Located on the banks of the Rock River in southwestern Minnesota, the city of Luverne is the county seat of Rock County. The city was one of four town profiled in the 2007 Ken Burns documentary, The War, and it was the main setting for the second season of the television show, Fargo. Interstate Highway 90 and US Highway 75 are the chief routes through the city. Along I-90, Luverne is east of Beaver Creek and west of Magnolia and, along US Highway 75, the city is south of Hardwick and north of Ash Creek. Other nearby communities include Adrian, Ellsworth, Kanaranzi, Kenneth, Lismore, Manley, and Steen. Valley Springs, South Dakota is about fifteen miles west of Luverne. In 1867, Philo Hawes built a stable large enough to hold six horses, and this was the beginning of the community that would become Luverne. A post office was established in 1868, and Luverne was platted in 1870, and named for Hawes' daughter, Luverne. The Blue Mound Biking and Hiking Trail is a six-mile path stretching from the city's Main Street to the lower lake parking lot at Blue Mounds State Park. In addition to a large city park, Luverne maintains ten neighborhood parks.
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Guests can make, view and change reservations for this Comfort Inn hotel in Luverne, Minnesota. Also features information about hotel services and rooms.
http://www.comfortinn.com/hotel-luverne-minnesota-MN419
Made up of boys, age seven to eleven, or grades one through five, Pack 280 was chartered by the Church of St. Catherine in 2009, and is part of the Prairie Hills District of the Boy Scouts of America youth organization. Meeting schedules, a calendar of events, leadership contacts, and membership information are given.
http://www.siouxbsa.org/Pack280LuverneMN/
Luverne Area Chamber & Convention & Visitors Bureau
The Chamber is a business membership organization made up of business owners and managers in the Luverne, Minnesota region, and the CVB works to encourage convention and tourism travel to the area. A city map and a guide to local attractions, events, restaurants, and guest accommodations are included, along with its membership policies.
http://luvernechamber.com/
Independent School District #2184 offers a PK-12th grade curriculum through Lucerne Elementary School, Lucerne Middle/High School, and the Alternative Learning Center, each of which are highlighted here, including school calendars, an activities schedule, attendance policies, and a student handbook. School fees may be paid online.
http://www.isd2184.net/
The official city web site offers a profile and brief history of the community, demographics, and area photos, along with its organizational structure, city council agendas and minutes, election data, public notices, staff contacts and hours, and an introduction to its council, commissions, and agendas. A guide to local attractions and events, churches, schools, businesses and organizations are included.
http://www.cityofluverne.org/
Family owned and operated, the sewing and fabric store is located in Luverne, Minnesota. Directions and a map show the location of the shop, its products are highlighted, and a schedule of sewing classes and clubs is offered, along with its hours of operation, contacts, a blog, and a newsletter.
https://sewingbasketluv.com/
PBS miniseries documentary focuses on World War II from the point of view of four towns in the United States, among them, Luverne. The story of the city in 1941 and the twenty graduates from Luerne High School's class of 1939 who served in the military, and the one boy who had a heart condition and did not go.
http://www.pbs.org/thewar/the_witnesses_towns_luverne.htm
