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Imagine a place with …sweeping prairie vistas. …big-hearted friendly people. …sparkling lakes and streams. …a peaceful, less hurried pace of life. …a fascinating historical legacy. …abundant wildlife. …rich, fertile cropland. …opportunity as boundless as the horizon.

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Directory of Advertisers TRACY AREA BUSINESSES Bosacker Auctions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 City of Tracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Dairy Queen of Tracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 G&R Appliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 Garvin Nursery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 Greenwood Nursery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Hemmingsen RV Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 John’s Rx Drug . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Knakmuhs Agency/Tracy Agency. . . . . . . . . 10 Meyer’s Repair/Tracy Karate School . . . . . . . 8 Midwest Supply. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Minnwest Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Minnwest Investment & Insurance Center 8 Morey’s Small Engine Specialist . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Murrayland Agency Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 O’Brien Court Senior Living . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Prairie View Senior Living. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Sanford Tracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 Southwest Sanitation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Subway. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 Summit Place . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Tracy Auto Bath . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Tracy Country Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 Tracy Food Pride. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Tracy Headlight-Herald. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 Tracy Liquor Store . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Twin Circle Apartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Wheels Across the Prairie Museum . . . . . . . . 13

CURRIE BUSINESSES Currie State Bank. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 End-O-Line Railroad Park & Museum. . . . . .12 Immaculate Heart of Mary Church . . . . . . . . 6 Lakeside Hideaway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Murrayland Agency Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 Rooster’s Sports Bar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Ruppert Oil Co.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

WALNUT GROVE BUSINESSES Country View Senior Living Community . 26 Fond Memories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Hoyt Oil & Convenience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Knakmuhs Agency/Tracy Agency. . . . . . . . . 10 Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum Gift Store . . 26 Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum & Tourist Information Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Walnut Grove Bar & Grill. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Walnut Grove Businesses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Walnut Grove Family Festival . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Wilder Pageant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

SPECIAL INTERESTS SHETEK AREA BUSINESSES Breezy Point Tavern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 Carlson Corner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 Dianne’s Dockside. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 Key Largo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 Murray County . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Schreier’s on Shetek Campground . . . . . . . 22 Shetek Lutheran Ministries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Shetek Marine/Pete’s Corner . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 This Ol’ Place . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Travel Southwest Minnesota . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Area Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Church Directory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Food & Dining . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Garvin Park Map. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Lake Shetek State Park map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Lodging & Camping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 New to the Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

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Tracy’s Area Chamber The Tracy Area Chamber is dedicated to helping Tracy Area businesses and organizations be successful and is always striving to make the Tracy Area a better place to live. The Chamber office is located in the Veterans’ Memorial Center in downtown Tracy.

The Tracy Area Chamber sponsors the annual chamber banquet/celebration, the Tracy Area Sportsmen’s Show and Car Show, the Prairie Women’s Expo, and Box Car Days.

New members – businesses, organizations and individuals – are always welcome. For more information, call 507-629-4021 or email tracychamber@iw.net. The chamber website is www.tracymn.org.

The Tracy Tornado Tree Memorial Park remembers the nine people who lost their lives in the June 13, 1968 tragedy.

Tracy’s Historic Footnotes June 13, 1968, is a date permanently etched in the annals of Tracy history.

A powerful tornado—one of only three F-5 tornadoes to occur in Minnesota over the past 65 years—plowed through the heart of Tracy that night at about 7 p.m. Nine people were killed and scores of houses were destroyed. A “Tornado Tree” monument and flower garden along Hwy. 14 is a memorial to the nine victims of the tornado.

Tracy traces its roots to the early 1870s, when the Winona & St. Peter Railroad established a nearby watering station for its steam-powered locomotives. A warehouse, erected to serve settlers at nearby Lake Shetek and Currie, became the town’s first building. The new stopping-off place grew into the town of Shetek Bend that was later renamed “Tracy.” The new prairie town’s prosperity was assured when the community became a division point on the railroad in 1883.

Today, Tracy is a bustling town of 2,200 people. Tracy Area Public Schools, Sanford Tracy Medical Center, and Prairie View Senior Living are major employers. Tracy continues to be a major agricultural service center for surrounding farm operations.

Twin Circle Apartments Graced with winding walkways and gorgeous flower gardens, Twin Circle Apartments are one of Tracy’s most distinctive housing complexes.

The complex has 12 individual apartment buildings.

There are 59 one-bedroom apartments and one twobedroom apartment.

A spacious community building has a sun porch and large meeting room for visitors and community gatherings.

The building, which has a full-service kitchen, can be rented for meetings, parties and special family gatherings.

For more information, call 507-629-3160.

New to the area…

Are you new to the Tracy area? Knowing who to call in unfamiliar surroundings is important.

Telephone service CenturyLink: 1-800-244-1111 (residential); 1-800-6036000 (business), www.centurylink.com.

Vast Broadband (888) 745-2888, vastbroadband.com Charter Communications, 1-888-438-2427, www.charter. com.

Cable television & Internet Vast Broadband (888) 745-2888, vastbroadband.com Charter Communications, 1-888-438-2427, www.charter. com.

Gas and electric Minnesota Energy provides natural gas service in Tracy.

24-hour customer service: 1-800-889-3479.

Xcel Energy provides electric service in Tracy. 24-hour customer service: 1-800-895-4999 (residential); 1-800-4814700 (business).

Garbage collection Residential garbage collection within the City of Tracy is mandatory. Call the City of Tracy at 507-629-5528.

Southwest Sanitation, 1-888-SW-TRASH, www.southwestsanitation.net Water & sewer service Call the City of Tracy at 507-629-5528.

Deputy registrar A State of Minnesota Registrar’s office is located at Tracy City Hall. Driver’s license renewals, and vehicle and boat registrations can be handled at the deputy registrar’s office.

For more information call 507-629-5533.

General information The Tracy Chamber of Commerce, located at the Veterans’ Memorial Center in Downtown Tracy, can be reached at 507-629-4021.

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Tracy Area Sportsmen’s Outdoor Show & Car Show The Tracy Area Sportsmen’s Outdoor Show is one of the premiere shows in Southwestern Minnesota. This year the show is April 25, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. and April 26, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. at the Veterans Memorial Center downtown Tracy.

Jason Mitchell and Arika Sanders are this year’s featured speakers.

2016 show is planned for April 30-May 1.

The Sportsmen’s Outdoor Show is sponsored by the Tracy Area Chamber. For more information contact the chamber office at 507-629-4021 or tracychamber@iw.net.

Or online at www.tracymn.org under the Tracy Area Chamber of Commerce link.

••• The Chamber’s car, pickup and motorcycle show is in its ninth year and will be held Saturday, June 20, 2015. The car show offers classes in modified and stock cars and pickups, plus custom and classic categories for motorcycles.

A fashion show at the Prairie Women’s Expo displays what’s new.

Prairie Women’s Expo Prairie Women’s Expo is an event just for women!

This expo is planned for Saturday, April 16, 2016 (2015 show was April 11) at the Veterans’ Memorial Center in downtown Tracy. Highlights for the day include free “goodie bags,” a fashion show, food court, and more than 50 specialty exhibits catering to women. Join us for the 10th Annual day to pamper women.

The Prairie Women’s Expo is sponsored by the Tracy Area Chamber. For more information contact the chamber office at 507-629-4021 or tracychamber@iw.net. Or online at www.tracymn.org under the Tracy Area Chamber of Commerce link.

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Children’s minnow races are part of the fun at the Tracy Sportsmen’s Outdoor Show.

Tracy Kid’s World Tracy Kid’s World is licensed for 89 children, ranging from 6 weeks to 12 years of age: 11 infants, 25 toddlers, 31 preschoolers, and 22 school-age. The facility has a “mini-gym” and separate care areas for infants, toddlers, preschoolers, before and after-school children.

For more information, call Tracy Kid’s World at 507-2126724, email at tracykids@live.com or visit tracykidsworld. webs.com.

The availability of three cross-directional runways makes the Tracy Municipal Airport a favorite for both veteran and beginning pilots.

The airport’s main runway has a 3,000-foot long bituminous surface. The main runway runs northwest to southeast. North-south and southwest-northeast grass runways give pilots options in windy weather. The main runway has lights for night use.

Fuel is available at the airport.

Labor Day is typically the airport’s busiest. A fly-in breakfast and antique car show on Labor Day morning attracts people from all over the state. Many people stay for the Tracy Box Car Days parade, which begins at 1 p.m. every Labor Day.

Multi-Purpose Center The Multi-Purpose Center at 200 3rd St., Downtown Tracy, is open from 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. every weekday.

Senior Dining and Meals on Wheels are also part of the Multi-Purpose Center.

The Multi-Purpose Center offers a variety of programs and activities. Call (507) 629-5547 for more information or to make a meal reservation.

Tracy Municipal Airport hosts a Fly-In/Drive-In breakfast on Labor Day.

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Tracy Aquatic Center The Tracy Aquatic Center’s multi-pool design features flume slides, drop slides, fountains, “funbrellas,” lap swimming, diving, and a large beach-like splash pool with zero-depth entry for young children. All pools are heated.

Concessions are available.

Nearby amenities include sand volleyball courts, a children’s playground, ball diamonds, and a basketball court. A picnic shelter is also nearby.

The City of Tracy offers American Red Cross-approved swimming lessons.

Lifeguards are on duty during pool hours. The Aquatic Center is also available to be rented for private parties.

For further details on what the Tracy Aquatic Center offers, call (507) 629-5537.

A paved bike/pedestrian path winds through Swift Lake Park on the north edge of Tracy.

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Swift Lake Park, on the north edge of Tracy, has 12 developed camping spaces. Ten of the camping sites have electric service, while five have both electric and water hook-ups. The spacious camping sites have picnic tables and fire pits, with bathroom facilities nearby. Tents can be pitched anywhere in the park.

A self-service registration and payment box is located at the campground.

The small man-made lake in the park has a pier that is often used by fishermen. A one-mile paved bike/pedestrian pathway through the park runs near the campground.

Other amenities at Swift Lake Park are a picnic shelter and playground equipment.

Swift Lake Park is located a half-mile north of Tracy on Lyon County Highway 11.

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Wheels Across the Prairie Museum Tracyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rich railroad heritage is well known. The townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s close connection to the railroad is reflected in the Wheels Across the Prairie Museumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s signature attraction: A 1915 switch engine and tender car. Steam-powered train engines and locomotives were once a common sight in Tracyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s railroad yards, which served as a division point for the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad. The engine and coal cars are paired with a rare wooden box car and a caboose.

The vintage train is a guaranteed traffic-stopper. Many passing motorists stop just to look at the train.

The newly remodeled Chicago & Northwestern Depot is filled with railroad memorabilia. A section car and semaphore complete the train exhibit.

A host of other historical delights await visitors who take the time to roam the sprawling museum grounds. Near the train and depot exhibit, the museum boasts a small village of original pioneer buildings. The oldest is a two-story log cabin that dates from the 1860s. The structure was moved from what was once called the Great Oasis lakes area in Murray Countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Lowville Township. An 1890s town hall and school house still serves as the Monroe Township town hall. A country school, barbershop, post office, and summer kitchen are other original buildings outfitted with original furnishings and artifacts. Replica buildings include a 1930s cottage and chapel. A pole barn contains an extensive array of antique tractors and farm equipment. St. Markâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Episcopal Church was moved from Center and Second Street in Tracy to the museum grounds.

St. Markâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s is open to the public each day the museum is open and available for special events, such as weddings, by appointment.

Most of the museumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s small collections are displayed in the two-story â&#x20AC;&#x153;barn.â&#x20AC;? The barn was the museumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first building when the museum opened in 1985. A quilt square was hung on the barn in the spring of 2011. The inside of the barn was updated in 2012.

The Wheels Across the Prairie Museum is open from mid-May through Labor Day. Hours are 1-5 p.m. daily.

Tours are available and the museum is also open by special appointment.

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Tracy Public Library The Tracy Public Library, located at the corner of 3rd and Morgan streets, in downtown Tracy, serves as a cultural gathering place in the heart of the community.

Library hours are Monday-Friday 10 a.m.-6 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m.-12 p.m. The library’s phone number is (507) 629-5548. Anyone can fill out a library card application provided they have a photo ID. Children will need a parent or guardian’s signature on the application form.

Courier service delivers books to and from the library twice a week. Books unavailable at the Tracy Public Library can be borrowed from any library in the Plum Creek System or via interlibrary loan, through MnLink.

The library’s card catalog and MnLink are accessible by visiting www.plumcreeklibrary.org. The site also offers links to OverDrive, where patrons can check out ebooks and audiobooks; and Zinio, where patrons can check out digital magazines.

The library’s main floor houses a wide variety of books, audiobooks, periodicals, movies, and CDs. Computers may be used as long as the patron has a library card; guests are also welcome. Wi-Fi is available. The children’s area of the main floor has books for children of all ages, puzzles, games, a children’s table, and Legos.

The mezzanine is home to the library’s collection of teen and young adult books. There is also a conference room on the second floor, which is available to the public and can be reserved.

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Tracy Public Library features two floors of books, audiobooks, periodicals, movies, and CDs.

Tracy Public Library organizations include a book club, writing group, and Tracy Friends of the Library.

The “Friends” group helps the director and staff with fundraising activities or community events that will help provide funding for the library. Anyone interested is encouraged to join any of these groups!

The library offers children’s story time, children’s Summer Reading Program, adult Winter Reading Program, and special events throughout the year. A newsletter, which includes a list of new releases and calendar of events, is printed monthly. Patrons can also keep up with what’s going on at the library by following Tracy Public Library on Facebook.

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Wheels Across the Prairie Museum Located on West Highway 14 – Laura Ingalls Memorial Highway Tracy, Minnesota OPEN MONDAY – SUNDAY 1:00 – 5:00 P.M. After-Hour Tours or Special Tours available.

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Sanford Tracy Medical Center Sanford Tracy has nine clinicians: Muhammad A. Ali, MD & Chief of Staff; Internal Medicine, Abdul Khan, MD; Internal Medicine, Louisa Paul, MD; Family Medicine, Kelly Hoffman, FNP; Family Medicine, Jeanette Nienaber, PA-C; Family Medicine, Andrew Kopperud, MD; Pediatrics; Trudy Ujdur, FNP; Family Medicine, Angela Nelson, MSW, LICSW. Sanford Tracy Medical Center campus consists of a 25 bed critical access hospital, clinic, outpatient specialty services and an attached 30-unit senior housing complex.

Satellite clinics are located in Balaton and Walnut Grove.

Quality Care is provided by a team of board certified clinicians.

Sanford Tracy Medical Center offers family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, social services, well child check-ups for babies to teens, disease management and education, fracture care, injury treatment, comprehensive physicals, DOT physicals, school and sports physicals, drug screening, laboratory, immunizations, SAGE screening program, health coach, and behavioral health; family and individual counseling services. Clinic hours are 9:00 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday and Saturday from 9:00 a.m.-noon.

Sanford Tracy Hospital provides 24-hour emergency services, medical and surgical care for inpatient and outpatient needs, general surgery, and chemotherapy and swing bed availability. Comprehensive laboratory, computed radiography, in-house CT, physical, occupational, speech/language, respiratory and cardiac rehabilitation services and wellness programs are offered. All inclusive outreach services offer cardiology, endoscopy, pulmonolgy, nephrology, orthopedics, urology, audiology, allergy, adult and child psychiatry, oncology, mammography and procedures to include cardiac echoes, stress tests, EGD and colonoscopies.

The philosophy at Sanford is based on the belief that good health care is a right which should be guaranteed to everyone, regardless of financial status, personal beliefs, or geographic location. We are closely linked with the rural communities we serve, and we strive to meet the health care needs of our communities in an efficient and caring manner achieving Sanfordâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mission: dedicated to the

Sanford Tracy Medical Center will be hosting its annual community picnic in May. A health services fair is planned during National Hospital Week, May 10-16.

work of health and healing.

The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) has certified Sanford primary care clinics in Minnesota as medical homes. This means the clinics have met a set of rigorous standards to provide patient and family-centered care.

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Prairie View Senior Living

Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien Court offers both independent congregate senior living and assisted senior living services.

Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien Court Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien Court features 30 spacious and attractive units attached to the Sanford Tracy Hospital and Clinic. A pull cord in each room connects you directly to a 24-hour emergency response system. You can rest at ease knowing that help is just steps away.

Designed for privacy and independence, each apartment has a complete kitchen, living room, bedroom, bath, and individually controlled heating and cooling. You choose from four different apartment styles and sizes. Home Health Care is available.

To learn more about the many amenities and features offered at Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien Court, or for a facility tour, please contact Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien Court Manager, Cindy Swenhaugen by calling: (507) 629-3449. At Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien Court youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll find retirement living at its best - a carefree, secure lifestyle in a homelike setting.

Prairie View Senior Living is a 55-bed skilled care facility located on the eastern edge of Tracy, offering sweeping views of the surrounding countryside.

Prairie View Senior Living features services, such as, Skilled Nursing Care, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech Therapy (for in and out-patients) Wellness Programs, restorative therapies, community life, respite care, social services, housekeeping, laundry and hospice care. Prairie View received the Bronze Award from AHCA/NCAL in 2008. Prairie View was named Tealwood Nursing Center of the Year in 2012. Prairie View received the Service of Excellence Award from Care Providers of Minnesota in 2013. In 2014 Prairie View received the Silver Award from AHCA/NCAL. You can visit Prairie View online at www.tealwoodcc.com. Prairie View is conveniently located across the street from Sanford Tracy Medical Center.

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Impacting our communities At Sanford Tracy Medical Center, we are redefining wellness.

Redefining how communities feel supported through proper nutrition, healthy behaviors and routine care. Redefining how people come together through partnerships in our neighborhoods and across the

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world. It’s why people around here see us as today’s pioneers.

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The Box Car Days parade A Saturday night Box Car Days Street on Monday afternoon offers Dance always draws a crowd.

90-minutes of color and sound.

The Miss Tracy Scholarship pageant offers young women a chance to share their talents and compete for scholarships.

Tracy Box Car Days Tracy Box Car days is more that your ordinary summer celebration. Box Car Days is always held over Labor Day weekend and attracts thousands of people each year. Established in 1927, Box Car Days is one of Minnesotaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s longest running and most successful community festivals. 2015 celebration marks the 88th anniversary.

The celebration starts on Friday, September 4 and concludes with the Grand Parade on Monday, September 7.

Special events over the weekend include the Miss Tracy Scholarship Program, Burger Night, Fly-In Breakfast, street dance featuring HickTown Mafia, 5K Walk/Run and 10K race, plus softball and horseshoe tournament, beer gardens, bingo stand, antique tractor show, carnival and so much more!

Box Car Days is sponsored by the Tracy Area Chamber. For more information contact the chamber office at 507-629-4021 or tracychamber@iw.net or online at www.tracymn.org under the Tracy Area Chamber of Commerce link.

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End-O-Line Railroad Park and Museum has a host of vintage railroad artifacts.

End-O-Line Railroad Park and Museum The End-O-Line Railroad Park and Museum, located on the former Chicago & Northwestern branch line in Currie, has developed from a 1972 4-H Community Pride project into an interesting and entertaining family attraction.

The 1901 hand operated turntable, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is the only manually operated turntable remaining in the state that is still operable.

Railroad Yard The Chicago & Northwestern, Omaha Railroad built a branch line to Currie, arriving in 1899. Having decided not to extend the line any farther west, the railroad built a turntable at the site in 1901. Currie became the end of the line where two men could turn a huge steam locomotive around by hand if it was well balanced on the turntable.

The Currie Depot #1958 was built across the road and was moved to the site in 1974. The depot houses the ever popular H-O scale model train. Watch and hear the train pull into the station. You can almost smell the steam!

Several structures and machines make up the railroad yard besides the depot. The rebuilt Engine House houses a gorgeous rebuilt 1875 narrow gauge Baldwin steam locomotive and various displays and exhibits. Also onsite is the Chicago & Northwestern water tower from Walnut Grove, a section foreman’s house from Comfrey, and a replica coal bunker that serves as a picnic shelter. On the tracks sit the partially restored Georgia Northern #102 engine, a 1945 Minneapolis and St. Louis Bay Window wood caboose, and a 1942 restored Grand Trunk Western caboose. There is also a Brookville diesel switcher, velocipede, and Fairmont motorcars.

Historic Village Several other historic and replica buildings are open for tours. Take a walk along the boardwalk and see what early education was like in the 1873 Sunrise District #1 country schoolhouse. This little one room is typical of the common

school era where all eight grades learned together. The 1871 Presbyterian Church still holds services in the summer months. A replica of Murray County’s first court house, used from 1873-1889, houses exhibits from the early pioneer days of Currie and artifacts from the 1891 Murray County Courthouse in Slayton.

Hike over the bridge to the Currie General Store and experience 1870’s shopping at its best. Check out the replica Neil Currie gristmill that holds the original grinding stone that was excavated from the Des Moines River.

Events End O Line will be hosting several events this summer: May 30: Birds and Bikes 8 a.m. to 10 a.m.

June 27: One Room Schoolhouse Program 9 a.m. to 10 a.m.

August 1: Open House (more details to come) September 19: Birds and Bikes 8 a.m. to 10 a.m.

We are now open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday-Sunday.

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In addition to its railroad exhibits, End-O-Line features several restored historic buildings.

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Walnut Grove attractions Whether you are here for the Laura Ingalls Wilder Pageant or are just passing through, stop by and visit these area attractions. â&#x20AC;˘Congregational Church Site - At the corner of 5th Street and Bedal Street is the site of the church that the Ingalls family attended in Walnut Grove, now a private home and unavailable for viewing. â&#x20AC;˘Ingalls School Site - At the corner of 4th Street and Washington Street is the site of the school that Mary, Laura and Carrie attended while living in Walnut Grove, now a private home and unavailable for viewing. â&#x20AC;˘Paâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bell - Now located in the belfry at the English Lutheran Church, 450 Wiggins Street. â&#x20AC;˘Masters Hotel - Located at the corner of 8th Street and County Road 20 is the Masters Hotel where Laura worked while living in Walnut Grove, now a private home and unavailable for viewing.

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â&#x20AC;˘Ingalls Dugout Site - Located 1-1/2 miles north of Walnut Grove on County Road 5. Open May thru October, the undisturbed, unreconstructed site has interpretive signs to help visitors locate prominent features Laura described in her book â&#x20AC;&#x153;On the Banks of Plum Creek.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;˘Laura Ingalls Wilder Historic Monument - Located 1.6 miles north of Walnut Grove on County Road 5. The monument was erected remembering early pioneers, like the Ingalls. â&#x20AC;˘Plum Creek - Located near the original dugout site, visitors can wade in Plum Creek as Laura Ingalls Wilder had done.

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Tracy Area High Shcool principal Kathy Vondracek addresses a new student orientation assembly.

Area Schools Tracy Area Elementary School www.tracy.k12.mn.us Tracy Area Elementary School (TAES) serves Pre-K to 6th grade students. The school features all-day/ every-day kindergarten and houses a pre-school program.

The school prides itself on modern facilities and technology offerings.

Principal: Michael Munson (507) 629-5518

Milroy Schools serve students in preschool through eighth grade. Both the School District and the M.I.L.R.O.Y. Area Charter School boast small class sizes, highly trained staff, and a warm, family atmosphere. In grades K-4, individualized learning plans are developed for students to help each child work to his/her own potential.

Principal: Heidi Sachariason Superintendent: Wade McKittrick (507) 336-2563

Tracy Area High School Tracy Area High School provides a wide variety of classes to broaden students’ interests and expose them to more possibilities to enhance their education and future.

Students can choose from a variety of opportunities. As students move up the academic ladder more opportunities are available each year. Juniors and seniors at TAHS have the opportunity to take AP (Advanced Placement), vocational program and college courses.

Principal: Kathy Vondracek Superintendent: Chad Anderson (507) 629-5500

Westbrook-Walnut Grove Schools www.wwgschools.org Westbrook-Walnut Grove Schools, an educational oasis amidst the rolling prairie of Southwest Minnesota, offers students a comprehensive preschool through 12th grade education, emphasizing the basic core classes, while also providing electives.

Schools located in Westbrook and Walnut Grove also serve the proud communities of Revere and Dovray, as well as open enrolled students.

Pre-school to sixth grade students are taught in Walnut Grove with the Westbrook School serving grades 7-12.

Both sites offer community education and adult education programs. Westbrook and Walnut Grove both host schoolsponsored summer recreation programs.

Over the past year, W-WG schools added more mac laptops in the high school and additional iPads in the elementary. “Smartboards” have been added to more classrooms, giving W-WG students access to state-of-theart information and learning technologies.

An example of W-WG’s extracurricular involvement last year was its FFA team taking 55 members of all ages and talents to the state convention and demonstrating that W-WG has one of the top programs in the state!

We have a multicultural community of students and a wonderful staff. We’re a Magnet Arts School hosting the Prairie Winds Fine Arts Celebration each fall; and we produce our very own Prairie Smoke Barbecue Sauce.

St. Mary’s School St. Mary’s School, a private Catholic school, integrates Christian gospel values throughout its curriculum for preschool through sixth grade students. The school is supported by parents and parishioners of the Church of St. Mary in Tracy and the Immaculate Heart of Mary in Currie.

Religious instruction at St. Mary’s includes daily classroom instruction in Catholic doctrine and Christian values. There is a weekly all-school mass open to all faiths, and All-School Prayer is held once a month.

Principal: Deacon Tim Dolan (507) 629-3270 Milroy Schools www.milroy.k12.mn.us

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Plum Creek Park The Plum Creek Park campground near Walnut Grove has 70 electrical and tent campsites in private tree-lined areas.

The campground is located near Lake Laura, where there is a swimming beach and beachfront gazebo. Reservations are taken for June, July, and August. There is a two-night minimum stay.

Plum Creek Park has two areas designated as Upper Plum Creek Park and Lower Plum Creek Park. The campground and Lake Laura are in the Upper Park. The upper park also has a hiking trail around the lake, a nine-hole Frisbee disc course, a picnic shelter, and playground equipment. The lower park area has two softball diamonds, sand volleyball courts, and a picnic shelter.

A walking tour, “When the Prairie Whispers,” in both lower and upper parks highlights 23 tree varieties. Booklets are available at the Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum.

The 205-acre park is two miles southwest of Walnut Grove; one mile west on County Road 20 and one mile south on County Road 78. Call 888-528-7298 for reservations.

For more information, visit www.walnutgrove.org.

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The story of the Charles and Caroline Ingalls family is depicted each year in a colorful outdoor pageant.

Laura Ingalls Wilder Pageant Since 1979, the banks of Plum Creek have been the site of an outdoor Laura Ingalls Wilder Pageant. The pageant built on the success of a Wilder play held the previous summer in the Walnut Grove School auditorium.

Located on a hillside a mile and a half southwest of Walnut Grove, the pageant is set in a natural amphitheater.

Extensive lighting and sound improvements, and a permanent set on the site, give pageant crowds a high -quality show.

The pageant is performed six times each year on the last three weekends of July. A cast of area people volunteer their time to the show.

The Wilder Pageant brings to life the story Laura tells in her fourth book of the “Little House” series, On the Banks of Plum Creek. Each night of the pageant, all are welcome to attend meals sponsored by churches and community groups. Menus vary and are moderately priced.

Pageant Dates: July 10, 11, 17, 18, 24 & 25. Gates open at 7 p.m.; Pageant Singers perform at 8 p.m. Pageant performance begins at 9 p.m. Reserved seats: $16.

General admission: $14 (bring own blanket or chairs).

Under age 5: free in general admission.

Location: One mile west and one-half mile south of Walnut Grove.

Pageant Suppers: Weekends of the pageant on Friday

and Saturday, served at Walnut Grove Community Center.

Serving from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Family Festival: July 11, 18, and 25 (Saturdays) from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Walnut Grove City Park. Free admission. Family activities, demonstrations, entertainment, arts, crafts, vendors, and food wagon.

Laura/Nellie Look-alike Contest: July 11, 18, and 25 at Walnut Grove City Park. Registration at 1 p.m., contest at 3 p.m. Prizes based on overall appearance and knowledge of books. Two separate contests.

Black Powder Shoot Rendezvous: July 11-12. Black powder shoot, two miles south and one mile west of Walnut Grove. Observe powder shooters as they compete in contests and activities. Participants are dressed in period clothing from the days of the black powder shoots.

Bus tours: July 10-11, 17-18, 24 and 25. The tour includes historic sites in and around Walnut Grove. Bus leaves from Walnut Grove City Park Friday at 4 p.m., Saturday at 1:30 p.m., 3:30 p.m., and 5 p.m.

Loggers Fishing Derby: Saturday, July 18, 10 a.m. at Lake Laura. For ages 12 and under. Prizes awarded. Bring your own fishing pole; bait provided.

Reserve pageant tickets: 888-859-3102 or order online at www.walnutgrove.org.

For more information: Visit www.walnutgrove.org.

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Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum and Tourist Center The Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum and Tourist Center began in 1974 along with the popular television series “Little House on the Prairie.” The series portrayed the Ingalls family living on the prairie near Walnut Grove.

The museum includes many artifacts and a collection of buildings, such as the depot, chapel, dugout, little red schoolhouse, early settler’s home, Heritage Lane, “Grandma’s House,” and gift store. The dugout is the same size as Laura Ingalls Wilder described in her book, “On the Banks of Plum Creek.” Visitors can go inside the dugout and see what it would have been like to live inside a 10’ x 10’ hole in the side of a creek bank.

Hands-on exhibits can be found throughout the museum grounds, including the hands-on Main Street and Plum Creek Experience room. There are three murals on the museum grounds as well.

Picture yourself on the back of a covered wagon at the Wilder Museum in Walnut Grove.

Gift store The newly remodeled gift store offers the series of nine “Little House” books and other Laura-related biographies, a large selection of other Laura-related items, t-shirts and sweatshirts. It also features quality hand-crafted dresses, aprons, bonnets, and other treasures and souvenirs. Items may also be ordered through the museum’s website, www. walnutgrove.org.

The museum is located on Eighth St. in Walnut Grove and can be reached by calling (507) 859-2358 or toll-free (888) 528-7298. More information is available at www. walnutgrove.org or find the museum on Facebook or Twitter.

Prairie wildflowers give a glimpse of the colorful landscape that Laura once walked upon.

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Services include meal programs, home care assistance, medication management, escorts, safety checks, health monitoring, and nurse visits. Staff is available 24 hours a day.

Country View has 28 units, 16 assisted living apartments and 12 independent living units. For more information, call (507) 859-2133.

The museum’s dugout house is similar in size to what Laura described in her book “On the Banks of Plum Creek.”

Country View Senior Living Community is located on the south side of Walnut Grove.

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Lake Shetek State Park’s distinctive double stairs winds down to the park beach.

Area Parks Camden State Park (507) 865-4530 10 miles southwest of Marshall on Highway 23 Camden State Park is a prairie oasis with over 1,600 acres of river valley, maple basswood forest, prairie meadows, and clear bubbling springs.

Spring-fed swimming pool and beach area. A sand volleyball court is located near the beach. There are no lifeguards on duty at the pool.

Nearly 16 miles of hiking trails, eight miles of snowmobile trails, 10 miles of horseback riding trails, over four miles of mountain bike trails, and five miles of crosscountry ski trails.

The Redwood River is a designated trout stream, with German Brown Trout stocked each spring. Trout stamp required. Brawner Lake has a fishing pier and boat ramp (electric motors only).

The park has 80 drive-in campsites (upper and lower campgrounds), 29 electrical. There are two wheelchair accessible sites (lower campground) and 12 horse campsites (50-person capacity). The group campsite is located adjacent to the Redwoods River and accommodates up to 50 people.

Reservations accepted 90 days in advance for both campgrounds by calling 866-857-2757 or on-line at www. stayatmnparks.com.

Lake Shetek State Park (507) 763-3256 3.5 miles NW of Currie via County Roads 38 and 37 The 1,108-acre park’s history is rooted in the US– Dakota War of 1862. In August of that year, Dakota Indians descended on the Shetek settlement. Sixteen white settlers and an unknown number of Dakota were killed. A monument to those who died stands on the east side of the park.

The park has 70 drive-in campsites (Oak Woods and Sunrise campgrounds), 64 electrical (32 have sewer, water and electric with 50 amp service). There are seven cart-in sites, seven wheelchair accessible sites, and one primitive group camp (Wilderness camp). The Zuya Group Center has an 80-person capacity. There are also four camper cabins.

14 miles of marked hiking trails include an interpretive trail to Loon Island; six-mile paved bike trail; five miles of snowmobile trails.

On the water: Boat access, canoe and kayak rental, and swimming.

Other recreation: Picnic facilities, playground equipment, volleyball courts, activity fields and swimming areas.

To reserve a campsite or cabin, call 866-85(PARKS) or 866-857-2757 or go on-line to www.stayatmnparks.com

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A mowed trail through Slaughter Slough leads to the three-stone monument.

Slaughter Slough Slaughter Slough, the site of a tragic encounter between white settlers and Dakota Indians on August 20, 1862, that claimed at least 14 lives, has become a place of reflection and reconciliation.

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and restroom facilities.

For more information call the Murray County Parks Department at (507) 836-1195.

Lake Sarah West Located on the west side of Lake Sarah on County Road 30.

Over 10 acres in size the park includes a boat landing, dock, swimming area, dressing rooms, four picnic shelters, playground equipment and multiple restroom facilities.

Also, overnight camping with electrical hookups. Ample tent camping space is available.

Become a “camp host” candidate by calling the Murray County Parks Department at (507) 836-1195.

Garvin Park

Lake Sarah East Located on the east side of Lake Sarah on U.S. Highway 59.

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The Lyon County park’s 700 rolling acres include rugged hills and grassy meadows. The Cottonwood River runs through the park. Garvin Park has marked trails for hiking and horseback riding in the summer, and is a popular spot for picnicking and camping. The Horse Camp site is designed specifically for riders to camp and has 17 sites with electrical hook-ups.

The campground is open from mid-May through midOctober.

The park includes five large picnic shelters with tables (four with electric), shower facilities, softball field and lookout tower. Two-and-ahalf miles of hiking trails; five-and-a-half miles of horse and snowmobile trails and two-and-a-half miles of crosscountry skiing trails. The warming house may be rented for parties/meetings.

Two camprounds, lower and upper, have electrical hook-ups. Lower has 15 sites and upper has 14 sites and one non-electric site.

The primitive campground includes eight non-electric tent sites.

A 9-hole disc golf course È! ! . passes through a mix of oak woods, elevation changes, and open spaces. Distance of play is about 3,200 feet and walking distance is about 5,100 feet.

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Golfers are challenged by the Tracy Country Clubâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rolling terrain, mature trees, and water hazards.

Tracy Country Club The Tracy Country Club, located two miles east of Tracy on Hwy. 14, offers a mix of rolling hills, mature trees, and water and sand hazards. The par-36, nine-hole course has holes ranging from 141 to 534 yards and features a driving range and putting green.

Green-fee visitors are welcome. Calling ahead for reservations is recommended for weekends and during special events. The phone number is (507) 629-4666.

Hunting & Fishing The autumn air is crisp. Your boots crunch over the frozen turf. Your dog faithfully scours the corn stubble nearby.

Suddenly the air explodes in a flurry of feathers. A rooster darts across the ground to your left. You have just a second to raise your shotgun and draw a bead.

Bam! You got him. A beautiful ringneck pheasant in your bags adds to the lustre of a gorgeous fall day.

Yes, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s true! The Shetek area of Southwest Minnesota has wonderful hunting opportunities. State wildlife management areas are sprinkled all over the region. And many private landowners, when courteously asked, are willing to consider hunting requests.

For more information, contact the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources wildlife offices in Marshall at 507537-6250; Redwood Falls 507-637-4076, Slayton, 507836-6919 or Windom, 507-831-2917.

Local sporting goods shops are other good sources of information.

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