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Lanesboro, Minnesota: Historic Destination (MN) (Images of America)
Lanesboro Minnesota Historic Destination - MN - Images of America Author:Don Ward, Ted St. Mane In 1942, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Sinclair Lewis wrote that the Lanesboro area was ìÖworthy of Vermont in its sturdy quietude. Throughout this district, secret little valleys branch off from the major valleys of the Root River, and there is room enough and view enough for 11,000 poets.î ÝÝPromoted in the late 1860s to east coast investors ... more »as an idyllic retreat, Lanesboro was established as a resort community and soon realized an impressive boom due to its unparalleled waterpower. Progressing not as a tourist area, but rather along other avenues of commerce, the community once hailed as the ëbiggest little town in southeastern Minnesotaí fell off the fast track of growth before its charm could be diminished by too much progress. Today Lanesboroís beautiful 1870s downtown is on the National Register of Historic Places, and the entire city is a haven for the artsóa showcase for the natural beauty that Sinclair Lewis touted more than sixty years ago. ÝÝ« less