FREE FUN

• Travel back in time on the self-guided Historic

Walking Tour • Grab a cold beverage at the Brooktree Golf

Course Clubhouse and meet up with friends on the patio • Catch the fall colors at

Kaplan’s Woods • Discover local talent at the 11@7 Concert Series in Central Park • Snap a selfie with the

Princess Owatonna statue at Mineral Springs Park • Learn about the history of abandoned children from around the state with the audio tour at the

Orphanage Museum • Get out and take a jog or stroll on the trails • Build a sandcastle at

Lake Kohlmier beach • Bring the kids to

Owatonna Public Library’s

Play Spot in Children’s

Services • Be inspired by exhibits at the Owatonna Arts

Center • Wander through the

National Farmers’ Bank and soak up its beauty • Cruise over to the Eagles

Club for Thursday Night

Cruise-in classic car show • Ice skate on the

Straight River • Go on a scavenger hunt with the family to find all of Owatonna’s downtown murals • Walk through the lower level of the newly renovated Owatonna

Public Utilities building • Shop locally-made and sourced goods at one of

Owatonna’s Farmers’

Markets • Catch the daily

Lumberjack Show at the

Steele County Free Fair in

August • Go birding at a local park • Check out a tradeshow at the Four Seasons

Centre (rabbits, tractors, and more!) • Take a picture of the beautiful Zamboni building downtown • Hop on your mountain bike and explore the

Kaplan’s Woods trails • Walk on the hexagonal stones in front of the Bennett House (Dr. Bennett, founder of

National Farmers Bank, was among the first in

Owatonna to install cement sidewalks) • Relax on a bench surrounded by historic buildings at the Village of Yesteryear • Check out the exotic taxidermy animals at

Cabela’s • Play a round of disc golf at Mineral Springs Park • Snap a shot of the airplane display outside the Owatonna Degner

Regional Airport • Kayak the Straight River, a State Water Trail • Relax by the fireplace with a magazine or newspaper in the

Owatonna Public Library

Reading Room • Enjoy music, food, art and shopping on a summer evening at

Downtown Thursdays and the 11@7 Concert in

Central Park • Relax under the stars and watch a movie in Central

Park • Brave the cold and watch floats decorated for the holiday season drive by in the Lighted Holiday

Parade • Drink legendary healing water at Mineral Springs

Park