Red Wing in Goodhue County, Minnesota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Kiwanis Stairway
Photographed By McGhiever, October 28, 2018
1. Kiwanis Stairway Marker
Inscription.
Kiwanis Stairway. . The benches on either side of this section contain thirty five of the steps which were removed from the original Kiwanis stairway. One hundred fourteen steps still remain where they were placed initially on the upper west end of the bluff., This plaque and the small marker dedicating the stairway in 1929 are embedded in a limestone block from the stone quarry immediately to the west. There Frank J. Linne, from 1870 to 1890, produced cut stone for some of Red Wing's early buildings, foundations, and walls. The quarry also provided limestone for two kilns at the foot of the bluff directly below., Working with the City of Red Wing in 1982, the Kiwanis Club again sold named steps to its members, as well as to the public to complete the stairway on this steep area of the Barn Bluff summit trail.
The benches on either side of this section contain thirty five of the steps which were removed from the original Kiwanis stairway. One hundred fourteen steps still remain where they were placed initially on the upper west end of the bluff.
This plaque and the small marker dedicating the stairway in 1929 are embedded in a limestone block from the stone quarry immediately to the west. There Frank J. Linne, from 1870 to 1890, produced cut stone for some of Red Wing's early buildings, foundations, and walls. The quarry also provided limestone for two kilns at the foot of the bluff directly below.
Working with the City of Red Wing in 1982, the Kiwanis Club again sold named steps to its members, as well as to the public to complete the stairway on this steep area of the Barn Bluff summit trail.
Location. 44° 34.131′ N, 92° 31.689′ W. Marker is in Red Wing, Minnesota, in Goodhue County. Marker can be reached from East 5th Street. The marker is on the south trail ascending Barn Bluff, at the base of the Kiwanis Stairway. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Red Wing MN 55066, United States of America. Touch for directions.
2. Kiwanis Stairway Marker at its base on Barn Bluff
Credits. This page was last revised on May 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 29, 2023, by McGhiever of Minneapolis, Minnesota. This page has been viewed 63 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on May 29, 2023, by McGhiever of Minneapolis, Minnesota. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
