On Sunday December 27, 1942 at 1:20 a.m., the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension entered houses of “ill-repute” in Winona’s Red-Light District. The Vice Raid of 1942, as the event came to be known, was Minnesota’s first sweep in the history of the state’s crime bureau. It concluded an unrestrained era that had defined Winona for almost a century. Learn more about the era of Winona’s Red Light District on this walking tour along Second Street.
REGISTER HERE in advance for this upcoming Winona Walking Tour! Submit your name, phone, email, and which tour(s) you plan to go on. Pay at the tickets desk when you check in on tour day. Fees are $10 public or $6 WCHS members, per person, per tour. All tours start and end at the Winona County History Center, are 60 minutes, include a bottle of water, and $1 off museum admission if you also want to explore the museum too.
