dug out and a "soddy" (sod house).
Plus, 10 acres of restored prairie grasses and wildflowers.
You may even wish to spend a night at the sod house Bed
& Breakfast!
Call 507-723-5138
Just 6 miles west of Springfield; at 1 mile east of intersection
of 71 and 14, turn south and watch for signs. |
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| Jeffers
Petroglyphs |
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Over
2,000 ancient American Indian carvings on huge slabs
of red quartzite rock on a highland prairie. New exhibit
complex, daily educational programs and interpreters
on site. Carvings are best seen at dusk.
Open
7 days a week Memorial Day to Labor Day. Open Fridays,
Saturdays and Sundays May 1 to September 30. Admission:
adults $4, seniors $3, children $2.
Call
507-627-5591
From Springfield, drive south on County Road 2, about
15 miles. Or, traveling west on highway 30, turn north
on County Road 2.
Petroglyph
Pedal
(PDF Flyer Download)
Second Annual Bike Ride - Back to the Stone Age
Saturday, September 11, 2004
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| Mound
Creek County Park |
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park features a man-made lake that offers fishing, boating
and a beach area for swimming. Park also includes sand
volleyball, picnic area, hiking trails and a new Frisbee
course. Park is open from 8 am to sunset each day. |
| Located
9 miles south of Springfield on County Road 5, then 6
miles west on County Road 17 and 1 mile north on gravel
road. |
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| Laura
Ingalls Wilder Museum and Pageant, at Walnut Grove,
MN |
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Laura
Ingalls Wilder is known for her series of famous children's
books. You may also be familiar with the TV series about
young Laura's life, Little House on the Prairie.
You can visit this town where Laura and her family lived,
and see items from prairie life at the museum. The people
of Walnut Grove present an annual outdoor pageant about
the Ingalls family and their life in this area. The
pageant is the last 3 weekends in July.
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Call
507-859-2358
Walnut Grove Web site at www.walnutgrove.org
Walnut Grove is 17 miles west of Springfield, on Highway
14 - the Laura Ingalls Wilder Historic Highway. |
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| Gilfillan
Estate |
This
is a restored, historic farm estate, including a large,
elaborate farm house.
The home is open for tours June to Labor Day, Saturday
& Sunday 1:00 pm to 4:30 PM
This complex is also host to Farmfest, a large
outdoor show with entertainment, food, displays of seed
and test plots, feed, farm implements, and more.
Call 507-644-2490 |
| Located
north of Springfield, take County Road 13 to Highway 67,
then west for 1 mile. |
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| Lower
Sioux Agency & Historic Site |
| Interpretive
center, trails and 1861 warehouse tells the story of the
Dakota people and 1850's government agency. |
| From
Springfield travel north on County Road 13 and east on
Redwood County Road 2. |
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| Jackpot
Junction Casino Hotel |
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Offering
300,000 square feet of action, with over 1650 video
slot machines, 36 blackjack tables, bingo, pulltabs,
3 restaurants, 4 full-service bars, and a 40 unit RV
park. Live entertainment every weekend, headline acts,
outdoor amphitheater. Two hotels, childcare, convention
center and meeting facilities.
Call 800-946-2274.
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| 20
miles north of Springfield on County Road 13. |
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