Kimball, MN

Powder Ridge Winter Recreation Area - Skiing, Snowboarding and Snowtubing in Central Minnesota

Powder Ridge is the place to go in central Minnesota for down hill skiing, snowboarding and snowtubing. Powder Ridge is a full service winter recreation area offering specials, lessons, a chalet complete with a large variety of snacks and beverages, free wireless internet access, equipment rentals and a fantastic ski patrol.

Powder Ridge is lighted for night use, all of the ski, snowboard and snowtubing trails stay open after the sun sets. On a clear night the view from the top of the hill is incredible, you can see the lights from multiple other towns in surrounding central Minnesota.

Some of the specials at Powder Ridge include the Saturday evening group night, $17 nights on Sunday and Wednesday, college ski & snowboard on Friday evenings, birthday tubing special, and there are also specials for the Super Bowl and New Year's Eve.

If you do not know how to ski or snowboard and would like to learn Powder Ridge has a wonderful Kids Club Program and also offers lessons for adults too. Liz (my wife) took snowboarding lessons with a visiting family member and was very happy with the course instruction. The results were a very fun trip and some fantastic memories.

Powder Ridge Winter Recreation Area is located in Kimball right off Highway 15 and only 12 miles from the intersection with I-94 in Saint Cloud MN.

http://www.powderridge.com/

Millner Heritage Vineyard & Winery of Kimabll MN Presents Free Live Music Sunday Afternoons at the Vineyard

From May 9th through November 7th 2010 every Sunday from 2:00 to 5:00 the Millner Heritage Winery in Kimball Minnesota has live music. The performers for September and October include Slim Pickins (Bluegrass), Duke Zecco (50s, 60s, 70s), Terry Nelson (Country), Larry Novotny "The One Man Band", Dahmen Bros. plus Dad, and the The Country & Bluegrass Jam. This years Vineyard concert series at Millner Heritage finishes off on November 7th with Charlie Roth, A Troubadour.

The Millners are a family of wine makers descending from the heart of Europe, now making wine in the heart of Minnesota. Jon & Anna met in a winery in Iowa. With Jon's family history of making wine and, as a agricultural engineer, Annamaria's knowledge of wine making, and experience gained from working in vineyardsin Wurttemburg Germany, it is only fitting that they should have their own winery. In 2006 a beautiful dream came true, they started the Millner Heritage Vineyard & Winery in Kimball Minnesota.

Millner Heritage Vineyard & Winery is a European style winery with a panoramic courtyard view of the inspired grape producing 9 acres of rich central Minnesota farm land. The Winery focuses on producing high quality wines from regional grapes and they have won several medals from the International Cold Climate Wine Competition. To date the Millner family has entered 5 wines in the ICCWC and has come home with 4 medals. The ICCWC focuses on wines made from cold hardy grape cultivators.

On October 2nd & 3rd Millner Heritage will hold its 1st Annual Oktoberfest & Grape Stomp. Stop by for riding vineyard tours, winery tours, enjoy one of their music concerts and, of course, a wine tasting. Millner Heritage Vineyard & Winery and their award winning wines is a wonderful reason to love living in the Central Minnesota area.