Month: October 2016

Jeremy Radtke’s Design Connects Ortonville Business to State Tournament

Jeremy Radtke’s Design Connects Ortonville Business to State Tournament

We are considered “rural” here on the MNbump – people enjoy coming to our area for the fishing and the beauty of Big Stone Lake, the National and State Parks – the beauty of a more open-space quality of life.  Our region is perfectly described with two 

Great for Hunters ‘Where are you’ Map App

Great for Hunters ‘Where are you’ Map App

Great app if you are in Big Stone County – next to property that looks great to hunt – and you want the owner information!  This link will provide all of the public data through the County GIS system (who owns the property, size, value, 

MNbump Fall Colors

MNbump Fall Colors

Big Stone Lake to around Big Stone County, MNbump is beautiful this time of year.  We had a Facebook follower that commented on a post that had a few fall pictures from an afternoon drive (shown below) that she enjoyed seeing photos from the area – originally from Ortonville she now lives out-of-state – and that she remembered the umbrella of trees over the Lake Road (Hwy 7).  So we took a drive and video footage so that she could see the Lake Road’s fall colors (the video is below the pictures – the first 4 minutes is the Lake Road drive – we then also took a trip down Ortonville’s Main Street, up to our Hospital and past our expanding senior housing facility – located on our 18-hole golf course – Fairway View Communities which is almost complete).

 

Video – first 4 minutes is a drive down the Lake Road then through downtown Ortonville and by the hospital & clinic and then Fairway View Communities (senior housing complex on our golf course)

Survey – Ortonville Swimming Pool Upgrade

Survey – Ortonville Swimming Pool Upgrade

We need your help!  There is a group of parents researching the possibility of upgrading the Ortonville Swimming Pool.  They have been gathering information from other communities that have recently upgraded their community swimming pool.  They have also been gathering information from additional community pools on their rates 

Fall Family Fun

Fall Family Fun

We have been sharing the family-fun fall activities on our Facebook page and thought we’d share the information on a one-stop blog post! October 28th is Ortonville’s Harvest Madness –  October 31st is Treat Street in Clinton –  7-75 Corn Maze Saturday & Sundays Noon