Dragonfly Dreams Retreat Center, LLC

We have a bed & breakfast atmosphere that can accommodate up to 8 quilters / scrapbookers / crafters. We have 4 bedrooms with two twin beds in each along with 3 full bathrooms, including a jacuzzi tub and walk in showers. The home was built in 1897 for Dr. Wilson as his residence and office, the retreat still has his original intercom system, along with the oldest bathroom in Lake City. There are two porches one on the main floor and one on the 2nd floor overlooking Lake Pepin and downtown Lake City.

Dragon Willow Winery LLC

A small town winery just south of Long Prairie off Highway 71. We offer wine tastings of Minnesota grown grapes & fruits. We are open Friday, Saturday & Sunday, 12pm to 5pm. We are closed for the months of January, February and March, but we will take appointments for those months. Please call to set up your visit!

Dr Johann C Hvoslef WMA

The wildlife management area was dedicated to Dr. Johann Hvoslef, a country doctor who worked in Lanesboro at the turn of the century. The land has a large meadow, numerous wildflowers, hardwood forests, bluffs, and a trout stream. Broad-winged hawks, turkey vultures, wild turkeys, and eastern meadowlarks, can be found. This site also is great for viewing migrating warblers, as well as many year-round songbirds including the uncommon Louisiana Waterthrush

Downtowner Woodfire Grill

The menu is considered American Bistro with a Persian touch. The kitchen is open to the dining room; you can watch as your entree is being prepared. The Downtowner specializes in daily fresh seafood specials and fire roasted meats cooked on an oak-burning wood-fire grill using an ancient Persian cooking style. Authentic Persian flat-bread is made fresh daily and is served to all dinner guests. Try a fresh wood-fired pizza. You will definitely want to come back for more!

Down In History Tours

See the only remaining restored Gangster Era site— historical tours of extensive caves carved into the hillside in long abandoned mining ventures in the 1800s and the surrounding areas. The Caves were later a mushroom farm and then developed as a Restaurant Casino and Gangsters' Hotspot during the 1930s following prohibition. Newspapers reported an unsolved gangland murder at the casino. Tour guides point out the bullet holes. Some believe the caves are haunted by the murdered mobsters whose bodies were never found.

Dower Lake Recreation Area

Located on Dower Lake.
Home of Minnesota's Longest Fishing Pier!
Campground offers 14 seasonal sites, 11 rustic sites and 20 electrical sites. RV sewer dump, shower facility, public access, 612' fishing pier, swimming beach, sand volleyball courts, horseshoe pits, picnic shelter, 2 softball fields, 1/2-court basketball, 9-hole disk golf course, and much more.

Douglas Lodge Restaurant

Full-service restaurant located within Itasca State Park. Visit the headwaters of the Mississippi River and dine among the pines. Menu features classic favorites with an emphasis in Minnesota ingredients. Open seasonally.

Douglas County Historical Society

Take a guided tour of the historic Senator Knute Nelson house, or enjoy our extensive research department. Whether you're looking for family genealogy, business histories, plat maps, archival photos, or more this is your stop.

The mission of the Douglas County Historical Society is to discover, preserve, and disseminate the history of the county and its people.

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