1862 stone church and 1894 wood church - nice cemetery and a neat launching place for a hike or bike on the grass mowed trails in the back of the cemetery

Robert Hanson

November 5, 2025

Mountain biking

About Valley Grove Church: Two historic Norwegian immigrant churches sit on a hill in the farm valley south of Northfield, Minnesota near Big Woods State Park in a panorama of prairie and oak savanna.

The Valley Grove Preservation Society members are stewards for the two Valley Grove churches, the 1862 stone church and the white clapboard church built in 1894 and also for the surrounding 50 acres of rolling prairie grasses and trees.

See mprnews.org/story/2025/08/18/wander-wonder-best-iconic-views-minnesota#:~:text=3)%20Valley&20Grove

tcbscott

November 4, 2025

Hiking

1862 stone church and 1894 wood church - great starting point for a hike in the prairie and a calm place

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Location: Rice County, Minnesota, United States

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