Overview
Cold Spring is a town of around 4,000 inhabitants on the banks of the Sauk River in Central Minnesota. It is located 15 minutes southwest of St. Cloud on Highway 23.
2 sights · 2 things to do · 1 places to eat · 2 bars & cafés · 2 places to stay
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Best things about Cold Spring
Assumption Chapel
Assumption Chapel, also known as the Grasshopper Chapel, was built in petition for relief from the Grasshopper Plagues of the 1870s. The Chapel is situated on the top of a hill on the outskirts of Cold Spring, Minnesota.…
Springers Amateur Baseball Game
Local amateur league baseball played in an impressive stadium for a town of Cold Spring's size. You can feel the local pride of the fans.
Quarry Cinema
Movie theater with 5 screens. Only movie theater in area outside of St. Cloud/Waite Park.
Cold Spring Bowling Lanes
Plan your trip
Best time to visit & weather
Most comfortable: May–Sep. Summer highs reach about 83°F; winter lows dip to about 9°F. Cold months (Jan, Feb, Dec) can bring snow and ice; check road conditions. Wettest: Jun and Aug. (climate data from nearby Minneapolis)
Blue bars: average daily high and low (°F). Purple columns: average monthly rain and melted snow (inches).
Getting there
- From you: to see whether to drive or fly, and how long it takes.
- STC Saint Cloud Regional Airport, Saint Cloud — 19 mi away. Directions
- BRD Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport, Brainerd — 67 mi away. Directions
- MSP Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field, Minneapolis — 71 mi away (major hub). Directions
Budget & where to stay
No prices are listed for this place yet. See the Sleep guide ↓ for options.
Sample 1-day itinerary
Day 1
- Morning Springers Amateur Baseball Game, Assumption Chapel
- Lunch Marnateli's Pizza
- Afternoon Quarry Cinema, Cold Spring Bowling Lanes
- Evening Side Bar and Grill
Stops are grouped by area so each day needs little backtracking. Check opening hours before you go.
Food for you
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What to ask about, for your diet
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Photos
See
See Assumption Chapel (Grasshopper Chapel)
Assumption Chapel, also known as the Grasshopper Chapel, was built in petition for relief from the Grasshopper Plagues of the 1870s. The Chapel is situated on the top of a hill on the outskirts of Cold Spring, Minnesota. Pilgrimage Road winds up the steep hill first lined with huge lilac bushes and then shrouded by enormous trees. The top of the hill is covered with lush grass and more trees. In the midst of a clearing in the trees stands the granite form of the Chapel. In 1952, in honor of the centennial of the diocese of Saint Cloud, the Chapel was rebuilt. The current chapel stands sixteen by twenty-six, the approximate size of the original chapel. It is constructed of rough granite, much of which was donated by the Cold Spring Granite Company, a major local business. The inside of the Chapel is simple and has no pews, only an altar. The chapel walls are made of polished agate and carnelian granite. Four simple stained glass windows enhance the interior of the chapel. Above the altar stands the wooden statue that had been carried in procession through the Cold Spring community at the time of the Chapel's original consecration. The most telling feature and testimony to the history of the chapel is the stone carving above the door. It is inscribed "Assumpta est Maria" ("Mary has been taken up"), referring to the new name given to this reconstructed chapel. Mary is pictured between the words but at her feet, bowing in submission, are two kneeling grasshoppers.
Do
Buy
Eat
Eat Marnateli's Pizza
Local pizza joint.
Drink Side Bar and Grill (The Side)
Great outdoor patio.
Drink
Drink Third Street Brewhouse
Great local brewhouse. Home of the locally famous Third Street Brewhouse Brand. Taphouse and Brewery open on weekends. Tours available.
Sleep
Nearby
Saint Cloud
City / town · 16 listings · 14 mi away
Litchfield
City / town · 10 listings · 24 mi away
Darwin
City / town · 25 mi away
Foley
City / town · 1 listings · 29 mi away
Sauk Centre
City / town · 12 listings · 32 mi away
Monticello
City / town · 3 listings · 32 mi away
Little Falls
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Willmar
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