Drive-up units. At 449 West Sixth Street All on single floor off U.S. Highway14. Image: St. Charles Police
Remodeled motel dates to 1950s tourism boom
ST. CHARLES, Minn. — Fire caused heavy damage at the 16-unit White Valley Motel near the Winona County fairgrounds. Guests all escaped safely as well as the clerk at 24-hour check-in desk. The fire was reported about 8:05 p.m. Responding were fire crews from St. Charles; from Altura, six miles away; and from Lewiston, five miles away. Crews were still on-site past midnight. The county emergency management chief, Ben Klinger, said the cause was not immediately determined.
Shade on a summer day. Nightly fare $69 single, $84 double. At east gateway to Whitewater State Park, four miles down State Highway 74.