MrsB's Lanesboro

                                 The Hidden Town          Mrs B's Historic Lanesboro Inn & Restaurant

~ Prayer for a Tenspeed Heart ~

Let the fire of my body
propel and warm me
and let each darkness
reveal its plenitude.

Let the hills
flatten under my wheels
and let the eloquent curves
yield up their good surprise.

Let my heart be obstinate
when I need to climb
and let my lowliest gears
restrain my spinning down.

Let there be flatland, too,
and into that glittering place
let me stretch with the heart of a
lover,
at full speed, blind and intent.

~ Barbara Hendryson ~

(Cries of the Spirit, edited
by Marilyn Sewell)

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When you are well satisfied at
surroundings. First Lanesboro itself
(population 788). Main street is lined
with store fronts from the 1870's. Yet
this is an authentic town which
conducts a healthy, everyday life
midst its antique merchants, a
winery, sausage makers, cafés, a
charming museum, a great summer
stock theatre, and refreshing
variations to the stolid businesses
which make up the backbone of any
rural town. Witness the Lanesboro
livestock auction where magnificent
animals of the valley's beautiful
farms are bought and sold.

In the opposite direction, find Sylvan
Park tucked beneath the bluffs with
trout ponds, tennis courts, spacious
picnic areas, and an historic 1869
dam and waterfall. A self-guided
walking tour will introduce you to a
number of 19th century, Queen
Ann-style houses and their histories.
At the end of main street where it
climbs into the hills, is the town's
challenging 9-hole golf course.

On the bank of the South Fork of
the Root River, in one of
Minnesota's most ancient and
picturesque valleys, stands Mrs.
B's Historic Lanesboro Inn. In the
yard between the inn and the
twisting river, the conversations of
birds, the soughing of the wind,
and the sound of flowing water
can allow you the perception of a
different time, or what may be
even more valuable, a different
perception of time. The natural
values that attracted Lanesboro's
first settlers have been retained in
Mrs. B's windows you can today
look out on the scene that could
have been painted by Thomas
Cole or Grandma Moses. Walled
by wooded limestone bluffs,
Lanesboro is Minnesota's "hidden
town" as you will discover -
breathtakingly - on the approach
from Fountain or Preston.

Root River Dance

As with things man-made, nature is
also at its best in Lanesboro. A play
of nature left Lanesboro blissfully free
of mosquito's. The trail-head of the
DNR's renowned Root River Trail is just
down the street. This paved path of
over 60 miles parallels soaring
limestone bluffs and crosses over 50
bridges as it follows the snaking river,
offering hikers, bikers, and skiers
easy access to a valley untouched
by glaciation. Wild life abounds.
Turkeys, hawks, grouse, and eagles
are common sights. Birders have
some of the best opportunities in the
state to fill out their lists. Trout fishing,
hunting, and canoeing are excellent
here.

Trout fishing, hunting, and canoeing
are excellent here. The largest trout
hatchery in the state is a few miles
down the road as is the Eagle Bluff
Environmental Learning Center
where you can receive an
education on the management of
oak forests and the commercial
production of the delicious Shitake
mushroom. Spelunkers or the plain
curious can enter the subterranean
world on guided tours in three
nearby caves. Take a country drive
following one of the many
self-guided car tours.
You might share the road with horse
and buggy belonging to our large
Amish community.

http://www.mrsbsinn.com Information Line 1-507-467-2154 Inspected Annually By The Minnesota State Dept. of Health 101 Parkway Ave.,, Lanesboro, MN 55949

101 Parkway Ave. N. Lanesboro 55949 507.467.2145

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