Minnesota's second oldest city is a beautiful river town resting about 15 miles downstream from St. Paul on the mighty Mississippi. It has been the backdrop for a number of Minnesota-based feature films. Writer/director Mark Steven Johnson (GRUMPY OLD MEN, SIMON BIRCH) hails from Hastings along with late night talker Craig Kilborn. And if you've ever held a manila location file in your hands, chances are the folder came from Smead Manufacturing in Hastings.