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Winona (/ w ɪ n ˈ oʊ n ə / win-OH-nə) is a city in and the county seat of Winona County, Minnesota, United States. [7] Located in bluff country on the Mississippi River, its most noticeable physical landmark is Sugar Loaf. The population was 25,948 at the 2020 census. [5]
The Kashubian Cultural Institute & Polish Museum is a cultural and historical museum, founded in 1979 to preserve the Polish and Kashubian heritage of Winona, Minnesota. . Known locally as the Polish Museum, it is housed in a lumber yard office built by the Laird-Norton Lumber Company in 1890, located at 102 Liberty Street in Winona, Minnesota, United St
The Great River Shakespeare Festival (GRSF) is a professional equity theatre company in Winona, Minnesota, a Mississippi River town in the southeastern part of the state. Starting in 2004, it has produced several simultaneous performances each summer, held at the Winona State University DuFresne Performing Arts Center , with annual audiences of ...
The Winona County History Center, located in Winona, Minnesota, is made up of two buildings, the historic Winona Armory and the modern Laird Norton Addition.The Winona County Historical Society was established in 1935, and moved into the 1915 Winona Armory in 1973 and added the Laird Norton Addition in 2010.
Winona: One of Minnesota's few surviving remnants of a river town's original business district—with 14 contributing properties on one block mostly built in the late 1860s—and a symbol of Winona's swift growth as a lumber and grain center. [13] 9: Benjamin Ellsworth House: Benjamin Ellsworth House
The Winona Daily News is a daily newspaper serving Winona, Minnesota and the surrounding area. Founded in 1855, it is the second-oldest continually running newspaper in the state. [2] [3] The paper is owned by Lee Enterprises. The paper has print editions on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, along with online editions every day.
It was nominated for being Minnesota's first permanent house south of Saint Paul, as well as for its Gothic Revival architecture and association with brothers Willard (1814–1861) and Lafayette Bunnell (1824–1903), who helped develop the area during its frontier days. [3] It is now managed by the Winona County Historical Society. [4]
During the 1860s southern Minnesota was the greatest wheat-producing region in the country and Winona was the main port for shipping Minnesota wheat. By 1870, Winona was the fourth largest wheat shipping port in the United States. In 1899, Bay State Milling was founded, and is still in operation today.