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Riverside Days
Last full weekend in June. Fun and festivities include a pork chop feed in
Riverside Park, Classic Car Show, Pancakes in the Park, 5K Fun Run, Bean
Bag Tournament, Baseball, Three Outdoor Dances, Free Kid’s Fishing Derby,
Medallion Hunt, Minnesota Sings Contest, Kiddies Parade, Grande Parade on
Friday evening.
www.springfieldmn.org
Two schools fulfill our educational needs:
Springfield Historical Society
Collecting Springfield and area history – displayed in building on Main Street.
City of Springfield
Phone: 507-723-3508 Fax: 507-723-5213
www.springfieldmnchamber.org
Springfield is a strong, vibrant one-stop-shop community with a diverse
economy. Residents enjoy a very high quality of life. Springfield is
home to a strong city government. The health needs are met with a
strong Mayo affiliated health care system and a skilled nursing home.
Springfield may be accessed by the Laura Ingalls Wilder Historic Highway
14, (railroad name), a lighted and paved 3400 foot airport runway, and
Brown County Roads 4 and 5. Both Protestant and Catholic churches
serve the community.
Organizations represented in Springfield are:
• Rotary
• Ambulance Department
• P.A.W.S.
• Boy and Girl Scouts
• Cub Scouts
• 4-H Club
• Baseball Association
• Women’s clubs
• Historical Society
• Community Theater
• American Legion
• Sons of American Legion
• American Legion Auxiliary • Springfield Activities Boosters
• Springfield Music Boosters • SANTA
• Springfield Fire Department • Springfield Public Schools
Foundations include:
• Springfield Area Health Care
• St. John Lutheran Home
• Springfield Area Foundation
• Pieschel Foundation
• Carlson Foundation
• Affordable housing with single family lots for sale, and multifamily rental
housing
• Provides Revolving Loans to new and existing businesses
• Provides assistance with state and federal financing, tax abatements, and
tax increment financing for business expansion
• Offers business listings and provides marketing for buildings and available
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American Family Mutual Insurance Company and its Subsidiaries
American Family Insurance Company
Home Office – Madison, WI 53783
Housing
Springfield Area Community Center
St. John’s Circle of Care is a large senior campus with the ability to care
for all needs a person may have while they are aging. We have a variety
of services and housing options available. Lifestyle options include:
Caretaker and Home Health Care Services, subsidized rent at Senior
Apartments, Housing with Services, Dementia Care, Skilled Nursing care
and short-term rehabilitation. In addition, St. John’s offers GrandKids
and V.I.K. child daycare and Kindergarten Readiness programs, which
allow children and seniors to interact each and every day.
Riverview Homestead
Cooperative
Phone: 507-723-5111
19 homes, age 55 and over.
Parkview Place
Members own their home.
Features include guest room, garage, common areas and shop.
Cottonwood Ridge – Phone: 507-723-4500
23 unit apartment complex located on the campus of St. John’s Circle of Care.
Single-level living in private apartments, common areas. Serving tenants, age
62 and over, who meet income guidelines.
Parkview East and Parkview West – Phone: 507-723-3500
24 market rate rental apartments.
Other Housing Opportunities:
Library Apartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .507-723-4218
Van Buren Apartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .507-794-6396
Rock Street Apartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .507-430-2220
Majac Apartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .507-723-4541
Halter Estates, Halter Bluff and Cedar Manor . . . . . . . . . . . .507-327-2137
The Springfield Area Community
Center is located on 2.5 acres
of land overlooking the Big
Cottonwood River with Riverside
Park to the south, and the central
business district adjacent to the
north and west.
Our Senior Living Campus is located in the rural setting of Springfield,
Minnesota and for over 100 years has been dedicated to providing a high
quality of life, offering supportive care and creating a stimulating and
attractive environment for the people we serve.
The employees and volunteers of St. John’s Circle of Care work hard each
and every day to enhance the physical, emotional, spiritual and social
well-being of all who are in our Circle of Care and in the communities
we serve.
Riverside Park & Recreation
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Riverside Park is nestled along the Big Cottonwood River. It features an
outdoor swimming pool with a figure-8 water slide and kiddy pool. It also
offers tennis courts, baseball and softball fields, sand volleyball, horseshoe,
and two playground areas. Skating ramps are available. Enjoy a 3.0
mile paved hiking/biking path around the park and along the river to the
Springfield Golf Course. Winter activities include an ice skating rink for open
skating and hockey. Warming house available.
Adjacent to the park is Rothenburg Campground, which has 47 electrical/water
hook-up sites, tenting area, 2 bathhouses with showers and a disposal station.
Reservations available and recommended. Camping fee is payable in advance.
Additional Parks
There are 3 other parks – Browns Park, East End Park, and North Park. All
have playground equipment. Browns Park has a shelter. East End Park has
picnic shelters. Sticker Field is newly renovated consisting of two softball
fields, green space and concession stand with restrooms.
Golfing
Springfield Golf Course is located on the banks of the Big Cottonwood
River. Green fees are welcome and its restaurant is open seasonally.
Disc Golf
18 hole municipal disc golf course. Free to play. Adjacent to Big
Cottonwood River and Salonek Pond. It is unique and fun to play!
507-227-3338.
Snowmobiling
Ridge Runner Snowmobile Club grooms 80 miles of trails from
Springfield to Cobden, Evan, Comfrey and Sanborn. They host summer
events – Snowblast and Grassdrags in addition to safety training.
Springfield Public Library
Brown County Historical Society
Phone: 507-354-2016
Devoted to preservation of heritage of our county and surrounding area
including research library. http://75.146.162.53.bchs/
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St. John Circle of Care
The Chamber General Board & Retail Board promotes:
Springfield Area Community Center
This beautiful, functional building
will seat 500-600 people for
business meetings and social gatherings, and is designed to
accommodate smaller groups when divided into small rooms. Spacious
windows bring nature’s beauty indoors. The interior is light and bright. It
includes a conference room and Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce Office.
Step out onto the patio in spring, summer or autumn to enjoy your beverage,
a breath of fresh air, and take in the beauty of the gardens. This area is a
wonderful place for pictures! The flowing fountain and new bridge to the
park both make excellent backgrounds.
Mission statement: To provide a gathering place for cultural, educational
and social events for the Springfield area – an attractive, functional facility to
promote community development and growth.
Mayo Clinic Health System
Your health care needs always come first at Mayo Clinic Health System in
Springfield, whether that means primary care or specialty care services.
Urgent Care is also available and provides same-day treatment for minor
health concerns. A variety of specialists come to Springfield on a regular
basis, providing quality care close to home. Our relationship with Mayo Clinic
can also connect you with the most trusted specialty care in the U.S. Your
local provider can help with referrals to Mayo Clinic if necessary.
Other Medical Services – optometrists, chiropractors, massage therapists and
a fitness center also serve our community’s needs.
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Coordinates Springfield brochure
• Business to Business Day
Retail Board creates city wide promotions
• Community Calendar
Christmas Kick Off Breakfast
• Honoring Outstanding Citizen
Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce/CBV Golf Tournament
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Visibility/Publicity
• Chamber Bucks
Business List
• Referrals
Chamber Newsletter
• Tourism
Welcome Packets
• All Business Directory - Chamber
Free Web Listing
Businesses are list First
Day Care Directory
• Membership Plaques
Advertises Retail Events
• Facebook and Twitter
New Member Incentives/ First Dollar Profit Plaque
Member Window stickers – promoting Springfield Bucks
Chamber member listing – 3 times in Advance Press
Invited to place advertisements in Camping Packets
Work of the CVB
• Advertises in Springfield in Explore Minnesota guide, Southwest Minnesota Sailor,
Walnut Grove, Highway 14 guide, and a major camping publication. Response
cards are in the state and southern Minnesota guide. Advertises in spring southwest
Minnesota guide.
• Works with Brown County Trail group
• Provides Springfield information to event planners
We invite our visitors to stop at the Springfield Area Chamber Office at 33 S. Cass and
pick up information about our community and the surrounding area.
Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce
33 S. Cass – P.O. Box 134
Springfield, MN 56087
Phone: 507-723-3508
Fax: 507-723-5213
Email: spfdchamber@newulmtel.net
www.springfieldmnchamber.org
www.facebook.com/SpringfieldAreaChamberOfCommerceCVB
twitter.com/SpldChambermn
Aerial photos by Mark Peterson Photography.
All other photos by Mike Williams, Lakeside Press unless otherwise noted.
Riverside Park
Fort Ridgely State Park
Phone: 507-426-7840
Located on Highway #4. Historic outpost, learn about U.S. Dakota conflict
1862. Park offers nine-hole golf course, hiking and horseback trails,
volleyball, fishing and camping. Winter – skiing, snowmobiling and sledding.
www.dnr.state.mn.us/state_parks/fort_ridgely/narrative.html
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1.800.371.5849
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© 2015 Lakeside Press
Lodging
Microtel Inn
Phone: 507-723-8200
Welcomes you to Springfield
on the eastern edge of the
community. Enter the fireplace
lobby and register for one of
its 30 guest rooms. It offers
Microtel
Inn
FREE continental breakfast,
FREE local and long distance phone calls
and FREE High Speed Internet Access. Each unit offers a 27”
HD flat screen TV and HBO. Enjoy the swimming pool and whirlpool.
Restaurant next door.
Camping
Rothenburg Campground–
Riverside Park
(Reservations taken)
507-723-3517
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Rothenburg Campgrou
Adjacent to the Riverside Park complex. Credit cards available. FREE
WiFi. 47 sites – 17 Full Hook-ups, 24 sites w/water and electricity at
6 sites. Tent only w/electricity. One tent /camper is $12 night. Two
bathhouses with showers. Each campsite includes a fire ring and picnic
table. One dump station is available. All sites are back in only – NO PULL
THROUGHS!
Bed & Breakfast
Valentine Inn B&B–Tracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 507-629-3827
WW Smith Inn B&B–Sleepy Eye . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 507-794-5661
Deutsche Strasse–New Ulm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 507-354-2005
Chamber of Commerce/
Convention Visitors Bureau
The Mission of the Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce/CVB is to
strengthen the business community and take a leadership role in promoting
economic growth in a spirit of cooperation and team work.
Springfield Medical Center/Mayo
Health System
Mound Creek County Park/Disc Golf Course
Phone: 507-233-6640
Lake, fishing, swimming, picnic shelters, sand volleyball, hiking and a 9-hole
disc golf course. www.co.brown.mn.us\parks\moundcreek.htm
Lower Sioux Agency & Historic Site
Miles of trails and restored 1861 warehouse. Learn about traditional Dakota
life and the U.S. Dakota Conflict. www.mnhs.org/places/sites/lsa
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Welcome to Springfield, Minnesota
© 2011
Springfield Public School
And, like you, we’re proud to call it home. Thank you
for your business and your trust. We look forward to
many more successful years together.
American Family Mutual Insurance Company and its Subsidiaries
American Family Insurance Company
Home Office – Madison, WI 53783
Petroglyphs – Jeffers
More than 2,000 ancient American Indian carvings on red quartzite rock on
highland prairie. www.mnhs.org/places/sites/jp
Laura Ingalls Wilder – Walnut Grove
Visit the Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum, the Ingalls homestead site and in July
attend an outdoor drama. www.walnutgrove.org
There’s no place like Springfield.
And, like you, we’re proud to call it home. Thank you
for your business and your trust. We look forward to
many more successful years together.
Sod House on the Prairie
Gilfillan Estate – Morgan
Restored historic farm estate and 1920s farm home exhibit. www.rrcnet.org/
historicgillfill.html
Nativity Pagean
There’s no place like Springfield.
Downtown Sprin
Public Library
Phone: 507-723-3510
Springfield Public Library was a gift to the community from Charles and Ethel
Altermatt. It is a full service library with wireless internet service access and
inter-library loan service. Springfield and area naturalization records and
the Springfield newspaper are on microfilm from the 1800s to present. You
may receive printed material from anywhere in the United States. Altermatt
rooms available for small group meetings.
Springfield Community Theater
Phone 507-723-5117
For more than 20 years, this theatrical group has offered major productions
and sponsored excellent entertainment for the community. They sponsor
the Prairie Fire Children’s Theatre each summer and have teamed up with
the Springfield Public School Theatre Department in combined musical
productions in recent years.
Springfield Golf Course
Phone: 507-723-5888
Information Number 507-723-3508
This nine-hole course located on the banks of the Big Cottonwood River is host
to a Men’s Invitational and Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce in June,
Springfield Area Healthcare Foundation in August and A Scramble Fest in
September and Tiger Track.
St. Raphael Catholic School offers classes Pre-School to 6th grade. It is
their mission to bring the students to a deeper relationship with Jesus while
providing quality education.
Sod House on the Prairie
This is a great place for some
Laura Ingalls fun. Hands-on
explore the dugout, the soddy,
the log cabin and surrounding
prairie, with its restored prairie
grasses and wildflowers.
Located seven miles west of
Springfield on Hwy 14. Open
daily, Spring, Summer and Fall.
$4 per person, age 6 and under
free. www.sodhouse.org
City Map &
Information
Nativity Pageant
Second weekend in December. 100 plus volunteers tell the Christmas story
under the stars in Riverside Park. It features a 50 voice choir, children’s choir,
actresses, actors, dancing angels, brilliant costumes. It includes a live manger
scene with camels. Free admission is a gift to the attendees.
• Provides lots in an 86 acre Industrial Park (with incentives)
Springfield Public School has earned a reputation for excellence and
innovation. The school district prides itself on its facilities, technology,
curriculum and the dedication of its staff. The Springfield school provides
Pre-school-12 and ECSE educational programs. The school district proudly
offers a broad base of extra-curricular activities which have a historic tradition
of success. Community education classes are available to citizens interested in
broadening their horizons.
Springfield
Santa Fund Raiser
Local burger feed at Tauer’s Super Valu to benefit our Springfield’s Pageant
first Friday in June.
The EDA works to maintain and grow Springfield’s healthy and diverse
economy in the following ways.
Hotels/Motels
Microtel Inn–Springfield . . . . . . . .
Lamberton Motel–Lamberton . . . . . . .
Jackpot Junction–Morton . . . . . . . . . .
Convention & Visitors Bureau–New Ulm .
Redwood Falls Chamber & Tourism . . . .
. . . . . . . . 507-723-8200
. . . . . . . . . . 507-752-7242
. . . . . . . . . . 800-964-2274
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Restaurants
Outlaws Bar & Grill . . . . . . . . . . .
Subway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The Garage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tommy’s Central Street Steakhouse .
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Churches
New Life Assembly of God . . . . .
St. John’s Lutheran Church LCMC .
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church LCMC .
St. Raphael Catholic Church . . . .
United Methodist Church . . . . .
Zion Lutheran Church LCMS . . . .
Sundown Lutheran Church ELCA .
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SPRINGFIELD, MORGAN,
WANDA AND LAKEFIELD
507-723-4811
or 800-772-8809
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