Winona, Minnesota

Winona is a city located in Winona County, Minnesota. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 27,069. Winona is the birthplace of actress Winona Ryder (Winona Horowitz) and the aviator Max Conrad. It is the county seat of Winona County6. Located in picturesque bluff country on the Mississippi River, its most noticable physical landmark is Sugar Loaf hill. Its annual celebration, "Steamboat Days," is held in the summer. It is home to the headquarters of the Watkins Corporation and Fastenal. Three college campuses are found in Winona: Winona State University, Saint Mary's University, and Minnesota State Colleges - Southeast Technical. Historically a community that was once served by a half-dozen passenger railroads, its current service is the once-daily Empire Builder, an Amtrak service between Chicago and Seattle/Portland. It is also the home of the Great River Shakespeare Festival (founded 2004), and there are plans to build the state-of-the-art Maritime Art Museum of Minnesota, a large river-themed history and art museum with one of its exhibits being the river dredge William H. Thompson, in the city's commercial harbor by 2006.

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Winona County, Minnesota - 2000 - Winona Ryder - Max Conrad - County seat - ⁶ - Sugar Loaf - Watkins Corporation - Fastenal - Winona State University - Saint Mary's University - Minnesota State Colleges - Southeast Technical - Empire Builder - Amtrak - Chicago - Seattle - Portland - Great River Shakespeare Festival - 2004 - 2006

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