Ballroom for private receptions, dance lessons, and public dance events. A 5000 sq. ft. facility with a 2000 sq. ft. hardwood maple dance floor complete with ambiance lighting and state of the art sound system. Outside caterers are welcome. There are no catering fees, gratuity, or commissions from outside vendors or other services. The facility includes: Consultation with the Blue Moon Event Coordinator. Alcohol is permitted - with MN caterer's permit Blue Moon DJ available - rich, full surround-sound system, includes cordless microphone, disco lights party & mirrored ball. There is a serving bar & buffet room Staging for head table, band, or outside DJ On-site staff to assist you during your event Dance lessons included

Rochester, MN 55904
Email:	fgommels@rconnect.com
Facility Features: Handicap Accessible Meeting Rooms Reception Capacity: 250 Surface Parking

Rochester, MN 55901

Facility Features: Dining: Members only bar and lounge Handicap Accessible Meeting Rooms: 4 Reception Capacity: 350

Discover the colorful past and fabric of life of Rochester and Olmsted County. The museum is open year-round and contains rare pictures, maps, diaries, and exhibits recounting the story of Rochester's rise as a global leader in health care. Memorial Day through Labor Day, visitors can also explore the William Dee Log Cabin, an early (1862) pioneer home that has been restored and refurbished, as well as the Hadley Valley School House, a traditional one-room school that contains all the artifacts of turn of the century teaching. Walk or drive through the grounds of the George Stoppel Farm, a typical, self-sufficient homestead farm where the earliest settlers lived in the rootcave in 1856.

Rochester, MN 55902
Email:	businessoffice@olmstedhistory.com

Mayowood Mansion is the historic home of three generations of the famous Mayo family. The five story stone structure contains 100 rooms in a beautiful rural wooded setting only 3 miles from downtown Rochester. Function space available for meetings, luncheons, dinners and receptions in the dining room, library, gallery, or outdoor terraces and tea house. Open for regular tours May through October. Private tours may be arranged for large groups. Christmas tours in November.

Rochester, MN 55902
Email:	businessoffice@olmstedhistory.com

Rochester, MN 55904

Facility Features: Handicap Accessible Meeting Rooms: 2 Reception Capacity: 350

The Peace Plaza hosts numerous events throughout the year, like the summer market, from May through September, noontime entertainment with music and theatrical performances, as well as a winter market and fashion show. The plaza is located in the heart of downtown, between two major hotels and adjacent to the Mayo Clinic. Area organizations and business also can rent the outdoor plaza for private events. The size is scalable and may host up to 2,050 people.

Rochester, MN 55902
Fax:	507-282-8960
Email:	hmestad@rdowntownalliance.com

Enjoy the beauty and habitat of southeastern Minnesota by hiking, biking, cross-country skiing, or snowshoeing the meadows, flood plain and upland forests on the 5 miles of trails covering 320 acres. The Nature Center offers interactive displays and exhibits of the area's wildlife and natural beauty including a 1,700 gallon native-fish aquarium. Cross-country ski rental available, also maps.

Rochester, MN 55906

Fully functional kitchen full-service staff capable of serving up to 850 people. Specializing in wedding receptions and corporate functions.

Rochester, MN 55902
Email:	ray@rochestereventcenter.com
Facility Features: Banquet Capacity: 850 Dining: 850 Meeting Rooms Reception Capacity: 850

Soldiers Field Veterans Memorial is an impressive 3.5 to 5 million dollar Memorial that was built to honor those who died from injuries sustained in the service and dedicated to all those who served. It was built without the use of tax dollars and all committee members are unpaid volunteers. Located just five blocks South of the Mayo Clinic, at 300 7th St SW, it consists of four 35-foot circular granite walls, a 12' X 50' main wall, fifty trees, 4,920 pavers, 21 sponsored benches, and the six Armed Forces Flags plus the Minnesota, POW/MIA and the US Flag. The outside walls feature battle graphics from the Civil War to the Gulf War and the inside walls are engraved with stories of important Military events from the Revolutionary War to the Gulf War. A statue of a widow and her son, receiving a telegram, notifying her of the death of her husband, sits in front of the Wall of Remembrance. Statues of a Nurse and Medic treating a wounded soldier on the battlefield are located south of the Wall of Remembrance. A WW II statue stands in a complex at the corner of 6th St. and 2nd Ave SW, the entrance to the Memorial. Educational markers showing the history and proper etiquette of the American Flag are located inside the walls of the Memorial. The logos of the Military Academies are engraved on the rear of the Wall. Primary funding came from the sale of pavers, purchased by or for veterans that form the walkways within the Memorial. The pavers are a piece of granite 8" X 20" that contain the name of a veteran, when they served, and the branch they served in. They were sold at $350.00 each. Other fund raising included sponsorship of a bench for $5,000.00, a tree for $500.00, and a flagpole for $2,500.00. We also had many other fundraisers such as golf tournaments, auctions, and sale of pins and medallions. Bob DeWitz, of DeWitz Home Builders, volunteered his expertise for the construction of the Memorial and soliciting people in the construction industry to donate time or material. Focal point of the Memorial is the Wall of Remembrance, a granite wall twelve feet high by fifty feet long that contains the names of over 2300 men and women, from S.E. Minnesota, that died as a result of injuries sustained in the service from the Civil War to the present. Canons from the Gulf War and World War I are also located on site.

Rochester, MN 55901

In a beautiful campus setting, the University Center Rochester is located only 2 miles from downtown Rochester. Teleconference and interactive TV facilities are available as well as numerous classrooms that accommodate groups of varying sizes from 20-200. There is ample parking and accessibility for the handicapped.

Rochester, MN 55904
Fax:	507-285-7241
Email:	carol.naatz@roch.edu