Rochester is a
cityA city is a relatively large and permanent settlement, particularly a large urban settlement. Although there is no agreement on technical definitions distinguishing a city from a town within general English language meanings, many cities have a particular administrative, legal, or historical status...
in the
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of
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and is the
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of
Olmsted CountyOlmsted County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota, founded in 1855 As of 2000, the population was 124,277. Its county seat and largest city is Rochester.Olmsted County is part of the Rochester, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
. Located on both banks of the
Zumbro RiverThe Zumbro River is a tributary of the Mississippi River in the Driftless Area of southeastern Minnesota in the United States. It is about 50 mi long from the confluence of its principal tributaries and drains a watershed of 1,428 sq mi ....
, it is perhaps best known as the home of
Mayo ClinicMayo Clinic is a non-profit organization and internationally renowned group medical practice headquartered in Rochester, Minnesota. Its headquarters consist of the Mayo Medical School, the Mayo Graduate School, the Mayo College of Graduate Medical Education, and several other health science schools...
(giving rise to the city's nickname,
"Med City") and is also home to the largest
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facility under one roof in the world . The city was estimated to have population of 100,845 as of 2007, making it Minnesota's third-largest city and the largest outside of the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington Metropolitan Statistical Area. The
Rochester Metropolitan Statistical AreaThe Rochester, Minnesota Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of three counties in southeast Minnesota, anchored by the city of Rochester...
, consisting of
OlmstedOlmsted County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota, founded in 1855 As of 2000, the population was 124,277. Its county seat and largest city is Rochester.Olmsted County is part of the Rochester, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
,
DodgeDodge County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The population was 17,731 as of the 2000 census. Its county seat is Mantorville.Dodge County is part of the Rochester, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
, and
WabashaWabasha County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota, founded in 1849 As of 2000, the population was 21,610. Its county seat is Wabasha.Wabasha County is part of the Rochester, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:According to the U.S...
counties, had an estimated population of 181,081 as of July 1, 2007. The city has long been a fixture on
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magazine's "Best Places to Live" index, and was ranked number 67 on the 2006 list but did not make the top 100 in 2009.
History
The area was home to nomadic
SiouxSioux are a Native American and First Nations people. The term can refer to any ethnic group within the Great Sioux Nation or any of the nation's many dialects...
,
OjibwaThe Ojibwe or Chippewa is the largest group of Native Americans-First Nations north of Mexico, including Métis. They are the third-largest in the United States, surpassed only by Cherokee and Navajo. They're equally divided between the United States and Canada...
, and
WinnebagoWinnebago can refer to:* The former name of the Ho-Chunk tribe of Native Americans with reservations in Nebraska, Iowa, and Wisconsin*A popular brand of recreational vehicles, manufactured by Winnebago Industries, of Forest City, Iowa...
tribes of Native Americans. In 1851, the Sioux ceded the land to
Minnesota TerritoryThe Territory of Minnesota was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from March 3, 1849, until May 11, 1858, when the eastern portion of the territory was admitted to the Union as the State of Minnesota.-History:...
in the treaties of
Traverse des SiouxThe Treaty of Traverse des Sioux was a treaty signed on July 23, 1851, between the United States government and Sioux Indian bands in Minnesota Territory. The treaty was instigated by Alexander Ramsey, the first governor of Minnesota Territory, and Luke Lea, Commissioner of Indian Affairs in...
and
MendotaThe Treaty of Mendota was signed in Mendota, Minnesota on August 5, 1851 between the United States federal government and the Sioux tribes of Minnesota . The agreement was signed near Pilot Knob on the south bank of the Minnesota River and within sight of Fort Snelling...
, which opened the land for settlement.
Rochester itself was founded by George Head in 1854; his land claim is now part of the city's business district. Originally from
RochesterRochester is a city in Monroe County, New York, south of Lake Ontario in the United States. The Rochester metropolitan area is the second largest economy in New York State, behind the New York City metropolitan area. Known as The World's Image Centre, it was also once known as The Flour City, and...
,
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, Head had settled in
WaukeshaWaukesha is a city in and the county seat of Waukesha County, Wisconsin, in the Upper Midwest region of the United States. As of the 2008 population estimate, Waukesha had a total population of 68,008, and was the largest community in the county. The city is located adjacent to the Town of Waukesha...
,
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before moving west to Minnesota. He named the village on the South Fork of the
Zumbro RiverThe Zumbro River is a tributary of the Mississippi River in the Driftless Area of southeastern Minnesota in the United States. It is about 50 mi long from the confluence of its principal tributaries and drains a watershed of 1,428 sq mi ....
after his New York hometown, and built a log cabin his family operated as Head's Tavern. By 1856, the population had grown to 50; and by 1858, it was 1,500. The territorial legislature created Olmsted County on February 20, 1855, with Rochester named
county seatA county seat is a term for an administrative center for a county or civil parish, primarily used in the United States. In the Northeast United States, the statutory term often is shire town, but colloquially county seat is the term in use there...
in 1857. Rochester developed as a
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stop between
Saint PaulSaint Paul is the capital and second-most populous city in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The city lies mostly on the north bank of the Mississippi River, downstream of the river's confluence with the Minnesota River, and adjoins Minneapolis, the state's largest city...
,
MinnesotaMinnesota is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. The twelfth largest state by area in the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.2 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the...
, and
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,
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. When the railroad arrived in the 1860s, it brought new residents and business opportunities. In 1863, Dr. William W. Mayo arrived as the examining surgeon for draftees in the
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.
On August 21, 1883, the
Great TornadoThe 1883 Rochester tornado was an F5 tornado that hit Rochester, Minnesota on August 21, 1883. It was one in a series of tornadoes that hit Southeast Minnesota that day, causing at least 37 deaths and over 200 injuries, and was the impetus for the creation of the Mayo Clinic. On July 21, two...
demolished much of Rochester, leaving thirty-seven dead and several thousand injured. There was no medical facility at the time, so Dr. Mayo and his two sons worked together to care for the wounded. $60,000 in donations were collected and the
Sisters of St. FrancisSisters of St. Francis can refer to:* Sisters of St. Francis Health Services, Inc.* Sisters of St. Francis of Assisi* Sisters of St Francis of the Martyr St George* Sisters of St. Joseph of the Third Order of St. Francis...
, assisted by Dr. Mayo, opened a new facility named
St. Marys HospitalSaint Marys Hospital is one of two hospitals in Rochester, Minnesota operated by the Mayo Clinic. The other being Rochester Methodist Hospital, however St Marys has a 60 beds Emergency Department, while Rochester Methodist lacks this important department...
in 1889. The Mayo practice grew and is today among the largest and most well-respected medical facilities in the world. Many famous people from around the world, including former
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George H.W. Bush,
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, and
Ronald ReaganRonald Wilson Reagan was the 40th President of the United States and the 33rd Governor of California .Born in Tampico, Illinois, Reagan moved to Los Angeles, California in the 1930s...
, and
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of
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, have visited Rochester as patients of the
Mayo ClinicMayo Clinic is a non-profit organization and internationally renowned group medical practice headquartered in Rochester, Minnesota. Its headquarters consist of the Mayo Medical School, the Mayo Graduate School, the Mayo College of Graduate Medical Education, and several other health science schools...
.
Geography
Rochester lies along the South Fork of the Zumbro River. According to the
United States Census BureauThe United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data. As part of the United States Department of Commerce, the Census Bureau serves as the leading source of quality data about...
, the city has a total area of 39.8 square miles (103.0 km²) - 39.6 square miles (102.6 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.4 km²) of it (0.35%) is water.
Rochester is in
Olmsted CountyOlmsted County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota, founded in 1855 As of 2000, the population was 124,277. Its county seat and largest city is Rochester.Olmsted County is part of the Rochester, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
, one of only four counties in Minnesota without a natural lake. Artificial lakes exist in the area, including Silver Lake, a
damA dam is a barrier that impounds water or underground streams. Dams generally serve the primary purpose of retaining water, while other structures such as floodgates or levees are used to manage or prevent water flow into specific land regions...
med portion of the South Fork Zumbro River just below the convergence with Silver Creek near the city center. The lake was used as a
cooling pondA cooling pond is a man-made body of water primarily formed for the purpose of providing cooling water for a nearby power plant. Many such lakes have secondary outdoor recreational purposes that include fishing, swimming, boating, camping and picnicking. The warm waters are frequently used as a...
for the nearby
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power plant for many years, although the amount of water used for this purpose has been significantly reduced. Heated water in the lake generally prevents it from freezing over even during Minnesota winters, attracting
migratingBird migration is the regular seasonal journey undertaken by many species of birds. Bird movements include those made in response to changes in food availability, habitat or weather. These however are usually irregular or in only one direction and are termed variously as nomadism, invasions,...
giant Canada geeseThe Canada Goose is a wild goose belonging to the genus Branta, which is native to Arctic and temperate regions of North America, having a black head and neck, white patches on the face, and a brownish-gray body...
, which have become symbols of the city.
A major
floodA flood is an overflow or accumulation of an expanse of water that submerges land. In the sense of "flowing water", the word may also be applied to the inflow of the tide....
in 1978 led the city to embark on an expensive flood-control project that involved altering many nearby rivers and streams.
Minnesota is in the Central Standard Time (CST -6:00 GMT) zone and central daylight time.
Demographics
As of the 2005-2007
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conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau, there were 95,179 people, 39,203 households, and 23,831 families residing in the city.
There were 42,049 housing units. There were 39,203 households out of which 49.8% were married couples. About 31.6% had children under the age of 18. About 2.5% were made up of a male householder with no wife present and about 8.5% were made up of a female householder with no husband present. In addition, 39.2% of all households were non-family households and 32.6% of households were made up of householders living alone. And 8.7% of households were made up of someone living alone who was 65 years of age and over. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 3.04.
As of the 2005-2007 American Community Survey, the median household income was $57,957 and the median family income was $74,467. The per capita income was $30,977. About 5.9% of families and 8.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.5% of those under age 18 and 5.1% of those aged 65 or over.
As of the 2005-2007
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conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau, non-Hispanic
whitesWhite American is an umbrella term officially employed by the United States Census Bureau, Office of Management and Budget and other U.S...
made up 83.7% of Rochester's population. Blacks made up 4.8% of the population while
American IndianThe indigenous peoples of the Americas are the pre-Columbian inhabitants of the Americas, their descendants, and many ethnic groups who identify with those peoples...
s made up 0.2% of the populace.
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or More|-| align="LEFT" | Asian Indians| align="RIGHT" | 90.2%| align="RIGHT" | 67.9%|-| align="LEFT" | Filipinos| align="RIGHT" | 90.8%...
were the largest
minority groupA minority is a sociological group that does not constitute a politically dominant voting majority of the total population of a given society. A sociological minority is not necessarily a numerical minority — it may include any group that is subnormal with respect to a dominant group in terms of...
; representing 6.2% of Rochester's population.
Hispanics and LatinoHispanic and Latino Americans are Americans of origins in Hispanic countries of Latin America or in Spain - "Mexican," "Puerto Rican," or "Cuban" - as well as those who indicate that they are "other Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino." Origin can be viewed as the heritage, nationality group, lineage, or...
s made up 3.5% of the city's population. In terms of ancestry,
German AmericanGerman Americans are Americans of German descent. They form the largest self-reported ancestry group in the United States, outnumbering the Irish and English. They account for 50 million people, or 17% of the U.S. population...
s were the largest single ethnic group in Rochester, making up 35.5% of the city's population.
Norwegian AmericanNorwegian Americans are Americans of Norwegian descent. Norwegian immigrants went to the United States primarily in the later half of the 19th century and the first few decades of the 20th century. There are more than five million Norwegian Americans according to the most recent U.S...
s represented 15.9% of Rochester's population while
Irish AmericanIrish Americans are citizens of the United States who trace their ancestry to Ireland. A total of 36,495,800 Americans reported Irish ancestry in the 2006 American Community Survey. The only self-reported ancestral group larger than Irish Americans are German Americans...
s contributed to 11.6% of the city's populace.
English AmericanEnglish Americans are citizens of the United States whose ancestry originates wholly or partly in England. According to 2000 U.S census data, Americans reporting English ancestry made up an estimated 9.4% of the total U.S...
s made up 8.2% of the population and
Swedish AmericanSwedish Americans are Americans of Swedish descent, most often related to the large groups of immigrants from Sweden in the late nineteenth century and early twentieth century. Most Swedish Americans are Lutherans affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America , or Methodists.-...
s were 5.0% of the city's population.
The age distribution was as follows.
- Under 5 years: 8.0%
- 5–9 years: 6.1%
- 10–14 years: 6.6%
- 15–19 years: 6.3%
- 20–24 years: 6.0%
- 25–34 years: 15.7%
- 35–44 years: 15.2%
- 45–54 years: 14.7%
- 55–59 years: 5.1%
- 60–64 years: 4.3%
- 65–74 years: 6.0%
- 75–84 years: 4.0%
- 85 years and over: 1.9%
- Median age: 35.7 years
Mayo Clinic
Rochester is perhaps best known around the world as the home of the
Mayo ClinicMayo Clinic is a non-profit organization and internationally renowned group medical practice headquartered in Rochester, Minnesota. Its headquarters consist of the Mayo Medical School, the Mayo Graduate School, the Mayo College of Graduate Medical Education, and several other health science schools...
, which is consistently rated as one of the top hospitals in the United States.
Mayo Clinic got its start in 1863 when Dr.
William Worrall MayoWilliam Worrall Mayo was an English born medical doctor and chemist, best known for establishing the private medical practice that later evolved into the Mayo Clinic. His sons, William James Mayo and Charles Horace Mayo, joined the private practice in Rochester in the U.S. state of Minnesota in...
, an immigrant from
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moved to Rochester. Over the next few years, Dr. Mayo's brothers joined him in practice in Rochester. Twenty years later, in 1883, a devastating tornado hit Rochester. The sisters at the local Saint Francis proposed to build a new hospital if and only if Dr. Mayo provided health care for it. Nine years later, St. Mary's hospital opened with 27 beds. . Over the next handful of years, various doctors and physicians joined up with the Mayo family, including Dr.
Henry Stanley PlummerHenry Stanley Plummer was a prominent internist and endocrinologist who was instrumental in the founding and flourishing of the Mayo Clinic. Dr. Plummer is also immortalized as the driving force behind the Plummer Building, which still stands as a part of the Clinic he helped...
, who is considered by many American physicians to be the "architect of the modern medical practice" and a primary reason for Mayo Clinic's early success. He designed many of the systems which are now universally used around the world today, such as a shared, individual dossier-style
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and an interconnecting telephone system.
Today, Mayo Clinic has hospitals and clinics in
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,
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, and
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and offers other smaller clinics and hospitals around Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Iowa. The headquarters in Rochester offer a number of services including basic and specialty medical services,
Mayo Medical SchoolMayo Medical School is a part of the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, United States. It grants degrees in medicine, and is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.-History:...
, Mayo Graduate School, and even departments for custom computer software.
Around 30,000 people work for Mayo alone in Rochester, the majority of whom work down-town. In 2007, annual revenue at Mayo Clinic grew 10%, to $6.9 billion. Although Mayo does not own the tallest building in Rochester anymore, it is responsible for eight of the ten tallest buildings in Rochester—the tallest Mayo building being the
Gonda BuildingThe Gonda Building is a medical building owned by the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, and designed by Ellerbe Becket Architects and Engineers.It rises 305 feet in 21 floors, and was completed in 2001....
at 305 feet tall.
Mayo Clinic is led by President and CEO, Denis Cortese, MD, who earns approximately US $745,000 per year. In May 2009, it was announced that when Cortese retires in November 2009, Dr. John Noseworthy who is currently the Medical Director of the Mayo Clinic Department of Development will be named the new President and CEO
IBM
Rochester's second biggest employer is
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employing between 3000 and 4000 people. In fact, the IBM facility in Rochester is the company's largest under one roof in the world. The building is approximately one mile long and encompasses over half the total square footage of
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in Arlington, Virginia. Finished in 1958, the facility was designed by
Eero SaarinenEero Saarinen was a Finnish American architect and product designer of the 20th century famous for varying his style according to the demands of the project : simple, sweeping, arching structural curves or machine-like rationalism.- Biography :Eero Saarinen, who was born in Hvitträsk,...
, who also designed the
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in St. Louis,
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. In 1990, the site was recognized by the
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as being one of the significant contributions IBM has made to the built environment.
Besides being a very large facility, the facility itself has been a very important one for IBM business-wise. Perhaps the most known product to come out of IBM Rochester is the AS/400, now known as System i, a powerful and popular business server solution. Other products developed at the site include hard disks, System p,
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, and various other confidential projects.
IBM Rochester also extends off site a few blocks into what is known as the White Buildings. There are two distinct operations at the White Buildings. The first is technical support for people such as system admins of a System i or System p. The other is an Executive Briefing Center where executives of other companies IBM deals with are brought in.
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also leases out space at IBM Rochester.
Economy
The
Mayo ClinicMayo Clinic is a non-profit organization and internationally renowned group medical practice headquartered in Rochester, Minnesota. Its headquarters consist of the Mayo Medical School, the Mayo Graduate School, the Mayo College of Graduate Medical Education, and several other health science schools...
forms the core of Rochester's economy, employing about 28,000 people and drawing over 2 million visitors to the city each year. The clinic's many facilities, along with hotels, restaurants and retail stores, comprise nearly all of the city's
downtownDowntown is a term primarily used in North America to refer to a city's core or central business district, usually in a geographical, commercial, and community sense....
. Other care providers, including the
Rochester Federal Medical CenterFederal Medical Center, Rochester is a United States Federal Bureau of Prisons facility in southeast Minnesota which provides specialized and long-term physical and mental health medical care to male offenders...
, are significant employers.
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's
Rochester campusIBM Rochester is the facility of International Business Machines in Rochester, Minnesota. The initial structure was designed by Eero Saarinen, who clad the structure in blue panels of varying hues after being inspired by the Minnesota sky. IBM being known as "Big Blue" was undoubtedly no small...
is one of the company's most important manufacturing centers. It produces the System i series, was home to the first
Blue GeneBlue Gene is a computer architecture project designed to produce several supercomputers, designed to reach operating speeds in the PFLOPS range, and currently reaching sustained speeds of nearly 500 TFLOPS . It is a cooperative project among IBM Blue Gene is a computer architecture project...
prototype, and contributed the servers for Roadrunner.
The economy of Rochester is also influenced by the agricultural nature of the region.
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has a processing plant in Rochester, and multiple
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producers such as
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are active in the area.
Transportation
Rochester offers a skyway system, subterranean walkways (called the "subway" system), buses, car rentals, and airport shuttles. Public transit is run by Rochester Public Transportation.
Subway/Skyway - Rochester has climate controlled skyway and underground walkways known as subways. Downtown businesses, hotels, shops and dining are all accessible without having to step outdoors in the winter. A variety of shops and businesses are also located along the underground subways and skyways. The skyway and subway wheelchair accessibility is useful for patients of the Mayo Clinic.
Limousine Service
The main companies for VIP transportation are Star Limousine
http://www.limostar.com and Med City Limousines
http://www.medcitylimos.com Bus Line - Rochester’s
city-owned bus line connects many attractions, hotels, meeting facilities and major industries. It also provides
commuter services for a number of surrounding communities.
Taxi Service - There are two taxi companies in Rochester. Med City Cab co.
http://www.medcitytaxi.com services the Mayo Clinic and surrounding areas and there is also RTS transportation.
Airport -
Rochester International AirportRochester International Airport is a nonhub primary airport located seven miles southwest of the central business district of Rochester, a city in Olmsted County, Minnesota, United States....
FAA designation
RST is located eight miles (13 km) south of downtown Rochester and is accessible via Highway 63. Taxis and airport shuttles provide service between the airport and the city’s business centers. The airport features two runways and service terminals operated by
American Airlines
and Delta Airlines. A large
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terminal, small
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station and general aviation terminal are also on-site. The airport services flights from all over the world connected through American Eagle (American Airlines) and Northwest Airlines. The Rochester Airport Company (RAC) operates the airport, and is currently under an operating agreement with the City of Rochester. While RAC is a private company, the Mayo Clinic of Rochester oversees it, and has heavy influence at the airport (as noticed by the similarity of signs throughout the airport compared to the signs throughout the Mayo complex).
Many people traveling to Rochester use the Minneapolis St. Paul International (MSP) airport which is about 80 miles north of Rochester. Ground transportation is available between the MSP airport and Rochester from
Go Rochester Direct.
As in most
AmericanThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
cities, the primary mode of transportation in Rochester and the surrounding area is the
automobileAn automobile, motor car or car is a wheeled motor vehicle used for transporting passengers, which also carries its own engine or motor...
. The city is served by three U.S. highways (
U.S. 14U.S. Route 14 , an east-west route, is one of the original United States highways of 1926. It currently has a length of 1,398 miles , but it had a peak length of 1,429 miles . For much of its length, it runs roughly parallel to Interstate 90.As of 2004, the highway's eastern terminus is in...
,
U.S. 52U.S. Highway 52 enters the state of Minnesota at the unincorporated community of Prosper, north of the town of Burr Oak, Iowa. The road is marked north-south in Minnesota along its independent segment. Highway 52 is not signed along Interstate Highway 94 from downtown St. Paul to the North Dakota...
, and
U.S. 63U.S. Route 63 is a 1,286 mile long north-south United States highway primarily in the Midwestern United States. The southern terminus of the route is at Interstate 20 in Ruston, Louisiana. The northern terminus is at U.S. Route 2 in Benoit, Wisconsin, about east of Duluth, Minnesota.-Route...
), and the southern edge of Rochester is skirted by
Interstate Highway 90Interstate 90 is the longest Interstate Highway in the United States at . It is the northernmost coast-to-coast interstate, and parallels U.S. Route 20 for the most part. Its western terminus is in Seattle, Washington, at 4th Avenue S. next to Safeco Field and Qwest Field, and its eastern terminus...
and
State Highway 30Minnesota State Highway 30 is a highway in southwest and southeast Minnesota, which runs from South Dakota Highway 34 at the South Dakota border and continues east to its eastern terminus at Minnesota Highway 43 in Rushford....
.
Freight railroad service to and through the city is provided by the
Canadian Pacific RailwayThe Canadian Pacific Railway , known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a Canadian Class I railway operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited. Its rail network stretches from Vancouver to Montreal, and also serves major cities in the United States such as Minneapolis, Chicago, and New York City...
through its
Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern RailroadThe Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad is a Class II railroad subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Railway operating across South Dakota and southern Minnesota in the northern plains of the United States. Portions of the railroad also extend into Wyoming, Nebraska and Iowa...
subsidiary. The closest Amtrak passenger stop is the station in
WinonaWinona is a city in and the county seat of Winona County, in the U.S. State of Minnesota. Located in picturesque bluff country on the Mississippi River, its most noticeable physical landmark is Sugar Loaf....
45 miles east of Rochester. A van shuttle service is available from
Go Carefree Shuttle.
Government
The incumbent mayor of Rochester is
Ardell BredeArdell F. Brede is the current mayor of Rochester, Minnesota in the United States. Before he was elected, he worked as an administrator for the Mayo Clinic....
.
- List of mayors of Rochester, Minnesota
Minnesota is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. The twelfth largest state by area in the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.2 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the...
Rochester is located in
Minnesota's 1st congressional districtMinnesota's First Congressional District extends across southern Minnesota from the border with South Dakota to the border with Wisconsin. The First District is primarily a rural district built on a strong history of agriculture, although this is changing rapidly due to strong population growth in...
, represented by
MankatoMankato is a city in Blue Earth, Nicollet, and Le Sueur counties in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The population was 32,427 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Blue Earth County, and is located along a large bend of the Minnesota River at its confluence with the Blue Earth River...
educator
Tim WalzTimothy James Walz is an American politician. A member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party , Walz is the U.S. Representative for Minnesota's 1st congressional district, one of eight congressional districts in Minnesota...
, a DFLer.
City flag
In 1980 a competition was held to design a flag for the city of Rochester. Nearly 200 flag proposal entries were submitted to the citizen flag selection committee. The design submitted by Laurie A. Muir, a fine arts student at the
Minneapolis College of Art and DesignMinneapolis College of Art and Design is a private, non-profit four-year and post-graduate college specializing in the visual arts. Located in the Whittier neighborhood of Minneapolis, MCAD enrolls roughly 750 fine art and design students to engage in areas such as illustration, graphic design,...
, was selected for the official city flag by the Rochester City Council at a council meeting on June 16, 1980. Muir designed the flag with a white circle on a
royal blueRoyal blue describes both a bright shade and a dark range of blue. It is said to have been invented by millers in Rode, Somerset, a consortium of which won a competition to make a dress for Queen Charlotte....
background, as a historical reference to the original
Flag of MinnesotaThe Flag of the State of Minnesota consists of the state seal charged on a medium blue background. The current flag was adopted in 1957 and the state seal in the flag was modified in 1983.-Flag Design:...
, which actually has a medium blue background. To represent the city's main industry, the flag design includes a city landscape in the background showing the main building of the
Mayo ClinicMayo Clinic is a non-profit organization and internationally renowned group medical practice headquartered in Rochester, Minnesota. Its headquarters consist of the Mayo Medical School, the Mayo Graduate School, the Mayo College of Graduate Medical Education, and several other health science schools...
, along with the
Plummer BuildingThe Plummer Building in Rochester, Minnesota is one of the many architecturally significant buildings on the Mayo Clinic campus. This new "Mayo Clinic" building, opened in 1927, added much needed space to the ever expanding Mayo practice. The architect of record is Ellerbe & Co...
, a U.S.
National Historic LandmarkA National Historic Landmark is a building, site, structure, object, or district, that is officially recognized by the United States government for its historical significance. All NHLs are listed in the National Register of Historic Places...
. Another major employer,
IBMInternational Business Machines Corporation, abbreviated IBM, is a multinational computer technology and IT consulting corporation headquartered in Armonk, Town of North Castle, New York, United States. The company is one of the few information technology companies with a continuous history dating...
is represented by a computer-styled font for the lettering. In the foreground is a blue lake representing Rochester's
Silver LakeSilver Lake is a small, freshwater reservoir in Southeastern Minnesota. The lake lies on the South Fork Zumbro River, located approximately one mile north of downtown Rochester....
, an artificial lake in Rochester created by a dam and used to cool the electrical generating power plant. Because the power plant produces enough heat to keep the lake from freezing in the winter,
Canada geeseThe Canada Goose is a wild goose belonging to the genus Branta, which is native to Arctic and temperate regions of North America, having a black head and neck, white patches on the face, and a brownish-gray body...
stay in Rochester year round. This is represented by the three Canada geese flying over the city on the flag. The first official flag was presented to its designer in a ceremony held at the Rochester Public Library on August 19, 1980. Making the presentation was City Council President Dick Postier and Mayor Chuck Hazama. The center image from the flag is currently used as a logo in various renditions by city departments.
Education
The city is home to Rochester Community and Technical College, Winona State University-Rochester and a branch of St. Mary's University, co-located at a campus in southeast Rochester. In 2007,
University of Minnesota RochesterThe University of Minnesota Rochester is the newest campus of the University of Minnesota system, having been formally established in December 2006. Over 35 academic programs are available on the campus in Rochester, Minnesota in University Center Rochester. In April 2008 the first chancellor of...
became an official University of Minnesota campus. The campus is located downtown at University Square - 111 S. Broadway.
Rochester is also home to a branch of Cardinal Stritch University,
Crossroads CollegeCrossroads College is a four year, coeducational Christian college in Rochester, Minnesota, which is nationally accredited by the Association for Biblical Higher Education. Crossroads is nondenominational and draws students from a variety of Christian denominations...
(a four-year nondenominational Christian college) and Minnesota School of Business & Globe University (a private career college offering bachelor's and associate degree programs in business, health science, information technology, and legal science).
Graduate education is available through The Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, the research and education component of
Mayo ClinicMayo Clinic is a non-profit organization and internationally renowned group medical practice headquartered in Rochester, Minnesota. Its headquarters consist of the Mayo Medical School, the Mayo Graduate School, the Mayo College of Graduate Medical Education, and several other health science schools...
. The College of Medicine comprises
Mayo Medical SchoolMayo Medical School is a part of the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, United States. It grants degrees in medicine, and is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.-History:...
, Mayo Graduate School, Mayo School of Continuing Medical Education, Mayo School of Health Sciences, and the Mayo Clinic Residency and Fellowship programs.
High schools
There are three public high schools in Rochester:
- Century High School
Century High School is a public American high school located in Rochester, Minnesota. A member of Independent School District #535, Century opened in 1997. It is currently the largest of three public high schools in Rochester, with an enrollment of about 1,800 students in grades 9-12...
- John Marshall High School
John Marshall High School is located in Rochester, Minnesota and is part of Independent School District #535. The school is named for the longest serving Justice in Supreme Court history. It is located at 1510 14th St. NW Rochester, MN 55901. It is one of three public High Schools in Rochester...
- Mayo High School
Mayo High School is named after the brothers William James Mayo and Charles Horace Mayo, physicians and founders of the Mayo Clinic. Mayo High School was built in 1966 in the southeastern section of Rochester, Minnesota. A public school, it is part of the Rochester Independent School District #535...
There are three private high schools in Rochester
- Rochester Lourdes High School
- Schaffer Academy
- Studio Academy
- Golden Hill
Sites of interest
- A number of buildings are on the National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
, including the former Chateau TheatreThe Chateau Theatre is a former movie house in Rochester, Minnesota that opened in 1927 with an interior decorated as a medieval village. The theater was eventually remodeled and reopened as a Barnes & Noble bookstore. The Chateau was originally opened on October 26, 1927...
, which now houses a Barnes & NobleBarnes & Noble, Inc. is the largest book retailer in the United States, operating mainly through its Barnes & Noble Booksellers chain of bookstores headquartered in lower Fifth Avenue in Manhattan...
Bookstore and Cafe.
- The oldest continuously operating restaurant
A restaurant prepares and serves food and drink to customers. Meals are generally served and eaten on premises, but many restaurants also offer take-out and food delivery services...
(1951) in Rochester is Michaels. The Greek restaurant is currently still in the family of original owner and run by Mike Pappas.
- The city has three homes designed by Frank Lloyd Wright
Frank Lloyd Wright was an American architect, interior designer, writer and educator, who designed more than 1,000 projects, which resulted in more than 500 completed works....
: the A. H. Bulbulian ResidenceThe A. H. Bulbulian Residence is a house in Rochester, Minnesota, United States, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. It is down the street from another Wright design and is an example of Wright's Usonian genre of architecture. The Bulbulian Residence is a one-story house built with one 120-degree...
, the James McBean ResidenceThe James McBean Residence is a house in Rochester, Minnesota designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. This Usonian house is an example of the second type of the Marshall Erdman Prefab Houses. This house and the Walter Rudin House have the same floor plan and vary only in minor details such as paint color...
, and the Thomas Keys ResidenceThe Thomas E. Keys Residence is a house in Rochester, Minnesota designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and built with earth berms in 1950. The design is based on a previous Wright design for a cooperative in Detroit, Michigan, which never materialized due to the onset of World War II...
.
- Rochester may also be home to the largest "ear of corn
Maize , is a herbaceous plant domesticated in Mesoamerica and subsequently spread throughout the American continents...
" in the world. Actually an inedible water towerA water tower or elevated water tower is a large elevated water storage container constructed for the purpose of holding a water supply at a height sufficient to pressurize a water distribution system. Pressurization occurs through the elevation of water; for every of elevation, it produces of...
, it is next to the Seneca FoodsSeneca Foods Corporation is a food processor headquartered in Marion, NY, USA. The company is a leading producer and distributor of canned vegetables. In addition, the company offers frozen vegetables, fruit and chip products, steel cans, and an air charter business.- History :The company was...
plant in the city.
- Many of the tallest buildings in Rochester are owned by Mayo. The Gonda Building
The Gonda Building is a medical building owned by the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, and designed by Ellerbe Becket Architects and Engineers.It rises 305 feet in 21 floors, and was completed in 2001....
is the tallest building owned by the clinic, and it is attached to the cross-shaped Mayo BuildingThe Mayo Building is the main center of the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. When the original 10-story Mayo Building was completed by designers of Ellerbe & Company, it had been the largest construction project undertaken by Mayo. The Mayo Clinic features artwork by many famous artists such as...
. Mayo's Plummer BuildingThe Plummer Building in Rochester, Minnesota is one of the many architecturally significant buildings on the Mayo Clinic campus. This new "Mayo Clinic" building, opened in 1927, added much needed space to the ever expanding Mayo practice. The architect of record is Ellerbe & Co...
, a national historic landmark, is considered to be among the most architecturallyFor a topical guide to this subject, see Outline of architecture. Architecture is the art and science of designing and constructing buildings and other physical structures for human shelter or use....
significant in the state. The tallest building in Rochester is the recently constructed Oakwood Broadway PlazaBridgeStreet Broadway Plaza is a high-rise apartment building in Rochester, Minnesota. At 29 stories and up, it is the tallest building in Rochester. The building has 146 apartments and retail space on the first floor...
, a residential dwelling catering to the many extended-stay visitors who frequent Mayo.
- IBM Rochester
IBM Rochester is the facility of International Business Machines in Rochester, Minnesota. The initial structure was designed by Eero Saarinen, who clad the structure in blue panels of varying hues after being inspired by the Minnesota sky. IBM being known as "Big Blue" was undoubtedly no small...
is a 3.1 million square feet (290,000 m²) collection of connected buildings on a business campus in the northwest part of the city. It was initially designed by noted architect Eero SaarinenEero Saarinen was a Finnish American architect and product designer of the 20th century famous for varying his style according to the demands of the project : simple, sweeping, arching structural curves or machine-like rationalism.- Biography :Eero Saarinen, who was born in Hvitträsk,...
.
- The brick motherhouse of the Sisters of Saint Francis of Rochester
The Sisters of Saint Francis of Rochester, Minnesota is a Roman Catholic religious order for women. The order was founded in 1877 by Mother Mary Alfred Moes in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Winona. The mother house, which is in Rochester, Minnesota, is called Assisi Heights...
, MinnesotaMinnesota is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. The twelfth largest state by area in the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.2 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the...
on the wooded hill of Assisi Heights, can be seen from much of the city.
Sports
- The Med-City Aquatics Swim Club offers competitive youth and masters swimming. Swimmers from Med-City have competed at Division 1 Universities and at state and national competitions.
- The Rochester A’s are a part of the American Legion Division I Baseball. In 2003, the A's became only the fourth team from Minnesota to win the National American League World Series in its 77-year history.
- The Rochester Active Sports Club is a multi-sport club for enthusiasts of sports such as cycling (MTB and road) and Nordic skiing in South East Minnesota.
- The Rochester Honkers
The Rochester Honkers are a baseball team that plays in the Northwoods League, a collegiate summer baseball league. Their home games are played at the Mayo Field in Rochester, Minnesota....
is a summer collegiate baseball league. Top college players from the Midwest and across the country participate. Home games are played at Mayo Field.
- The Rochester Ice Hawks hockey team made Rochester their home in 2002 – 2003, moving from nearby Mankato, Minnesota. The Ice Hawks recruit players locally and nationally. They are a Junior B United States Hockey League team.
- The Rochester Red Hawks baseball team is another American Legion club.
- The Rochester Rowing Club is an all-volunteer 501(c)3 organization. The junior team (ages 12–18) trains indoors in the winter and on Silver Lake in the summer. High school students can earn varsity letters in the spring. Adult learn-to-row and competitive programs run throughout the summer.
- The Rochester Royals are an amateur baseball team that has called Mayo Field home since 1924. They won the state tournament in 2006.
- The Rochester Swim Club is a private swim club founded over 40 years ago, and is the largest swim team outside of the Twin Cities. Knows as the Orcas, the club offers Age-Group and Masters swimming, as well as swimming lessons.
- The Rochester Thunder 2009 is the first season for this developmental soccer club sponsored by the MN Thunder. The USL Premier Development Leauge provides college soccer players an opportunity to compete throughout the summer months in a professional setting while maintaining their collegiate eligibility. The league is a proving ground for players that aspire to reach the highest-levels of the game, while providing affordable family entertainment.
- The Rochester Athletic Club is a source of recreation for many Rochester citizens, providing two swimming pools, a large exercise area, and eighteen tennis courts. The Club is extremely well known for its junior tennis program, which is one of the premier tennis programs in the Northern United States
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.
- The Rochester Tennis Connection is a tennis club with frequent tournaments, and junior tennis programs at both the outdoor and indoor tennis centers. The Outdoor Site (Kutzky Tennis Center) is one of the top outdoor facilities in the state with 15 courts. While the indoor has 6 courts and is the only Rochester facility with Rebound-Ace court surface (the same marterial used on the counts in the US Open (tennis)
- The and Hens a vintage baseball team sponsored by the Olmsted County Historical Society. Playing base ball the way it was played using 1860 rules. Admission to Roosters games is 2 bits.
Parks and recreation
Biking/Hiking Trails - There are many opportunities to enjoy running, hiking, inline skating, biking or walking throughout the city of Rochester. The city offers more than of city trails, all paved.
The Root River and Douglas State Trails combine for nearly in the near Rochester area. Developed on historic railroad passages, the trails provide rural scenery, with a combination of paved and unpaved surfaces for wheels, hooves and shoes. The Douglas Trail gently travels through a mix of forest and rolling fields, while the Root River Trail gives views of the soaring limestone bluffs of the Root River Valley. The Root River Trail was newly paved in 1999 and features a choice of less and more challenging areas. The Harmony-Preston Valley State Trail contributes 18 additional miles of trail, connecting with the Root River system. All state trails have convenient parking lots with rest facilities.
Quarry Hill Nature Center offers more than five miles (8 km) of trails covering . Like the state trails, Quarry Hill’s system links with the City Trail System.
There is a large
parkA park is a protected area, in its natural or semi-natural state or planted, and set aside for human recreation and enjoyment. It may consist of, rocks, soil, water, flora and fauna and grass areas....
system in Rochester, with more than 100 sites covering 5 square miles (13 km²). There are several
golfGolf is a precision club-and-ball sport, in which competing players , using many types of clubs, attempt to hit balls into each hole on a golf course while employing the fewest number of strokes. Golf is one of the few ball games that does not require a standardized playing area...
courses, including two
disc golfDisc golf is a disc game in which individual players throw a flying disc into a basket or at a target. According to the Professional Disc Golf Association, "The object of the game is to traverse a course from beginning to end in the fewest number of throws of the disc." Disc golf is inexpensive...
courses, and many other athletic facilities.
Arts and entertainment
- Rochester Art Center - Opened in May 2004, the Rochester Art Center is a small art center with no permanent collection but a variety of temporary travelling collections. The outdoor Zumbro Gardens is a terraced park and sculpture lawn stepping down to the edge of the Zumbro River.
- History Center of Olmsted County - The History Center of Olmsted County is located at 1195 West Circle Drive SW in Rochester. The History Center Museum also includes a History Library and Genealogy Center at that location. Mayowood Mansion is also nearby and is owned and operated by the History Center of Olmsted County.
- SEMVA Art Gallery - The South East Minnesota Visual Artists Gallery is located in the Peace Plaza in downtown Rochester, offering a variety of works from southeastern Minnesota artists ranging from pottery, woods, clothing, fabrics and canvas.
- Mayowood Galleries - Fine 18th and 19th century English antiques and garden accents can be found at Mayowood Galleries’ two locations, downtown and at the Mayowood Mansion.
- Chorale Arts Ensemble - This 40-voice auditioned choir performs choral and orchestral masterworks and vocal jazz. The Choral Arts Ensembleis dedicated to the creation and performance of new music, as well as the presentation of masterworks from the Renaissance to the 20th century.
- Masque Youth Theatre - With a mission to involve young people in the theater arts, the Masque Youth Theater presents a variety of children’s plays performed from October to June. The Masque is scheduled to close in 2009.
- Rochester Civic Theatre - Offering nine performances a year, including dramas, comedies and musicals, the Rochester Civic Theatre has presented Fiddler on the Roof, It’s A Wonderful Life and The Adventures of Stuart Little.
- Rochester Community Band - The Rochester Community Band offers quarterly performances with additional summer festivals. It is open to all, without an audition. It meets every Thursday from 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. in the Lourdes High School Band Room (621 West Center Street).
- Rochester Repertory Theatre - The Rochester Repertory Theatre offers classical and contemporary works by a variety of artists. Past performances have included Three Tall Women, The Foreigner and FoxFire.
- Southeast Minnesota Youth Orchestra - The Southeast Minnesota Youth Orchestra brings middle and high school students together to study music, learn to work together, and contribute to the cultural life of the community.
- Swing Street - A group of musicians with a love of jazz. It plays at community events and private functions. The Swing Street repertoire extends from the early days of jazz to modern arrangements.
Rochester Civic Music, presented by the City of Rochester, features free live music in their “Down By the Riverside” outdoor summer concert series. Artists have included Joan Baez, Three Dog Night, Peter Fischer, The Marshall Tucker Band, J. Daniel Aderton, and local acts. Concerts are held Sunday evenings at Mayo Park behind Mayo Civic Center along the Zumbro River. RiversideLive! and Cabaret Riverside are also presented by the City as a ticketed indoor concert series held from September to May. Additional publicly funded music entertainment includes the annual Youth Concert featuring the Southeastern Minnesota Youth Orchestra and Honors Choir of Southeastern Minnesota.
Each August, the Olmsted County Fair features a variety of musical entertainment, and the 1st Avenue Street Market & Concert Series highlights local musicians throughout the summer season. Among other seasonal entertainment options, four gardens in the Hawthorn Hills Neighborhood host the Rochester Orchestra and Chorale’s Annual Musical Garden Tour presented by the Eden Garden Club, featuring local music ensembles.
Newspaper
The city
newspaperA newspaper is a publication containing news, information, and advertising. General-interest newspapers often feature articles on political events, crime, business, art/entertainment, society and sports. Most traditional papers also feature an editorial page containing columns that express the...
is the
Post-Bulletin, an afternoon paper which publishes six days a week (no Sundays). Papers from the Twin Cities area are available as well. The city magazine is the monthly
Rochester Magazine.
Television
There are two
television stationA television station is a type of broadcast station that broadcasts video and possibly audio to television receivers in a particular area. Traditionally, TV stations made their broadcasts by sending specially-encoded radio signals over the air, called terrestrial television...
s based in Rochester,
KTTCKTTC is the NBC affiliate in Rochester, Minnesota.-History:The station was the first television station to operate in Rochester and the third station in the state after KSTP-TV and WTCN-TV, coming online in 1953 with the callsign KROC-TV.The station was launched by G...
channel 10 (
NBCThe National Broadcasting Company is an American television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices in Burbank,California...
) and
KXLT-TVKXLT-TV is the Fox affiliate in Rochester, Minnesota. It broadcasts digitally on UHF channel 46. KXLT is owned by SagamoreHill Broadcasting and is operated via a shared services agreement by Quincy Newspapers, owners of NBC affiliate KTTC.-History:...
channel 47 (
FOXThe Fox Broadcasting Company , commonly referred to as Fox , is an American television network owned by Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Launched on October 9, 1986, from 2004 to 2009 Fox was the highest-rated broadcast network in the 18–49 demographic...
). Both TV stations share studios as part of a special agreement between Quincy Newspapers and Segamorehill Broadcasting.
KIMTKIMT is a CBS affiliate television station serving Mason City, Iowa, Rochester, Minnesota and Austin, Minnesota. Its transmitter is located near St. Ansgar, Iowa. It currently broadcasts the MyNetworkTV prime time schedule after CBS's late night block is complete...
http://www.kimt.com/ channel 3 (
CBSCBS Broadcasting Inc. is an American television network, one of television's original "big three", which also include NBC and ABC. Like NBC, CBS started out as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System...
) in
Mason CityMason City is a city in and the county seat of Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, United States. The population was 29,172 at the 2000 census.The Mason City Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Cerro Gordo and Worth counties.-Geography:...
,
IowaIowa is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States of America, an area often referred to as the "American Heartland." It derives its name from the Ioway people, one of the many American Indian tribes that occupied the state at the time of European exploration. Iowa was a part of...
,
KAALKAAL, more commonly known as ABC6News, is the ABC television affiliate serving the Rochester/Austin, Minnesota/Mason City, Iowa DMA. The station is licensed to Austin. It broadcasts its digital signal on UHF channel 36. Its transmitter is located near Ostrander, Minnesota.-History:KAAL went on...
http://www.kaaltv.com/ channel 6 (
ABCThe American Broadcasting Company is an American television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. It first broadcast on television in 1948...
) in
AustinAustin is a city in Mower County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 23,314 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Mower County. The southern part of the city is in Austin Township while the northern part is in Lansing Township; the city is politically independent of both. Austin is...
,
MinnesotaMinnesota is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. The twelfth largest state by area in the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.2 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the...
, channel 15 KSMQ
http://www.ksmq.org/ (PBS) in
AustinAustin is a city in Mower County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 23,314 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Mower County. The southern part of the city is in Austin Township while the northern part is in Lansing Township; the city is politically independent of both. Austin is...
and channel 24 KYIN
http://www.iptv.org/ (PBS) in
Mason CityMason City is a city in and the county seat of Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, United States. The population was 29,172 at the 2000 census.The Mason City Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Cerro Gordo and Worth counties.-Geography:...
are among the stations that serve the market. The Rochester stations put a focus on Rochester area news, while KAAL and KIMT emphasize Austin and Mason City news, respectively.
The city also has a CW television station.
Rochester is on the fringe of the broadcast area of many Twin Cities
radioRadio is the transmission of signals by modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible light. Electromagnetic radiation travels by means of oscillating electromagnetic fields that pass through the air and the vacuum of space...
and
televisionTelevision is a widely used telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images, either monochromatic or color, usually accompanied by sound. "Television" may also refer specifically to a television set, television programming or television transmission...
stations, as well as the La Crosse and Eau Claire TV & Radio markets. Many local over the air viewers have reported regular and reliable reception of these markets.
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The Rochester area is served by cable company
Charter CommunicationsCharter Communications is an American company providing cable television, high-speed Internet, and telephone services to more than 5.7 million customers in 29 states. It is the third-largest cable operator in the U.S., behind Comcast and Time Warner Cable...
.
Radio
- FM Radio
- 88.7 KMSE http://minnesota.publicradio.org/radio/services/the_current/ Adult Album Alternative
Adult album alternative is a radio format broadcast mostly on FM. A spinoff from the album-oriented rock format, its roots may have been established sometime during the 1960s from what was called freeform and later progressive...
"89.3 The CurrentKCMP , also known as 89.3 The Current, is a radio station owned by Minnesota Public Radio that broadcasts an eclectic music format including a significant rotation of songs by local artists...
" (Minnesota Public RadioMinnesota Public Radio , a 501 non-profit organization, is one of the premier public radio stations producing programming for radio, Internet and face-to-face audiences in the United States...
)
- 89.9 KRPR
KRPR is a non-commercial Classic Rock radio station licensed by the FCC to serve the community of Rochester, Minnesota.-History:KRPR began broadcasting in 1975, under the ownership of Rochester Community and Technical College....
"Classic Rock Without The Talk" Classic rockClassic rock was originally conceived as a radio station programming format which evolved from the album oriented rock format in the early-1980s...
(Rochester Public Radio, Inc.)
- 90.7 KZSE
KZSE is the Rochester, MN affiliate of Minnesota Public Radio's "news and information" network....
http://minnesota.publicradio.org/radio/services/nis/ News & TalkTalk radio is a radio format containing discussion about topical issues. Most shows are regularly hosted by a single individual, and often feature interviews with a number of different guests. Talk radio typically includes an element of listener participation, usually by broadcasting live...
(Minnesota Public RadioMinnesota Public Radio , a 501 non-profit organization, is one of the premier public radio stations producing programming for radio, Internet and face-to-face audiences in the United States...
)
- 91.7 KLSE-FM
KLSE-FM is the Rochester, MN affiliate radio station of Minnesota Public Radio's "Classical" network. Its range extends into Iowa, and interestingly, it occupies the same radio frequency as that of the University of Iowa's classical music station. KLSE carries the Metropolitan Opera's Saturday...
http://minnesota.publicradio.org/radio/services/cms/ Classical music (Minnesota Public RadioMinnesota Public Radio , a 501 non-profit organization, is one of the premier public radio stations producing programming for radio, Internet and face-to-face audiences in the United States...
)
- 92.9 KFSI
KFSI is a Christian radio station in Rochester, Minnesota.-History:KFSI was started in 1981 by the Rev. Ray Logan. The Station plays contemporary Christian music as well as some teaching programs. This station was originally heard on 88.5 MHz, but moved to 92.9 in 1993 because they were causing...
http://www.kfsi.org/ ChristianChristian radio is a radio format that focuses on transmitting programming with a Christian message. In the United States, where it is more established, many such broadcasters play popular music of Christian influence, though many programs have talk or news programming covering associated topics...
- 96.5 KWWK
KWWK is a radio station located in Rochester, Minnesota, with a country music format. It is under ownership of Cumulus Media.-External links:*...
http://www.kwwkfm.com/ "Quick country 96.5" Classic countryClassic Country is a radio format that specializes in playing mainstream country hits from past decades.This genre generally follows one of two formats:...
- 97.5 KNXR
KNXR is an easy-listening FM radio station in Rochester, Minnesota. It was founded by president and general manager Thomas H. Jones, and was first heard Christmas Eve 1965...
Easy ListeningEasy listening music is a style of popular music and radio format that emerged in the mid-20th century, evolving out of swing and big band music, and related to Beautiful music and Light music. Easy listening music features simple, catchy melodies, soft, laid-back songs and occasionally rhythms...
- 98.9 KNLW http://newlifewc.org/ Christian
Christian radio is a radio format that focuses on transmitting programming with a Christian message. In the United States, where it is more established, many such broadcasters play popular music of Christian influence, though many programs have talk or news programming covering associated topics...
- 101.7 KRCH
KRCH "Laser 101.7" is a radio station located in Rochester, Minnesota, owned by Clear Channel Communications. The stations airs a Classic rock format.-"Laser 101.7" Morning Show :...
http://www.laser1017.net/ "Laser 101.7" Classic rockClassic rock was originally conceived as a radio station programming format which evolved from the album oriented rock format in the early-1980s...
- 102.5 KMFX-FM
KMFX-FM "102.5 The Fox" is a radio station in Rochester, Minnesota airing a country music format. The station is owned by Clear Channel, and is simulcasted on KMFX 1190 AM in Wabasha....
http://www.foxcountry.net/ "102.5 The FOX" CountryCountry music is a blend of popular musical forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains...
- 103.9 KLCX
KLCX is a radio station broadcasting a classic hits format. Licensed to Eyota, Minnesota, it serves the Rochester, Minnesota metropolitan area. It first began broadcasting in 1985. The station is currently owned by Cumulus Media.-History:...
http://www.klcxfm.com/ "Classic Hits 103.9" Classic HitsClassic hits is a radio format which generally includes rock and pop music from the late 1960s to the early 1980s. The term is sometimes erroneously used as a synonym for the adult hits format, but is more accurately characterized as a contemporary style of the oldies format...
- 104.9/105.3 KYBA
KYBA is a radio station located in Rochester, Minnesota. The stations runs on a Adult Contemporary format. It is under ownership of Cumulus Media.It is also heard on 104.9 FM.-External links:*...
http://www.y105fm.com/ "Y105" Adult Contemporary
- 106.9/106.3 KROC
KROC-FM is a radio station serving Rochester, Minnesota. Because the station's transmitter is located near the Minnesota-Iowa border and has difficulty reaching Rochester, which is in a valley, the FM station has an additional translator, K292EM 106.3, in the city. The station is owned by Cumulus...
http://www.kroc.com/kroc_fm/index.html Top 40
- 107.7 KDZZ
KDZZ is a radio station broadcasting an active rock format. Licensed to St. Charles, Minnesota, it serves the Rochester, Minnesota metropolitan area. The station is currently owned by Cumulus Media....
http://www.zrock1077.com/ Active RockActive rock is a radio format used by many commercial radio stations across Canada and the United States. Active rock plays current rock artists with a mix of classic rock songs.-Format background:...
- AM radio
- 1270 KWEB http://www.kfan.com Sports/Sports Talk
Sports radio is a radio format devoted entirely to discussion and broadcasting of sporting events. A popular format with an almost exclusively male demographic in most areas, sports radio is characterized by an often-boisterous on-air style and extensive debate and analysis by both hosts and...
, The Fan (KFAN)KFAN is a sports talk radio station in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area of Minnesota, whose in-house programs also can be heard in North Dakota, Wisconsin and other areas of Minnesota through The FAN Radio Network. KFAN's main studios are in St. Louis Park...
network
- 1340 KROChttp://www.kroc.com/kroc_am/index.html News/Talk
Talk radio is a radio format containing discussion about topical issues. Most shows are regularly hosted by a single individual, and often feature interviews with a number of different guests. Talk radio typically includes an element of listener participation, usually by broadcasting live...
- 1520 KOLM Sports/Sports Talk
Sports radio is a radio format devoted entirely to discussion and broadcasting of sporting events. A popular format with an almost exclusively male demographic in most areas, sports radio is characterized by an often-boisterous on-air style and extensive debate and analysis by both hosts and...
, ESPN RadioESPN Radio is an American sports radio network. It was launched on January 1, 1992 under the original banner of "SportsRadio ESPN." ESPN Radio is located at ESPN headquarters in Bristol, Connecticut...
network
- NOAA Weather Radio All Hazards
- 162.475 Mhz (ch. 4) WXK41 (ERP: 1,000 watts). The Olmsted County SAME # is 027109.
- Internet Radio
TV stations
- 3 KIMT
KIMT is a CBS affiliate television station serving Mason City, Iowa, Rochester, Minnesota and Austin, Minnesota. Its transmitter is located near St. Ansgar, Iowa. It currently broadcasts the MyNetworkTV prime time schedule after CBS's late night block is complete...
(CBSCBS Broadcasting Inc. is an American television network, one of television's original "big three", which also include NBC and ABC. Like NBC, CBS started out as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System...
) digitalATSC is a set of standards developed by the Advanced Television Systems Committee for digital television transmission that replaced much of the analog NTSC television system on June 12, 2009 in the United States and will replace NTSC by August 31, 2011 in Canada and December 31, 2021 in Mexico.The...
Ch. 42 - based in Mason CityMason City is a city in and the county seat of Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, United States. The population was 29,172 at the 2000 census.The Mason City Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Cerro Gordo and Worth counties.-Geography:...
, IowaIowa is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States of America, an area often referred to as the "American Heartland." It derives its name from the Ioway people, one of the many American Indian tribes that occupied the state at the time of European exploration. Iowa was a part of...
broadcasting weather and myNetworkTVMyNetworkTV is a television broadcast syndication service in the United States, owned by the Fox Entertainment Group, a division of News Corporation...
on digital channel 3.2
- 6 KAAL
KAAL, more commonly known as ABC6News, is the ABC television affiliate serving the Rochester/Austin, Minnesota/Mason City, Iowa DMA. The station is licensed to Austin. It broadcasts its digital signal on UHF channel 36. Its transmitter is located near Ostrander, Minnesota.-History:KAAL went on...
(ABCThe American Broadcasting Company is an American television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. It first broadcast on television in 1948...
) digitalATSC is a set of standards developed by the Advanced Television Systems Committee for digital television transmission that replaced much of the analog NTSC television system on June 12, 2009 in the United States and will replace NTSC by August 31, 2011 in Canada and December 31, 2021 in Mexico.The...
Ch. 33 - based in AustinAustin is a city in Mower County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 23,314 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Mower County. The southern part of the city is in Austin Township while the northern part is in Lansing Township; the city is politically independent of both. Austin is...
, MinnesotaMinnesota is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. The twelfth largest state by area in the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.2 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the...
- 10.1 KTTC
KTTC is the NBC affiliate in Rochester, Minnesota.-History:The station was the first television station to operate in Rochester and the third station in the state after KSTP-TV and WTCN-TV, coming online in 1953 with the callsign KROC-TV.The station was launched by G...
(NBCThe National Broadcasting Company is an American television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices in Burbank,California...
) digitalATSC is a set of standards developed by the Advanced Television Systems Committee for digital television transmission that replaced much of the analog NTSC television system on June 12, 2009 in the United States and will replace NTSC by August 31, 2011 in Canada and December 31, 2021 in Mexico.The...
Ch. 36, CWCW may stand for:* Clockwise* Air Marshall Islands IATA code* Cook Islands * Warrant Officer * Cruiserweight, in boxing* CW complex, a type of topological space...
broadcast on digital channel 10.2
- 15.1-4 KSMQ
KSMQ-TV is a public television station in Austin, Minnesota, broadcasting locally on digital channel 20 as a PBS member station, with additional programming from Minnesota Public Television. The station is owned by KSMQ Public Service Media, Inc...
(PBSThe Public Broadcasting Service is an American non-profit public broadcasting television service with 354 member TV stations in the United States which hold collective ownership. However, its operations are largely funded by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting...
) digitalATSC is a set of standards developed by the Advanced Television Systems Committee for digital television transmission that replaced much of the analog NTSC television system on June 12, 2009 in the United States and will replace NTSC by August 31, 2011 in Canada and December 31, 2021 in Mexico.The...
Ch. 20 - based in AustinAustin is a city in Mower County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 23,314 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Mower County. The southern part of the city is in Austin Township while the northern part is in Lansing Township; the city is politically independent of both. Austin is...
, MinnesotaMinnesota is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. The twelfth largest state by area in the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.2 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the...
Broadcasting 4 digital subchannels (15.1 KSMQ, 15.2 Mhz WorldviewMHz WorldView is an independent, non-commercial television channel that broadcasts newscasts and other programs from around the world. It is owned and operated by Commonwealth Public Broadcasting Corporation who also run MHz Networks....
, 15.3 CreateCreate is a digital television network in the United States. The network was created to fill in some of the void left by the closure of PBS YOU in 2006...
and 15.4 (PBS) MN Channel)
- 24.1-3 KYIN
Iowa Public Television is a statewide network of television stations in the state of Iowa. A member of the Public Broadcasting Service, it is owned by the Iowa Public Broadcasting Board, an agency of the state education department which holds the licenses for all the PBS member stations in the...
(PBSThe Public Broadcasting Service is an American non-profit public broadcasting television service with 354 member TV stations in the United States which hold collective ownership. However, its operations are largely funded by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting...
) digitalATSC is a set of standards developed by the Advanced Television Systems Committee for digital television transmission that replaced much of the analog NTSC television system on June 12, 2009 in the United States and will replace NTSC by August 31, 2011 in Canada and December 31, 2021 in Mexico.The...
Ch. 18 - based in Mason CityMason City is a city in and the county seat of Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, United States. The population was 29,172 at the 2000 census.The Mason City Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Cerro Gordo and Worth counties.-Geography:...
, IowaIowa is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States of America, an area often referred to as the "American Heartland." It derives its name from the Ioway people, one of the many American Indian tribes that occupied the state at the time of European exploration. Iowa was a part of...
Broadcasting 3 digital subchannels (IPTV Plus 24.1, IPTV Digital 24.2, IPTV 24.3)
- 47.1 KXLT
KXLT-TV is the Fox affiliate in Rochester, Minnesota. It broadcasts digitally on UHF channel 46. KXLT is owned by SagamoreHill Broadcasting and is operated via a shared services agreement by Quincy Newspapers, owners of NBC affiliate KTTC.-History:...
(FOXThe Fox Broadcasting Company , commonly referred to as Fox , is an American television network owned by Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Launched on October 9, 1986, from 2004 to 2009 Fox was the highest-rated broadcast network in the 18–49 demographic...
) digitalATSC is a set of standards developed by the Advanced Television Systems Committee for digital television transmission that replaced much of the analog NTSC television system on June 12, 2009 in the United States and will replace NTSC by August 31, 2011 in Canada and December 31, 2021 in Mexico.The...
Ch. 46 Soon to be broadcasting Retro Television NetworkThe Retro Television Network is a system of television stations primarily airing classic television programming from the 1950s through the 1980s, such as Leave it to Beaver, Kojak, McHale's Navy, Adam-12, Emergency!, and The Rockford Files, as well as the horror film showcase Midnight Monster Hop...
on subchannel 47.2
- 56 K56HW
K56HW is a low-power television station licensed to Rochester, Minnesota. It is currently a repeater that broadcasts programming from the Trinity Broadcasting Network, via satellite. The station broadcasts on UHF channel 56, with no digital signal currently on-the-air...
(TBNThe Trinity Broadcasting Network is the United States' largest Christian television network. Headquartered in Costa Mesa, California, it also has studio facilities located in Irving, Texas; Hendersonville, Tennessee; Decatur, Georgia; Miami, Florida; Tulsa, Oklahoma; Orlando, Florida; and New York...
)
- 58 K58GC
K58GC is a low-power television station in Rochester, Minnesota, broadcasting locally in analog on UHF channel 58 as an affiliate of 3ABN. Founded October 28, 1993, the station is owned by Three Angels Broadcasting Network, Inc.- History :...
(3ABNThree Angels Broadcasting Network, or 3ABN for short, is a nonprofit, 24-hour television and radio networks which primarily focuses on Christian and health-oriented programming...
)
Notable residents
- Dan Bakkedahl
Dan Bakkedahl is an American improvisor, actor and teacher from Chicago. Born in Rochester, Minnesota and raised in Stuart, Florida, he attended St...
, actor, comedian
- Harry Bisel
Dr. Harry F. Bisel was a pioneering American oncologist working in the field of medical oncology.----Dr. Harry Bisel, along with Doctors Fred Ansfield, Herman Freckman, Arnoldus Goudsmit, Robert Talley, William Wilson, and Jane Wright, was one of the founding members of the American Society of...
, physician
- Sara C. Bisel
Dr. Sara C. Bisel was a physical anthropologist and classical archaeologist who played a prominent role in early scientific research at Herculaneum, a Mediterranean coastal town destroyed by the 79 CE eruption of Mount Vesuvius. Her pioneering work in the chemical and physical analysis of...
, physical anthropologist
- Michael C. Burgess
Michael Clifton Burgess, M.D. is a physician and politician from the state of Texas, currently representing the state's in the United States House of Representatives.-Personal:...
, member of Congress
- Rafael Butler, boxer
- Phil DuBois
Phillip Donn DuBois is a former American football tight end in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins. He also played for the Washington Federals of the United States Football League. DuBois played college football at San Diego State University.He currently resides in...
, football player
- John Fina
John Joseph Fina is a former American football offensive lineman, who spent eleven years in the National Football League, ten of those with the Buffalo Bills, and a one-year stint with the Arizona Cardinals...
, football player
- Guy Gosselin
Guy Gosselin is a former professional ice hockey defenseman. He was drafted in the eighth round, 159th overall, by the Winnipeg Jets in the 1982 NHL Entry Draft....
, hockey player
- Gil Gutknecht
Gilbert William "Gil" Gutknecht, Jr. is an American politician. Gutknecht was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives first elected in 1994 to represent Minnesota's 1st congressional district, one of eight congressional districts in Minnesota...
, member of Congress
- Fred Hargesheimer
Captain Fred Hargesheimer is a former pilot of the USAAF who was shot down over Papua New Guinea in June 1943. He later became a philanthropist for the village which hid him from the Japanese...
, pilot, philanthropist
- John Johannson
John Joseph Johannson is a retired ice hockey center. He is one of few to have played in the National Hockey League without playing in the AHL, IHL, ECHL, or any other professional ice hockey league....
, hockey player
- Frank B. Kellogg
Frank Billings Kellogg was an American lawyer, politician and statesman who served in the U.S. Senate and as U.S. Secretary of State. He co-authored the Kellogg-Briand Pact, for which he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1929.- Biography :Kellogg was born in Potsdam, New York, and his family...
, U.S. Secretary of State
- Dick Kimball
Dick Kimball is an American former diving champion and diving coach at the University of Michigan. He was the NCAA springboard champion in 1957 and the Professional World Diving champion in 1963. He coached the University of Michigan diving team from 1958-2002 and also coached the U.S. Olympic...
, diving coach
- Bryce Lampman
Bryce James Lampman in Rochester, Minnesota is an American ice hockey player who is currently under contract with the St. Louis Blues of the NHL.Lampman was drafted 113th overall by the Rangers in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft...
, hockey player
- John Jeremiah Lawler
John Jeremiah Lawler was the Roman Catholic bishop of the Diocese of Lead, which was renamed the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rapid City, in Rapid City, South Dakota....
, Roman Catholic bishop
- Charles Horace Mayo
Charles Horace Mayo was an American medical practitioner and was one of the founders of the Mayo Clinic along with his brother, William James Mayo, Drs. Augustus Stinchfield, Christopher Graham, E...
, physician
- William James Mayo
William James Mayo was a physician in the United States and one of the seven founders of the Mayo Clinic. He and his brother, Charles Horace Mayo, both joined their father's private medical practice in Rochester, Minnesota, USA, after graduating from medical school in the 1880s...
, physician
- William Worrall Mayo
William Worrall Mayo was an English born medical doctor and chemist, best known for establishing the private medical practice that later evolved into the Mayo Clinic. His sons, William James Mayo and Charles Horace Mayo, joined the private practice in Rochester in the U.S. state of Minnesota in...
, physician
- Mary Alfred Moes, Roman Catholic nun
- John Pohl
John Pohl is an American professional ice hockey centre, currently a member of Chicago Wolves after concluding a one-year contract with Frölunda HC of the Swedish Elite League.- Playing career :...
, hockey player
- Shjon Podein
Shjon Podein is a former professional ice hockey player who played for the Edmonton Oilers, Philadelphia Flyers, Colorado Avalanche, St. Louis Blues and over the course of a 699-game NHL career.-Playing career:...
, hockey player
- Henry Stanley Plummer
Henry Stanley Plummer was a prominent internist and endocrinologist who was instrumental in the founding and flourishing of the Mayo Clinic. Dr. Plummer is also immortalized as the driving force behind the Plummer Building, which still stands as a part of the Clinic he helped...
, physician
- Michael Restovich
Michael Jerome Restovich is a Major League Baseball outfielder for the Chicago White Sox organization. Restovich attended Mayo High School where after his senior season he was named player of the year for the state of Minnesota, and also made the All-American team.. He is 6'4 and weighs 250 pounds...
, baseball player
- David Hans Schmidt
David Hans Schmidt was a broker in celebrity photos and other celebrity related items. His specialization in acquiring celebrity sex videos and nude photos earned him the nickname "The Sultan of Sleaze," a moniker he was proud to have...
, celebrity item broker
- Bob Schmidt
Bob Schmidt may refer to:*Bob Schmidt , former college and professional American football offensive tackle*Bob Schmidt , member of the South Adelaide Football Club's official "Greatest Team"...
, football player
- Jeff Siemon
Jeffrey Glenn Siemon is a former professional American football player and an inductee in the College Football Hall of Fame....
, football player
- Warren Skaaren
Warren Skaaren was an American screenwriter and film producer. His notable writing includes: Batman , Beetlejuice , Beverly Hills Cop 2 and Fire with Fire . He was also credited as associate producer for Top Gun , for which he wrote a draft...
, screenplay writer, producer
- Tommy Speer
Tommy Speer is an American professional mixed martial artist. He received national exposure on The Ultimate Fighter 6: Team Hughes vs. Team Serra, fighting as a member of Team Hughes....
, fighter
- Augustus Stinchfield
Augustus W. Stinchfield was one of the founders, along with Drs. Charles Horace Mayo, William James Mayo, Christopher Graham, E...
, physician
- Eric Strobel
Eric Strobel in Rochester, Minnesota is a retired American ice hockey forward who was a member of the Miracle on Ice 1980 gold medal winning U.S. Olympic hockey team.-Amateur career:...
, hockey player
- Colin Stuart
Colin Stuart is a professional ice hockey winger who currently plays for the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League. He is the older brother of Boston Bruins defenseman, Mark Stuart. -Playing career:...
, hockey player
- Mark Stuart
Mark Stuart may refer to:*Mark Stuart , ice hockey player in the National Hockey League*Mark Stuart , lead singer of Christian rock band Audio Adrenaline...
, hockey player
- Mike Stuart
Mike Stuart is a professional ice hockey player who currently plays for the Graz 99ers of the Austrian Hockey League.-Playing career:...
, hockey player
- Lea Thompson
Lea Katherine Thompson is an American actress and director. She is best known for her 1990s NBC situation comedy Caroline in the City and her portrayal of Marty McFly's mother in the Back to the Future trilogy.-Early life:...
, actress
- Darrell Thompson
Darrell Thompson is a retired NFL running back. After graduating from John Marshall High School in Rochester, he played college football for the Minnesota Golden Gophers, where he became the school's all time leader in career rushing yards. Thompson would go on to be selected 19th overall by the...
, football player
- John Towey
John Madden Towey studied acting and directing at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago. He received B.F.A. degree in directing in 1967. Acted two seasons at the Arena Stage in Washington D.C....
, actor
- Ben Utecht
Benjamin Jeffrey Utecht is an American football tight end for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League and a Christian singer/songwriter....
, football player
- Sheree J. Wilson
Sheree J. Wilson is an American actress, primarily known for her roles in soap operas and television...
, actress
- Doug Zmolek
Doug Zmolek is a retired professional ice hockey defenseman who played in the NHL for eight seasons between 1992 and 2000....
, hockey player
- Bethanie Mattek-Sands, tennis player
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