It is one of the best city parks in Minnesota. With Winona, Minnesota an " All American City Award" and Sister City located in Japan, also features, an impressive Award Winning Rose Garden, many softball, tennis courts, frisbee golf, cannoe, peddle boat, and wind board rental store, Veterans Memorial, Historical Band Shell, pavilions, boat docks, and much more! With views of "Sugar Loaf" and views of the bluffs in the Mississippi River Valley! This park hosts band and symphony concerts, Winter Carnival, Forth of July fireworks, speed boat races, Carnival, tennis, soccer, softball tournaments and countless other events! Polish and Indian Heritage events, with many famous artist painting the area having pieces displayed in several art galleries across America, inspiring Famous poets, musical Visionary, Harold and Everett Edstrom, founders of the largest sheet music publishers in the world, "Hal Leonard's", also the Watkins Family all inspired in this impressive park. Also recently built Handicapped and Physically Challenged Children's Community Playground! One of Minnesota's finest Law Enforcement Agency's keeping it a secure and...
Read moreAwesome park! Fully paved walking/running/biking trail all the way around the 2 lakes. 3.6 miles around the bigger lake, a little over 5 miles around both. Music pavilion, frisbee golf, baseball fields, sand volleyball court, picnic gazebos and plenty of benches to rest. Staffed building to rent kayaks, canoes bikes and more. Super large and nice playground for the little ones. Boat ramps and fishing...
Read moreNot a bike friendly place. Everyone walking has something in their ears or a phone in their face. I get plenty of scowls and curses even though I give fair warning to my presence and intentions. Too risky to ride a bike there anymore. Pointless to give any courtesy to others in the path as none is...
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