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Glimpses of the
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Wildflowers Along the Byway Photos by Margie Meier |
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A beautiful color brochure of the many wildflowers along the byway and their blooming seasons is available at the Rose Pedaler in Rose Creek or at the Adams or LeRoy city halls. This is a collector item that Ken Hartwig and Dan Evans helped put together. |
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2010 Fall Festival, October 1-2-3The 2010 Fall Festival of the Shooting Star Scenic Byway will feature events in three of the four cities along the byway. So plan a drive to see the autumn colors and take in these events (more are in the planning stages.) This will be in the middle of the fall harvest, too. At Rose Creek on Friday & Saturday, Oct 1-2Fall Festival at the Rose Pedaler Log Cabin Inn on Friday, October 1 from noon to 7pm or Saturday from 9am to about 3pm. Lots of vendors of unique and hand crafted items will be displaying their creations. (Vendors may contact Becky about setting up a display.) At Adams on Sunday, Oct 3The Cedar River Country Club is hosting the "Chili Open" At LeRoy on Friday & Saturday, Oct 1-2A city-wide rummage sale is on Friday the 1st. Stop by the City Hall on Main Street for a detailed map of participating locations. First Presbyterian Church is hosting the LeRoy Fall Festival on Saturday from 9-3. This will be a great way to sample small town living at its best. Overnight Places to StayVisitors to the area who would like to stay overnight may contact the Rose Pedaler Log Cabin Inn in Rose Creek or the Sweets Hotel in LeRoy for lovely accommodations.
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The Shooting Star Scenic Byway is 30
miles of the southern end of Minnesota Highway 56 which begins at
the junction with US63 just above the Iowa - Minnesota state line.
MN56 closely parallels the now-abandoned route of an important
branch of the Milwaukee
Road from Decorah Iowa to Austin MN.
Portions of the right away of MN56 contain vigorous remnants of the original tall grass prairie flowers and plants. More and more sections are being nurtured by MN Dept of Natural Resources and by area volunteers all along the Byway. Especially helpful are the volunteer fire crews from the cities of Adams, Rose Creek and LeRoy who help with prescribed burns to limit brush and weeds. These burns simulate the occasional prairie fires of yesteryear that naturally did the same thing. Because natural tall grass prairie plants tolerate the burns they are able to resist the intrusions of forest plants or foreign introductions and thereby, the character of the once vast prairies settled in the 19th century is preserved in these remnants. |
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