Details: Elba Fire Tower
May 1, 2015 at 4:37PM
Built in 1933.
Located 107 miles southeast of Minneapolis, 26 miles east of Rochester, and 4 miles north of Whitewater State Park, just east of the intersection of Winona County Road 26 and Hwy. 74.
Open for climbing April through October, 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. Climbing in windy or rainy weather discouraged. Free.
637 steps to bluff top.
135 steps in tower to lookout.
about the writer
Five generations have vacationed at Ely’s charming, rustic Camp Van Vac. As the end of a family legacy approached, guests anxiously awaited its fate.
