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Revision as of 17:08, 10 July 2018
Litchfield (Minnesota) is in Southern Minnesota
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Understand
Litchfield is the county seat of Meeker County, Minnesota. It is one of the few small towns in Minnesota to never have stopped growing throughout its existence.
Get in
Take US Hwy. 12 west from the Twin Cities a little over an hour.
Get around
- Bikes by Bob, ☏ 1+ 320 593-0592. 6:30AM-4PM Tues-Fri; 8AM-1PM Sat. A bicycle store and coffee shop. Biking around the city is very doable with many denoted bike routes.
See
- Brightwood Beach Cottage. An octagonal building that was once the sight of a resort on the southern shore of Lake Ripley.
- Meeker County Courthouse - The County's most recent courthouse building, completed in 1974, which is a flat-topped, white stucco building with windows in two deep-cut, horizontal bands. Glass aprons the ground level, slanting diagonally into the plane of the building. Natural light is also a feature of the other three levels, which open unto a central atrium beneath a large segmented-glass skylight. Its cost in the mid-70s: a little more than $1 million.
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- Trinity Episcopal Church - Enjoy the Carpenter Gothic Style architecture attributed to the noted New York architect Richard Upjohn.
- 1 Grand Army of the Republic Hall, 370 N. Marshall St..
- Ness Monument - Buried in one grave under the Ness Monument are the remains of the first five victims of the U.S.-Dakota War. Their names are Robinson Jones, Viranus Webster, Howard Baker, Ann (Baker) Jones, and Clara D. Wilson. The violent act of four young Sioux who were starving because of broken treaties and thieving traders sparked a war that killed hundreds of people on both sides.
- Litchfield Carnegie Library - One of the 65 public libraries built in Minnesota with funds from philanthropist Andrew Carnegie and the Carnegie Corporation.
Do
- Starlite Drive-In 5, 29264 MN-22, ☏ 1+ 320 693-6990. No-frills, classic outdoor drive-up theater showing first-run, double features on weekends.
- Meeker County Historical Society - Located within the Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.) building. Learn how Land O'Lakes got its start, or why a G.A.R. was built here to begin with.
- Dragon Hockey. They are fire on ice. The "LDC" or Litchfield/Dassel-Cokato Dragons are the area's fiercest hockey program. Check them out at Litchfield Civic Arena seasonally or in March at the Xcel Energy Center, if they've proven themselves worthy of a State berth.
- The Litchfield Opera House - Gorgeous building that has hosted traveling theater troupes, stage plays, musicals, lectures, readings, revivals, local musical performances, among other varied gatherings.
- Central Park - The town square, surrounded by historical landmarks, at the center of it all.
Buy
- Commercial Historic District - Yes, the entire downtown area along Sibley is on the National Register of Historic Places. Worth buying: Hollywood Theater movie passes and a bucket of popcorn.
Eat
- Sonora's Mexican Restaurant, 637 US-12, ☏ +1 320 593-0022. 11AM-9PM Sun-Th; 11AM-10PM Sat-Sun. The owners hail from Sonora, Mexico and bring a bit of their state to Minnesota in the form of excellent Mexican cuisine. While many smaller communities often have a couple of ethnic food options today, still few are as quality, good-tasting and authentic as this.
Drink
Sleep
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Connect
- Litchfield Public Library, 216 N Marshall Ave., ☏ 1+ 320 693-2483. 10AM-8PM Mon-Thurs; 10AM-5PM Fri-Sat. More than just books! Children's programs, adult learning, public internet access, digital media, book signings and meetings space.