Lonsdale, MN

united states

Lonsdale is a small Minnesota farming town about 40 miles south of Minneapolis, reached via I-35 south to Highway 19 west. The city sits along the Straight River in Rice County, with Highway 19 connecting east to Northfield and west to New Prague. Most residents commute to jobs in the Twin Cities suburbs or nearby Northfield. The town's annual Crazy Days festival features a quirky rubber duck race down the Straight River.