Stearns County, Minnesota - Official web site of Stearns County government. Directory of county departments and agencies, information on board activities, and community ordinances. University of Minnesota Extension Service Stearns County - An educational outreach of the University of Minnesota. Offers programs and workshops about community development, natural resources, agriculture, gardening, finances. Granite Realty - Real estate brokerage handles residential and commercial properties. Has offices in Cold Spring, Paynesville, and Richmond. Online listings. Stearns County Fair - Annual event in Sauk Centre in late July. Free admission. Animal exhibit, entertainers appearing, list of contests, directions. Requires JavaScript. Does not work in some browsers. In Search of Lake Wobegon - Excerpt from Garrison Keillor's feature article in National Geographic. Also audio of the author reading the complete article, and a Flash slideshow with audio of Keillor reading excerpts from the article. Audio presentations require JavaScript, and do not work in Netscape 3. Stearns County Soil and Water Conservation District - Government agency dedicated to protecting natural resources. Mission, contact information, upcoming events, tree program, citizen lake-monitoring program. Stearns Insurance - Independent broker offers personal and commercial lines of insurance. Albany, Holdingford, and St. Cloud. Granite City Trail Riders ATV Club - Organizes group outings and activities in a family-friendly setting, offers safety training for young riders, promotes interest in ATV riding. Officers, bylaws, calendar, photo album. Membership forms (in PDF). Central Minnesota Credit Union - Membership open to people who live or work in the tri-county St. Cloud area, Todd or Wadena County, or parts of three other counties. Checking, savings, loans, credit cards. Several locations in Stearns County, and one in Grey Eagle. Lake Wobegon Trail - A 46-mile long, 10-foot wide, bituminous surfaced hike-and-bike pathway extending from the city of St. Joseph to the city of Sauk Centre. The trail runs on the MN/DOT rail corridor formerly owned by Burlington Northern Railroad Company. Official site. Sentry Bank - Independent community bank. Checking, savings accounts, loans for individuals or businesses. Online bill pay. Banking by phone or Internet. Location, hours, overview of what they offer. Headquarters in St. Joseph, with branches in St. Cloud and St. Stephen.