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Minnesota
Homegrown Kickoff
May 30-June 1, 2008
El Rancho Mañana, Richmond, MN
Location
 The
Minnesota Bluegrass & Old-Time Music Festival (August) and
the Minnesota Homegrown Kickoff (June) are held each year at
El Rancho Manana Campground & Riding Stables in Stearns
County, about 20 minutes West of St Cloud. The naturally shaded
concert seating area and a beautiful new main stage facility,
designed and built by MBOTMA with the assistance of dozens of
volunteers in 2003, make the site one of the most beautiful
in bluegrass.
El Rancho Manana is Minnesota's largest
campground and riding stable. The campground itself covers approximately
208 acres. 25 miles of hiking and riding trails meander through
over 1200 acres of beautiful rural Minnesota landscape. El Rancho
Manana has been owned and operated by the Ward family since
1963.
Location & Directions
El Rancho Manana is located about 90 miles northwest of Minneapolis.
It is about 20 miles west of St Cloud. From either city follow
I-94 west to exit #153 at Avon. Drive eight miles south on County
Road 9 and then turn left on Manana Road. The towns of Richmond
and Cold Spring are just a few miles to the south. El Rancho
Manana is close to the geographic center of the state, easily
accessible to folks from anywhere in Minnesota. (View
map.)
Facilities
 The
facilities for camping at El Rancho Manana are excellent. There
are many reserved grassy, shaded, sites, most with electric
(30 and 50 amp) and water available, and some with sewers. There
is also ample space for first-come first-serve unimproved camping,
both in open field and in wooded areas.
El Rancho Manana has two new shuttle
vehicles to help folks get around, and the concert area has
been centrally situated between the various camping areas.
 There
are two fully modern bathhouses with a total of fourteen showers.
There are also laundry facilities, a dump station, and a general
store. Alternative activities for the family include a swimming
beach (the campground is on Long Lake), boat rentals, horseback
riding, and bike riding on 25 miles of wilderness trails.
Area Motels
Riverside Inn, Cold Spring, 320-685-4539
Americinn, Avon, 320-356-2211
Super 8, St Joseph, 320-363-7711
Country Inn&Suites, Albany, 320-845-2145
Comfort Inn, St Cloud, 320-251-1500
Country Inn & Suites, St Cloud, 320-259-8999
Super 8, St Cloud, 320-253-5530
Fairfield Inn, St Cloud, 320-654-1881
Holiday Inn, St Cloud, 320-253-9000
Holiday Inn Express, St Cloud, 320-240-8000
Days Inn, St Cloud, 320-253-4444
Motel 6, St Cloud, 320-253-7070
Gateway Motel, St Cloud, 800-431-4050
For tickets or further information:
800-635-3037
info@minnesotabluegrass.org
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