Homer, Minnesota

Homer Township is a township in Winona County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,356 at the 2010 census.Homer Township was organized in 1858, and named after Homer, New York.

The Willard Bunnell House is a historic house museum in Homer, Minnesota, United States. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973 for having state-level significance in the themes of architecture, commerce, and exploration/settlement. It was nominated for being Minnesota's first permanent house south of Saint Paul, as well as for its Gothic Revival architecture and association with brothers Willard (1814–1861) and Lafayette Bunnell (1824–1903), who helped develop the area during its frontier days. It is now managed by the Winona County Historical Society.

Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge is a 6,808-acre (27.55 km2) National Wildlife Refuge located along the Upper Mississippi River in extreme southern Buffalo County and extreme southwestern Trempealeau County in Wisconsin, United States. There are two small private areas in the protected area. It is in part a wetland consisting of backwaters away from the Mississippi and Trempealeau River, and is a significant element of the Mississippi Flyway. It is part of the Driftless Area, a portion of North America which remained free of ice during the last ice age, creating in part the deep gorge of the Mississippi, quite visible from this refuge. It is also a sand prairie, including grasses such as big bluestem, indiangrass, and switchgrass capable of growing to eight to nine feet (2.4 to 2.7 m) in height.There is also bottomland forest in the reserve with river birch, swamp white oak and silver maple. The area is only separated from the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge by a railroad line. The Perrot State Park borders on the south. The Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge was recently extended by about 800 acre along the Trempealeau River. The North American river otter live in the area. Ten pairs of the sandhill crane breed in the National Wildlife Refuge. According to the bird list from the Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge 263 bird species occur regularly in the area, 21 species exceptionally and 121 species breed. You can view current bird observations in the area on the digital platform EBird.

East Winona is a railroad junction in Buffalo County, Wisconsin, United States, located where Canadian National Railway subsidiary Wisconsin Central Ltd.'s former Green Bay and Western Railroad line meets the BNSF Railway's St. Croix Subdivision. East Winona is located in the town of Buffalo.

Cedar Creek is a stream in Winona County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota. It is a tributary of the Mississippi River. Cedar Creek was named for the red cedar trees near the stream.

KHWK (1380 kHz) is an AM radio station broadcasting a country music format. Licensed to Winona, Minnesota, United States, the station features programming from ABC News Radio and Westwood One.It is owned by Leighton Broadcasting, through licensee Leighton Radio Holdings, Inc., and is located at 752 Bluffview Circle, with its other sister stations. It was originally on 1570 kHz and moved to 1380 kHz in 1958.

The Winona Daily News is a daily newspaper serving Winona, Minnesota and the surrounding area. Founded in 1855, it is the second oldest continually running newspaper in the state. The paper is owned by Lee Enterprises. The paper has print editions on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, along with online editions every day.

Marshland is an unincorporated community located in the town of Buffalo, in Buffalo County, Wisconsin, United States. Marshland is located on Wisconsin Highway 35 and Wisconsin Highway 54 8.5 miles (13.7 km) east-southeast of Fountain City.

Trempealeau Mountain State Natural Area is a Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources-designated State Natural Area consisting of a 425-foot conical rock mound surrounded on three sides by the Mississippi and Trempealeau Rivers. It is one of only 3 solid rock islands along the entire Mississippi River.

Sugar Loaf Brewery or Bub's Brewery is a former brewery in Winona, Minnesota, United States. It was established in 1862 at the foot of Sugar Loaf, the prominent river bluff from which it took its name. The extant brewery complex, which includes storage caves dug into the bluff, dates from 1872 when the original building was destroyed by fire and a replacement built. The brewery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978 for its local significance in the theme of industry. It was nominated for its association with prominent local brewer Peter Bub (d. 1911) and his successors, who produced beer on the site until 1969.The building has been converted into an antique mall, Treasures Under Sugar Loaf.

KRIV-FM (101.1 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a classic hits format. Licensed to Winona, Minnesota, United States, the station serves the La Crosse, Wisconsin, area. The station features programming from Westwood One.It is owned by Leighton Broadcasting, through licensee Leighton Radio Holdings, Inc., and is located at 752 Bluffview Circle, with its other sister stations, KHWK, KGSL, KWMN, KWNO. The station no longer broadcast in HD radio.

Winona Health is a hospital in Winona County, Minnesota, United States. It is located in the city of Winona and includes a licensed 49-bed acute care hospital. Other facilities of Winona Health in Winona County include a 110-bed long-term care facility, 60-apartment assisted living community, two 10-room memory care living facilities, hospice, homecare, multi-speciality clinic in Winona, physician clinic in Rushford, Minnesota, orthopedic clinic, inpatient and outpatient mental health services, rehabilitative care (physical & occupational therapy, cardiac rehabilitation), inpatient and outpatient surgery, and dialysis.Winona Health was founded in 1894 when local citizens and physicians raised $4,500 to remodel the former Langley Home into the 18-bed Winona General Hospital. It is one of the largest employers in Winona. key people = Rachelle Schultz, EdD, President & Chief Executive Officer number of employees = over 1,000 plus over 350 volunteers