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Winona has been slowly building momentum to become Minnesota's summer getaway destination for the arts. The Minnesota Beethoven Festival this year features world-famous violinist Joshua Bell and the Minnesota Orchestra. The Great River Shakespeare Festival has been drawing audiences for 14 years to the sleepy river town.
Jeff Wheeler has been a staff photographer for the Star Tribune since 1987. He's covered a broad range of assignments ranging from the Twins and Vikings playoff runs to Far North canoe adventures in the subarctic.
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