Hastings MN Visitor Guide

Vermillion Falls

The RiverWalk

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Spring

PARKS & TRAILS

When we say a “biking community”, we mean it! Hastings has 30 miles of paved trails, a 10-mile scenic circuit that loops around the city and several connecting trails.

For more information on Parks & Trails

www.hastingsmn.gov

Parks & Recreation Department (651) 480-6175

VERMILLION FALLS:

Located just off of Highway 61 and 21st Street East, the park is a treasure for picnics, exploring, and of course viewing the spectacular Vermillion Falls and limestone ravine.

Afton State Park: (651) 436-5391

www.dnr.state.mn.us/ state_parks/afton

HELPFUL WEBSITES: Minnesota State Tourism –exploreminnesota.com

City of Hastings – hastingsmn.gov

Hastings Downtown Business Association –www.hastingsdba.com

CONTACT INFORMATION: Hastings Chamber of Commerce & Tourism 314 Vermillion Street, Suite 100 Hastings, MN 55033 (651) 437-6775

Website: www.visithastingsmn.org

Facebook: www.facebook.com/visithastingsmn

Instagram: www.instagram.com/visithastingsmn

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:

Printing & Design: Design By: David R. Youngren

Printed By: Graphic Design Inc.

Editors: Kristy Barse, Jessica Dodge, David Youngren

Photography: David R Youngren, Rachel Marthaler, Nathan Klok, Nick Egger and Andrew Hill

Thank you to Afton Alps, Carpenter Nature Center, City of Hastings, Dakota Pines & Hastings Country Inn for submitting additional images

Publisher: Hastings Area Chamber of Commerce & Tourism Bureau www.visithastingsmn.org

2021 Visit Hastings

Spring Lake Park Reserve: (952) 891-7000

www.co.dakota.mn/ parks/parksTrails/SpringLake

Connecting Bike Trails Point Douglas Regional Trail: Connects Hastings to Prescott, WI. (651) 430-6000

www.co.washington.mn.us/ 2461/Point-Douglas-Trail---2016

Cannon Valley Trail: (507) 263-0508

www.cannonvalleytrail.com

Mississippi River Trail (MRT): Watch for signage throughout Hastings (651) 336-4186

www.dot.state.mn.us/bike/mrt

GOLFING:

Area golf courses offer a place to perfect your swing along with beautiful views. The golf courses in and around the Hastings area include:

Bellwood Oaks Golf Course

13239 210th Street East

(651) 437-4141

www.bellwoodoaksgolf.com

Clifton Highlands Golf Course

N6890 1230th Street

Prescott, WI 54021

(800) 657-6845

www.cliftonhighlands.com

Clifton Hollow Golf Club

W12166 820th Avenue

River Falls, WI 54022

(800) 487-8879

(715) 425-9781

www.cliftonhollow.com

Emerald Greens Golf

14425 Goodwin Avenue

(651) 480-8558

www.emeraldgreensgolf.com

Gopher Hills Golf Course

26155 Nicola Avenue

Cannon Falls, MN 55009

(507) 263-2507

Toll free (888) 487-6634

www.gopherhills.com

Hastings Golf Club & Event Venue

2015 Westview Drive

(651) 437-4210

www.dakotapinesgolfclub.com

Hidden Greens Golf Course & Event Venue 12977 200th Street East

(651) 437-3085

www.hiddengreensgolf.com

DISC GOLF:

C.P. Adams Disc Golf Course: 1301 18th St. E.

(651) 480-6175

BIRD WATCHING:

Hastings - The First Official Bird City in Minnesota! Check out maps and birding hot spots at www.visithastingsmn.org/birding

Carpenter Nature Center 12805 St. Croix Trail Hastings, MN 55033 (651) 437-4359

www.carpenternaturecenter.org

Carpenter Nature Center offers unique opportunities to explore the outdoors. With property on both the Minnesota and Wisconsin sides of the scenic St. Croix River, they are able to preserve wildlife habitat while also providing education opportunities.

ANNUAL EVENTS:

For more event details see the online calendar at www.visithastingsmn.org/events

MARCH

Spring Into Downtown features Spring Sales throughout the Downtown area.

St. Patrick’s Day Poker Run Spend the day in Downtown Hastings drawing cards to create your best poker hand for prizes.

APRIL

The Hootnenany features over 40 live bands that play back to back at 8 different venues in downtown Hastings from 6:30 p.m. – 2 a.m.

MAY

The Hastings/Prescott Bike Tour takes guests from Levee Park on the 10 Mile Scenic Circuit or the 4 mile Riverfront Ride with experienced guides and historical interpretive stops.

Hastings Area Birding Festival

Held at Carpenter Nature Center, the Hastings Area Birding Festival is known as one of the best things to do in MN on Earth Day.

LeDuc Historic Estate tours run May through September. Visit page 13 for more information.

One of Five Local Golf Courses C.P. Adams Disc Golf Course

Hastings Area Birding Festival

Hastings/Prescott Bike Tour

Summer

BOATING:

Hastings has boating opportunities on the Mississippi and St. Croix Rivers. There is a public dockage for visiting boaters and a free public boat launch available at Jaycee Park on Lock & Dam Road.

Fishing, canoeing, and electric powered boating is allowed on Lake Rebecca and many canoeists use it as a portage around Lock and Dam #2.

Fishing boats, pontoons, and runabout rentals are available at Great River Boat Rental at King’s Cove. (651) 438-9999

Lock & Dam No. 2: (651) 437-3150

Lock & Dam Road, Hastings

MARINAS:

King’s Cove Hastings Marina (651) 480-8900 (651) 437-9621

www.kingscove.com

Treasure Island Captain’s Bay Marina

Resort & Casino (612) 308-5783

Marina

(800) 222-7077

www.ticasino.com

Hub’s Landing & Marina (651) 755-6540

www.hubslanding.com

Rivertown Days Historic

Boat Cruises on the St. Croix and Mississippi Rivers: Treasure Island Resort & Casino

(800) 222-7077

www.ticasino.com

Afton House Inn & Cruise Lines

(651) 436-8883

www.aftonhouseinn.com

Public Pool

Hastings Family Aquatic Center:

901 Maple Street

Hastings, MN 55033

(651) 480-2385

Enter the zero depth pool and play in the watersprays and fountains or leap across the water like a frog on Lily Pad Crossing.

Extreme Sandbox

(855) 344-4386

www.extremesandbox.com

Extreme Sandbox is the first and ONLY heavy equipment adventure in the Midwest.

ANNUAL EVENTS:

For more event details see the online calendar at www.visithastingsmn.org/events

Rotary Pavilion events are held in Levee Park from the end of May through the beginning of September and include live music, movies in the park, storytelling, and other family events and activities. Visit the Programs and Events page at www.hastingsmn.gov.

JUNE:

Historic Hastings Car Shows are the third Sunday of every month starting in May. Shows run from 11:00am-4:00pm. Classic cars from 1985 or before fill 2nd Street in Hastings’ historic downtown.

www.visithastingsmn.org

Berry Picking- Strawberry picking begins in the middle of June at our local farms with Raspberry and Blackberry following in July. Visit our website for more information on local farms

www.visithastingsmn.org

Downtown Outdoor Music Series runs every other Friday night from June through September at 6:00-9:00pm. So grab a spot on one of the many street patios, soak up the summer sun and enjoy this Downtown event. hastingsdba.com/friday-night-music-series

Heavy Metal Dine-In is a fun and interactive outdoor event for people of all ages! Besides food and drink their is an opportunity to operate real excavators, bulldozers, and wheel-loaders. We even have mini excavators for younger construction fans. HeavyMetalDineIn.com

Hastings Car Show

Berry Picking Little Log House Antique Power Show

Summer

ANNUAL EVENTS:

For more event details see the online calendar at www.visithastingsmn.org/events

JULY:

Rotary Pavilion events are held in Levee Park from the end of May through the beginning of September and include live music, movies in the park, storytelling, and other family events and activities. Visit the Programs and Events page at www.hastingsmn.gov

Alexis Bailly Vineyard’s Jazz in the Park is a concert series that is held every Sunday afternoon from May through September with weather permitting. www.abvwines.com

Rivertown Days a citywide summer festival held the 3rd full weekend in July and includes an arts and crafts fair, carnival, 3-stage music festival, a car show and more. www.rivertowndaysmn.com

The Little Log House Antique Power Show is held the last full weekend in July and features live music, a tracker pull, parade, reenactments and more. www.littleloghouseshow.com

Rivertown Days

Downtown Outdoor Music Series runs every other Friday night from June through September at 6:00-9:00pm. So grab a spot on one of the many street patios, soak up the summer sun and enjoy this Downtown event.

hastingsdba.com/friday-night-music-series

Heavy Metal Dine-In is a fun and interactive outdoor event for people of all ages! Besides food and drink there is an opportunity to operate real excavators, bulldozers, and wheel-loaders. We even have mini excavators for younger construction fans.

HeavyMetalDineIn.com

AUGUST:

The LeDuc Concert Series is held every Sunday evening in the month of August. Enjoy an evening of music outside in the Orchard of the LeDuc Historic Estate. Bring your own chair or blanket to sit on for this unique experience.

Downtown Outdoor Music Series runs every other Friday night from June through September at 6:00-9:00pm. So grab a spot on one of the many street patios, soak up the summer sun and enjoy this Downtown event. hastingsdba.com/friday-night-music-series

Events

Heavy Metal Dine-In is a fun and interactive outdoor event for people of all ages! Besides food and drink their is an opportunity to operate real excavators, bulldozers, and wheel-loaders. We even have mini excavators for younger construction fans.

HeavyMetalDineIn.com

Rotary Pavilion events are held in Levee Park from the end of May through the beginning of September and include live music, movies in the park, storytelling, and other family events and activities. Visit the Programs and Events page at www.hastingsmn.gov.

Extreme Sandbox Dine-In

Rivertown Days Arts & Crafts

Outdoor Music Events

Street Patios & Live Music

FallAPPLE ORCHARDS & VEGGIES:

St. Croix River Valley Apple Fest is held each year in October. Join the Hastings Area Apple Orchards for apple picking, crafts, corn mazes, hayrides and more! Held at St. Croix Valley Carpenter Nature Center, Afton Apple Orchard, Fischer Croix Farm Orchard, and Whistling Well Farm.

Afton Apple Orchard

14421 S. 90th Street, Hastings (651) 436-8385

www.aftonapple.com

Carpenter Nature Center

12805 St. Croix Trail South, Hastings (651) 437-4359

www.carpenternaturecenter.org

Fischer Croix Farm Orchard

12971A St. Croix Trail South, Hastings (651) 437-7126

www.fischerscroixfarmorchard.com

Whistling Well Farm

8973 St. Croix Trail South, Hastings (651) 998-0301

www.whistlingwellsfarm.com

Ripe Radish Farm

12414 191st Street East Hastings, MN 55033

(612) 394-0559

www.riperadishfarm.com

WINES & BREWS:

Alexis Bailly Vineyard

18200 Kirby Ave, Hastings MN 55033

(651) 437-1413

www.abvwines.com

Founded in 1973, Alexis Bailly Vineyard is Minnesota’s oldest winery.

Spiral Brewery

111 2nd Street East Hastings, Minnesota 55033 (651) 212-7160

www.spiralbrewery.com

the park, storytelling, and other family events and activities. Visit the Programs and Events page at www.hastingsmn.gov.

SEPTEMBER:

Civil War Weekend is held in September at the LeDuc Historic Estate. The Civil War history comes to life with re-enactor soldiers at drill, work, and play. There are special programs throughout the weekend.

www.dakotahistory.org/leduc-historic-estate

Rivertown Live is held in September at the Rotary Pavilion and 100% of the profits from Rivertown Live go to charitable causes in the community that are sponsored by the Hastings Rotary and Rotary International.

www.rivertownlive.com

MainStreet Market Fall Festival

Join the Hastings Downtown Business Association for their Fall Festival featuring Sidewalk Sales, a Maker’s Market, In-Store Specials and Music.

www.hastingsdba.com

ANNUAL EVENTS:

For more event details see the online calendar at www.visithastingsmn.org/events

Rotary Pavilion events are held in Levee Park from the end of May through the beginning of September and include live music, movies in

OCTOBER:

St. Croix River Valley Apple Fest is held in early-October at area apple orchards. The Apple Fest features apple picking, crafts, corn mazes and hayrides.

Halloween Candy Crawl

The Historic Hastings Downtown Business Association & Hastings Chamber of Commerce are hosting the Annual Hastings Downtown Halloween Candy Crawl! www.hastingsdba.com

Harvest Haunting and Candlelit Tours at the LeDuc Historic Estate. www.dakotahistory.org/leduc-historic-estate

NOVEMBER:

Harvest Celebration at Alexis Bailly Vineyard takes place in early-November each year.

www.abvwines.com

Gobble Gait is a 2k and 8k fun run/walk that began in 1998 to raise funds for Hastings Family Service and is now one of the Twin Cities’ largest Thanksgiving Day runs. www.gobblegait.com

Holiday Hoopla is held on Small Business Saturday in Hastings Historic Downtown. Guests enjoy Horse & Wagon Rides, Gourmet S’mores, Pictures with Santa and the Grinch, Mrs. Claus, Ice Carving, Who Hair & Face Painting, Carolers and a Vendor Fair. www.hastingsdba.com

Gobble Gait Run/Walk Fund Raiser

Halloween Candy Crawl

Winter

SKIING:

Hastings is fortunate to be the midpoint between two downhill major ski areas in MN.

Afton Alps:

(651) 436-5245 (ski) (651) 436-1320 (golf) www.aftonalps.com

Welch Village Ski Area: (651) 258-4567 www.welchvillage.com

CROSS COUNTRY SKI TRAILS:

Afton State Park:

6959 Peller Ave. S. Hastings, MN 55033

Spring Lake Park: 8500 127th St. E. Hastings, MN 55033

Cannon Valley Trail: (507) 263-0508

www.cannonvalleytrail.com

ICE FISHING:

There is a lot of action on Lake Rebecca where you can ice fish for crappies and sunfish!

HASTINGS CIVIC ARENA:

2801 Red Wing Boulevard, Hastings (651) 480-6195

For public skating dates and times, call the information line. Open year-round.

ANNUAL EVENTS:

For more event details see the online calendar at www.visithastingsmn.org/events

DECEMBER

The CPR Lighted Holiday Train rolls into Hastings each year with live performances by notably known artists. Caroling, hot chocolate, food, fun, and a special visit by Santa.

JANUARY

Hastings Ice Sculpture Celebration Celebrate the winter season in Downtown Hastings with horse and wagon rides, ice sculptures, music and holiday lights. 2nd Street offers a unique shopping and dining experience with several photo opportunities next to ice cravings and stunning views of the Mississippi River. www.hastingsdba.com

FEBRUARY

Frozen Mulligan Join the Hastings Downtown Business Association for a nine hole mini golf tour of Downtown! It is free to play and we even offer mulligans. Purchase two mulligans for $5 when you pick up your scorecard.

All completed scorecards will be entered into a prize drawing and there are also prizes for child’s lowest score and adult’s lowest score! www.hastingsdba.com

Two Local Ski Areas

CPR Holiday Train

Ice Carvings Festival

Holiday Hoopla Fire Show

Our History

Located at the junction of the St. Croix & Mississippi Rivers, along with the nearby Vermillion River Falls to provide water power, Hastings was a shipping and milling center for many years. With a deep water harbor, steamboats could unload goods & passengers easily.

Also serving as the Dakota County Seat, Hastings offered its citizens many amenities from opera houses,numerous churches and public and private educational choices, include post-secondary opportunities.

Pioneer Room: Hastings City Hall

101 4th St E, Hastings, MN 55033

Hastings City Hall, built in 1871, is a majes-

tic building that once served as the Dakota County Courthouse. Within the building is the Pioneer Room which holds a historic photo collection, newspaper archives and artifacts of Hastings history.

The LeDuc Historic Estate: 1629 Vermillion St, Hastings, MN 55033 (651) 438-8480 www.dakotahistory.org/leduc-historic-estate

The Leduc Historic Estate is one of the last remaining examples of Gothic Revival residential architecture in the United States. Guided tours are available mid-May until late October.

Preserving the Past, for the Future:

The skyline of Hastings still reflects the vision that five individuals had for this picturesque Mississippi River town more than one hundred and fifty years ago. As they laid out the original town plat, these founders hoped its strategic location on the Mississippi would make Hastings a distribution point for wheat and other goods, and they dreamed of the convergence of steamboat and rail routes.

Today, a fine collection of historic buildings record the progress of the community into the twenty-first century. The 1871 Dakota County Courthouse, rehabilitated in 1993 as the Hastings City Hall, and the rehabilitation of the 1862 LeDuc House as a museum in 2004, are prominent symbols of the success of community planning and historic preservation in the community.

Historic Walking Tours:

A full self-guided walking tour, with 57 historic buildings to visit including a building designed by Frank Lloyd Wright who was recognized by the American Institute of Architects as “the greatest American architect of all time”, can be found on the back of the Hastings Trail Map located at the Chamber and Visitors Office, City Hall and The LeDuc Historic Estate.

Historic tours can also be found online at visithastingsmn.org and dakotahistory.org.

Historic City Hall Hastings Depot 1905

57 Historic Buildings

57 Historic Buildings

LeDuc Historic Estate

General William Gates LeDuc

Lodging

HOTELS:

Hastings Country Inn

300 33rd Street, Hastings, MN 55033 (651) 437-8870

www.hastingscountryinn.net

Newly renovated. 61 rooms all smoke free and offers 10 Jacuzzi tub suites. Pets allowed in certain rooms. Rooms include microwave, refrigerator, and coffee makers. Free continental breakfast, indoor pool and hot tub. Meeting rooms and Banquet room available with a 250 maximum capacity.

Hastings Inn

1520 Vermillion Street, Hastings, MN 55033 (651) 437-3155

www.hastingsinn.com

HD Cable with HBO. Free Wifi. In room microwave and refrigerator. Kitchenette available. Daily Specials and low weekly rate available. 31 rooms and complimentary breakfast of coffee, juice, and muffins.

Nichols Inn & Suites

2400 Vermillion Street, Hastings, MN 55033 (651) 437-8877

www.nicholsinn.com

Remodeled in 2014, our hotel offers one or two bedroom guest rooms and includes in-room coffee and tea service. Spacious lobby with fireplace, free Wifi, pool, hot tub, and free enhanced continental breakfast with omelet machines.

Arts & Entertainment

Treasure Island Resort & Casino

5734 Sturgeon Lake Road Welch, MN 55089 (800) 222-7077

www.ticasino.com

Coratel Inn & Suites

2450 Vermillion Street, Hastings, MN 55033 (651) 438-0061

www.coratelinn.com/hastings

Clean & comfortable units. Non-smoking & smoking rooms. Complimentary continental breakfast. All rooms have queen beds, microwave, refrigerator, iron and hair dryers. Guest laundry & free wireless internet. Daily and weekly rates available. Large vehicle parking available, winter outlets. Parking behind building.

BED & BREAKFAST:

Afton House Inn

3291 St. Croix Trail South

Afton, MN 55001

(651) 436-8883

www.aftonhouseinn.com

CAMPGROUNDS & RV PARKS:

Afton State Park

(651) 436-5391

Greenwood Campground

(Extended Stay Only)

13797 190th Street E.

(651) 437-5269

Hastings Terrace 2505 Vermillion Street

(651) 437-3060

Refuge RV Park

(651) 480-0444

St. Croix Bluff

Regional Park Campground

(651) 430-8240

Treasure Island Resort & Casino

(800) 222-7077

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Hastings Arts Center: 216 4th Street East, Hastings (651) 437-4320

www.hastingsartscenter.org

The Hastings Arts Center offers concerts and art exhibits throughout the year. They also offer music classes, art classes, and space rental. Open to the public year-round.

Black Dirt Theater: (651) 300-9567 www.blackdirttheater.com

Join Black Dirt Theater for a dinner theater production at the Onion on Sibley in the winter, improv performances throughout the year, and a musical each summer.

Artspace Hastings River Lofts: 121 Tyler Street, Hastings, MN (651) 300-9567 www.artspace.org/hastings

Hastings Area YMCA 85 Pleasant Dr., Hastings, MN (651) 480-8887

www.ymcamn.org/hastings

Hastings Prescott Area Art Council: P.O. Box 370, Hastings, MN www.hpaac.org

Evansen Art Studio: 121 Tyler Street, Hastings, MN (651) 274-9748

www.evansenartstudio.com

D.R.Youngren Photography & Arts: 213 Second Street East (651) 431-0697

Black Dirt Theater

Entertainment at the Rotary Pavilion

Dining

2nd Street Depot

Afton House Inn

American Legion Post 47 50 Sibley Street

(651) 437-2046

Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill & Bar

Arby’s

The Bar

Bierstube

The Busted Nut Bar & Grill

118 2nd Street E. (651) 438-6887

Burger King Carbone’s

Caribou Coffee

Chipotle

Coborn’s 225 33rd Street W. (651) 437-2066

Culver’s of Hastings

1713 Market Blvd. (651) 480-1847

Domino’s Pizza

103 23rd Street W.

(651) 437-3930

Dugarel’s Bar & Grill

3475 Vermillion Street

(651) 480-0003

Dunkin Donuts

Dunn Bros. Coffee

The Eagles Club #2212

El Mexican Restaurant 119 2nd Street E. (651) 437-5002

El Original Mexican Restaurant

Fireside Social House

Fortune Cookie Chinese Restaurant

Froth & Cork 110 4th Street East

(651) 273-8040

Green Mill Restaurant & Bar

909 Vermillion Street

(651) 438-9191

Hastings Dairy Queen/Orange Julius

Hastings Public House 2015 Westview Drive (651) 379-2018

Hastings Social Tavern 111 3rd Street East

(651) 319-0238

Jimmy John’s Gourmet Subs

Las Margaritas Mexican Restaurant

Legacy Cheese

Lock and Dam Eatery 101 2nd Street E. (651) 319-0906

McDonald’s Me & Julio

The Onion Grille 100 Sibley Street (651) 437-7577

Papa Murphy’s

Perkins Family Restaurant

Pizza Hut

Ptacek’s IGA

1005 Eagle Ridge Drive Prescott, WI (715) 262-5636

Pub 55 Bar & Grill

Schoolhouse Scoop 919 Vermillion Street (651) 437-2900

Smokin Oak Express 1309 Vermillion Street (651) 758-9866

Spiral Food Co-op 1250 S. Frontage Road (651) 437-2667

Spiral Pizza 420 Vermillion Street (651) 437-5300

Subway

Taco Bell

Treasure Island Resort & Casino 5734 Sturgeon Lake Road

Welch, MN (800) 222-7077

Walmart #1472

1752 North Frontage Road (651) 438-2400

Wiederholt’s Supper Club

14535 240th Street E. (651) 437-3528

Yuan’s Buffet

*Blue indicates Hastings Chamber Members

Patio Dining

Igloo Dining

Rivertown Live Concerts on the Riverfront Little Log House Antique Power Show

MISSISSIPPI RIVER BRIDGE

Carpenter Nature Center Programs

Alexis Bailly Vineyard

River Access

Historic Hastings Car Shows