Winona County, Minnesota

Winona County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2010 census, the population was 51,461. Its county seat is Winona.

Winona County comprises the Winona, MN Micropolitan Statistical Area.

History

The name of the county is said to derive from a Dakota legend regarding a woman, referred to Winona, who was betrothed to marry a warrior whom she did not love. Rather than marry him, she is said to have leapt to her death from a rock now called "Maiden's Rock" on Lake Pepin. This legend is colloquially referred to as the Winona legend.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 642 square miles (1,660 km2), of which 626 square miles (1,620 km2) is land and 15 square miles (39 km2) (2.4%) is water.

Bodies of water

  • Airport Lake - Winona
  • Bartlet Lake - Winona
  • Bollers Lake - Goodview
  • Hunters Lake - Winona
  • Lake Goodview - Goodview
  • Lake Winona - Winona
  • Rileys Lake - vast majority in Winona, west edge in Goodview
  • Mississippi River - forms county's eastern border with Wisconsin
  • Podcasts:

    PLAYLIST TIME:

    Pick Up The Pieces

    by: Jean Knight

    Oh yeah
    Cryin' won't help you
    When your baby's gone, no it won't
    This is what to do
    When you're starved and you alone, now, oh yeah
    Forget about what could
    Yeah, what could have been
    That's what you do, now
    Just pick up the pieces and start over again, yeah
    You can feel me now, yes you can
    The second time around, oh
    Just don't give up thinkin'
    True love can't be found
    Forget about what could
    Yeah, what could have been
    That's what you do, now
    Just pick up the pieces and start over again
    Broken hearts many times
    Yes, will make it, just keep on tryin'
    The game of love, [Incomprehensible]
    It's the same everyday and everywhere
    Cryin' won't help you now
    When you're baby's gone, no it won't
    This is what to do
    When you're starved and you're lonely, oh yeah
    Forget about what could
    Yeah, what could have been
    That's what you do, now
    Just pick up the pieces and start over again, yeah, yeah
    Pick up, pick up all those pieces
    That's what you do
    Pick up those pieces
    Start all over again, oh yeah




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    Post Bulletin 17 Mar 2025
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    Winona Daily News 17 Mar 2025
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    Post Bulletin 13 Mar 2025
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    Post Bulletin 13 Mar 2025
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