Excelsior Apple Day

Excelsior Apple Days is a coveted lakeside festival celebrating community, art, locally produced food, and a good old-fashioned street dance. Since 1935, beloved fans of Apple Days have been enjoying a day full of events - craft booths, the Happy Apple Kids Corner, food vendors, history tour, Apple Pie contests, live entertainment - from local groups to well-known bands on the big stage, and the popular beer and wine garden located in the middle of it all!

 

Christmas is a Drag Bus Tour

A brand new seasonal tour for adults! Join us on a motor-coach, and sip on complimentary seasonal beverages while local Drag Queen Luna Muse takes you around the Twin Cities, and showcases the holiday traditions that we have here. $60 / ticket!

Norvary

Norvary is a Northern Vietnamese Bistro in Winona. There are two parts implied in the name Norvary- Northern Vietnam cuisine and a variety of chef's growing up most favorite street food items. Owned and operated by first-generation Vietnamese-American husband and wife, the cuisine is rooted in tradition and focuses on creativity.

Cuyuna Rolling Hills Golf Course

The Cuyuna Rolling Hills was developed in three stages. The first stage started in 1923 with sand greens and was designed and built by the local mining companies.

The second stage was laid out in 1932, and with the some small design changes, has kept that basic design up to this day. Harry Middlebrook, with help from both the mining and railroad companies, is primarily responsible for the original design.

Cuyuna Lakes Stay

Under new ownership as of September 2022 and previously known as The Deerwood Motel. The Cuyuna Lakes Stay has been recently renovated and now features in room kitchenette's, shared on-site laundry and touch pad keyless entry. The Cuyuna Lakes Stay is a 16 room complex with one 3 bedroom unit, available to rent on a nightly, weekly, or as needed/long term basis.

The Cuyuna Lakes Stay officially opens Friday November 4th, 2022. To book please visit cuyunalakesstay.com.

Continental Ballet Company's Nutcracker

Continental Ballet Company celebrates the holiday season with a timeless classic, the Nutcracker Ballet, at Bloomington Center for the Arts' Schneider Theater.

Clara is at her family's holiday celebration when her magical godfather gives her the gift of a nutcracker. Watch as the magic unfolds and she is transported to the land of the Sugarplum Fairy.

Black Gown Gala

Join us for an exciting and glamorous evening at our upcoming gala fundraiser! This event is the perfect opportunity to dress up, mix and mingle with local community members, and support a great cause. The highlight of the night will be a fashion show featuring the latest clothing from our retailers, modeled by some of the most fashionable members of our community.

Lake Superior Jazz Festival

Lake Superior Jazz Festival

A weekend full of live jazz music and performances is coming to the North Shore in the Lutsen area for the first-ever Lake Superior Jazz Festival, November 4 - 6, 2022.

Visit Cook County has partnered with new production company Lutsong Productions to organize the new event.