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Test Your Rochester Trivia

In Rochester, you’ll find how many parks per square mile?

 Answer:  3

Three Rochesterites have won Nobel Peace Prizes. Two doctors were given the award in 1950 for the development of what skin medication?

Answer:  Cortizone

What Mayo High School graduate was a member of the inspirational gold medal-winning 1980 U.S. Olympic Hockey Team?

Answer:  Eric Strobel

How many sunny days per year does Rochester average?

 Answer: 200

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Did You Know?

  • Hospitality & tourism is the second largest industry in Rochester, just after health care. It puts money back into the local economy, employs 11,000 people a year, and helps to bring cultural events and activities, entertainment, restaurants and recreation to the community.
  • The city of Rochester, Minn. plays host to approximately 2.5 million visitors each year; of those visitors, 1.1 million stay overnight.
  • Visitors spend $1.2 million each day in Rochester, and every dollar spent circulates seven times before leaving the community.
  • Downtown is undergoing continual development to accommodate people that live, work and play in Rochester. New and future amenities that promise to make Rochester grow as a vital city include First Plaza, Downtown Rochester Summer Music and Market, Avenue of the Arts and new restaurants and shops.
  • Projects such as the University of Minnesota downtown Rochester campus and the Minnesota Bioscience Business Center, made possible by the bonding bill, will help to attract a larger amount of college students and business travelers.
  • The hospitality and tourism industry saves taxpayers money! Each household in Rochester would pay in excess of $1,600 more in taxes every year without the tax revenue generated by visitors. With the money saved, a family of four can buy four months worth of groceries, fill the average car with gas 55 times or pay for a luxury family vacation.