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Article: Frisbee Golf Courses in Rochester, Minnesota

This is a complete listing of Frisbee (Disc) golf courses located in or near Rochester, Minnesota. Each course is alphabetically labeled by city first then by park where it is located. Rochester, Minnesota has three Frisbee (Disc) courses (the IBM Woodside Park course is only open to IBM employees)   Adrian -- Adrian Disc Golf Course Aitkin -- Nordland Tall Grass DGC Albany -- North Park Albert Lea -- Bancroft Bay Park #2 Albert Lea -- Bancroft Bay Park #1 Alexandria -- Fillmore Park Annandale -- Clearwater/Pleasant Lake Apple Valley -- Alimagnet Lake Park DGC Arden Hills -- Bethel University DGC Austin -- Driesner Park Austin -- Todd Park Barnesville -- McGrath Park Barrett -- Sumac Hills DGC Battle Lake -- Battle Lake Park Becker -- Becker City Park Bemidji -- Bemidji City Park Biwabik -- Disc Golf at Giants Ridge Bloomington -- Moir Park Bloomington -- Hyland Ski and Snowboard Area Blue Earth -- Putnam Park Brainerd -- Crow Wing Lake Camp Brainerd -- Lum Park

Article: Soilders Field Veterans Memorial - Rochester, Minnesota

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Soldier's Field | The Memorial Wall   Soldier's Field's Memorial Wall honors over 2,000 Service men and women from Southeast Minnesota who gave their lives in service to their country. The wall was built in 1995. Below are photos of the memorial provided by Thirty3wayz photography. The location of the memorial is at 300 7th st NW, Rochester, Minnesota (near the downtown area) Here also is the homepage for the Memorial Wall: http://soldiersfieldmemorial.org/  

Article: Benching - Rochester, Minnesota

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 Benching in Rochester Minnesota Benching: The act of sitting on a bench in order to observe passing train graffiti often to find influences Benched Photos - Rochester, MN (photos submitted by Thirty3Wayz photography...)

Article: Photos of Downtown Rochester, Minnesota

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Here are a few photos taken from around town in Rochester, Minnesota. Photos are copyrighted and provide by local photographer - 33wayz Photo of Dolphin and Boy (Mayo Building) - Sculpture By David Wynne   Photo of City Skyline Of Rochester, Minnesota

Article: Rochester Community and Technical College Rose Garden - Rochester, Minnesota

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Rochester Community and Technical College Rose Garden Rochester Community and Technical College is Rochester's local college. RCTC has a beautiful horticultural garden which was designed and created by horticultural students. The garden is located on the southeast side of town. View the panoramic photo of the garden (click photo to view larger picture) provided by local photographer 33wayz. Location of garden: RCTC Heintz Center  1926 Collegeview DR. SE Rochester, Minnesota

Article: Quick Info: Is Rochester Minnesota Safe - Rochester Minnesota

  Safe Areas in Rochester, Minnesota   For the most part Rochester is one of the safest little big cities in Minnesota (its the third largest city in Minnesota after Minneapolis and St.Paul) There are really no "rough" parts or areas of town that you would want to avoid. Downtown Rochester overall is very safe any time of the day. Downtown is patrolled not only by the Rochester Police Department but also the Mayo Clinic security (who are very efficient on stamping out any disturbance on Mayo Clinic property) and hotel security. Outside of downtown you can travel anywhere by cab or car and you're pretty safe. Overall Rochester, Minnesota is safe. 

Mann's Drive In Movie Theater - Rochester, Minnesota (closed)

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Mann's  Drive In Movie Theater   (Closed)   We received a fair amount of email from visitors interested in knowing where is the closest drive-in movie theater to Rochester, Minnesota. Minnesota has several different drive-in theaters, none of which are in Rochester. The closest drive-in theater to Rochester would be  Mann's Theater  Cottage View Drive-In, located in Cottage Grove, Minnesota which is 70 miles or roughly 1 hour and 20mins from Rochester.  Cottage View Drive-In has what one would expect in a Drive-In. Showtimes start at dusk (approx 10:30 pm). Prices are $8.00 for adults and children $1.00. For more information and directions:   Cottage View Drive-In 9338 East Point Douglas Road Cottage Grove, MN - 55016 Phone: 651-458-5965 Cottage View Drive-In