ABOUT HISTORIC ROCHESTER MINNESOTA
Today Rochester boasts over 60 hotels, motels or guest houses and is renowned not only as a fine business point but also as a world class medical center, a technology town and a city of such favorable charms and amenities that it has been repeatedly recognized by Money Magazine as one of ‘the best places to live in America’. Offered here are two excellent references on Rochester Minnesota’s History. 1. Rochester, Minnesota - Images of America, (Arcadia Publishing 2003) a 128-page soft cover photographic history book with nearly 200 photographs illustrating Rochester’s rich history. These wonderful, historic photographs are accompanied by engaging information and interesting stories from Rochester’s hundred and fifty year history. Signed copies of this exciting new Rochester history can be ordered here! 2. Historic Rochester, a fast paced video documentary that explores many of the defining elements of Rochester’s colorful history including the catastrophic tornado of 1883, the history of St. Marys Hospital, informative notes on Mayo Clinic history, the development of local fire fighting and the robust growth of Rochester’s business community. MLT Group has combined scores of historic Rochester photographs with rare film clips, informative narration and insightful interviews in this entertaining, heirloom video of Rochester MN history. A portion of the proceeds from sales of this video go to help support the important work of the Olmsted County Historical Society. Ted St. Mane, author of Images of America - Rochester, Minnesota, grew up in Southeastern Minnesota and has spent nearly twenty years in Rochester. Ted is Director of Operations for MLT Group Advertising and Marketing, Rochester’s premier video production and web development company. Among his writing credits are a history of his hometown, Lanesboro, Minnesota - Historic Destination, and numerous industrial and educational films circulated throughout the United States. For more information on Rochester, Minnesota please visit Rochester411.com.
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In 1869 The Minnesota Guide, a handbook of information for travelers, pleasure seekers and immigrants, described Rochester, Minnesota as “a fine business point” with a population of 4,500 “and growing rapidly”. Designed to entice settlers to the area, the guide further stated of the young city, “It is neatly and handsomely built, many of the buildings being of brick, and very substantial. There are several fine churches, two or three hotels and a number of stores, many of them first class."