From the Twin
Cities:
Take Interstate 94 east
to Highway 61 south (exits just past downtown St. Paul). Follow 61
south
through Hastings and Miesville into Red Wing.
Once in Red Wing:
Just as you are coming
into
downtown, turn right on West Avenue (a one-way going up the hill). West
Ave takes you past the post office and many of Red Wing's
historic churches. Turn right on Fourth Street. Go nine
blocks and turn left on Washington Street (just past Fairview Red
Wing Professional and Community Center). Go two blocks and turn
left on Sixth Street. Follow Sixth Street up the hill and past
the Red Wing Golf Club. The road curves to the left and turns
into Williams Ave. The History Center is straight ahead, a large
red brick building. During parts of the construction, Williams
Ave. may be closed. To access the History Center, use the alley
on Sixth Street. Before the house on the corner of Sixth Street
and Williams Ave. on the left side, there is a narrow gravel alley.
The alley leads to the parking lot.
Location of GCHS in Red Wing
From Rochester:
Take U.S. Highway 52 north
to Zumbrota. At Zumbrota, take Highway 58 north to Red Wing. After approximately
a 1/2 mile, Highway 58 becomes Bush Street. Bush Street will turn into Plum Street. Turn left on Fourth
Street and go twelve blocks. Turn
left on Washington Street
(just past Fairview Red Wing Professional and Community Center).
Go two blocks and turn left on Sixth Street. Follow
Sixth Street up the
hill, past the Red Wing Golf Club. The road curves to the
left and turns into Williams Ave. The History Center is straight
ahead, a large red brick building. During parts of the
construction, Williams Ave. may be closed. To access the History
Center, use the alley on Sixth Street. Before the house on the corner
of Sixth Street and Williams Ave. on the left side, there is a narrow
gravel alley. The alley leads to the parking lot.