5 ) Vilhelm Moberg’s Desk. Vilhelm Moberg is one of Sweden´s 10 ) Fridhem (Home of Peace), 12625 Newell Ave. This 5 ) Lindström Bakery, 12830 Lake Blvd. Between

Starting Point foremost 20th century writers. Moberg was primarily recognized as property was built in 1895 by B.B. Fullerton of Minneapolis as 1898 and 1905 this building was a newspaper office

Starting Point a novelist who documented and dramatized the life of the rural a summer cottage. It features a large porch supported by and later a Ford dealership and later still used by the City of Lindström of City peasantry of Sweden. His characters represented small peasant Abrahamson’s Fire Truck Factory until the 1940s. Ray 1 ) Veterans Memorial. The columns and a roof broken by a central gabled dormer. In 1911, farmers, crafters, soldiers, and emigrants of the province of Nelson operated his Ford Motors dealership from the Chisago County Veterans Memorial Frank A. Larson, a publisher from Chicago, purchased the Småland. He visited the Chisago Lakes Area in 1948 and spent building until the 1970s. Now the Lindström Bakery is a monument honoring our house for his family where they spent most of their summers. much of his time with the local newspaper editor. The desk that provides area residents with Scandinavian doughnuts, community and recognizing the Axel Gustafson and his stepbrother Algot Martinson bought the Vilhelm Moberg used to do the research for the famed trilogy "The Swedish white bread, caraway limpa bread, raisin rye, individual sacrifices and service of home in 1932 for their mother Nelly Gustafson and their sister Marinda Martinson. Emigrants” is now located in Chisago County Press building. caramel rings, and coffee cakes. all the Veterans from throughout Fridhem Home is now a guest house. The house is listed on the National Register of the Chisago Lakes Area, Chisago Historic Places. 6 ) Dinnerbel Restaurant, 12565 Lake Blvd. The Dinnerbel was and neighboring counties. 6 ) The Coffee Pot Water Tower and the site of Daniel Lindström’s first log home. Charlie Bronson later 11) Linden Overlook. In 2011, The City of Lindstrom in Mounted in the face of each of the the ‘Muni’. When the water tower in purchased the site and built the Peninsula Hotel in 1889. In 1893, cooperation with the Lakes Improvement District and the five sides of the pentagon, downtown was decommissioned, Bronson opened the adjacent opera house and was issued the first Soil and Water Conservation District undertook a storm surrounded with inlaid fieldstone Mrs. Marlene Messin, owner of liquor license in Lindström. Each water treatment and South Lindstrom Lake Overlook and etched in granite are the seals Plastic Products Corporation, year he held a festival celebrating the project. The storm water from the area runs off the road of the five branches of the military. envisioned a unique icon. She arrival of spring and the reopening of into two rain gardens at the corner of Linden and Newell Radiating out from the central pentagon is a plaza inlaid with bricks that bear the name, commissioned a painter to create a this popular summer resort. In 1900, Charles Acker and is then directed down Linden into a sand and iron branch and dates of service of those who honorably served in war and peace. To the east Swedish Welcome and fashioned the purchased and operated the Hotel until its foreclosure in filing filter at the overlook that removes up to 90% of the of the pentagon is a large planter with three upright granite slabs. The central slab bears tower into a Swedish Coffee Pot fit 1932, which was caused by the depression. The Hotel phosphorous and helps to clean our lakes. the inscription; CHISAGO COUNTY ALL VETERANS MEMORIAL; SOME GAVE ALL, with a working steam plant that from was boarded and closed until 1946, when Clem ALL GAVE SOME; HONORING ALL OUR VETERANS. To the left is a slightly shorter time to time would pour out steam to Hendrickson purchased the property and changed its granite slab displaying a U.S. Flag with the inscription, “KIA—SUPREME SACRIFICE”. emulate a steaming pot of coffee. The name to the Dinnerbel. To the right is the third granite slab paying tribute to all of those still being held as Downtown North tower still stands as a welcome to all Prisoners of War or Missing in Action with the POW/MIA emblem encircled with YOU of our visitors. ARE NOT FORGOTTEN; FREEDOM IS NOT FREE. Below the emblem are the names of 7 ) Beach Park, 12605 Newell Avenue. Daniel Lindstrom Walking Tour Loop all the veterans from Chisago County that are still listed as a POW/MIA. deeded cemetery lots to earlier Lindstrom pioneers. The ‘Muni’ (municipal liquor store) These lots were in the vicinity of his first wife’s grave. The is owned and operated by the City of land for the cemetery was 2 ) Swedish Inn, 12678 Lake Blvd. This Lindström. This building housed the purchased from Charles property was once called August Anderson’s original Off Sale Liquor Store and Fire Dinnerbel Andrews for $772.50 in bar where August received the town’s second Department. The building now 1897. After WWI, the liquor license. The town knew how to get stands as Lindstrom’s Municipal Bar Walking Tour Loop bodies were removed and organized so the first ordinance was the and serves as a social gathering place relocated to the new “Fairview Cemetery” at the east end establishment of officers and meetings. The 2 ) Karl Oskar and wife Kristina Statue. The statue for our local residents. of town on Akerson Street. The hill was cut into and the second ordinance was ‘pertaining to of Karl Oskar and Kristina Nilsson is a copy of the land leveled along the lakefront to establish the current intoxicating liquors and the sale thereof’. original work by Swedish sculptor Axel Olsson in public beach. There was a $500 license fee and a bond of Karlshamn, Blekinge, Sweden. The figures are $2000 required for selling liquor. This location characters from Vilhelm Moberg’s immigration now serves the community as a local diner novels that dramatize the dream of the new world 8 ) N.P. Helberg House, 12585 Newell featuring home cooking. Folks are friendly, and the loss of the Old Country. Vilhelm Moberg Avenue. In 1901 N.P. Helberg purchased and daily specials are served up fresh. came to the Chisago Lakes area to do research for his 160 acres of farmland on South Lindström famed trilogy "The Emigrants". The book describes Lake. A year later he built a mansion on a hill on the North Shore of the lake. N.P. 3 ) Ingrid Bergman Plaque, 12720 Lake Blvd. One of the hardships of the first Swedish settlers in central 7 ) St Bridget’s of Sweden Catholic Helberg and his wife Christena lived in this the most famous individuals to visit Lindström was film Minnesota. Karl Oskar looks toward the new land Church, 13060 Lake Blvd. St. Bridget’s fine home while earning a living from their star Ingrid Bergman. Ms. Bergman toured the commu- and Kristina takes a last look back at Sweden. moved to this site in the early 1950’s. farms and other investments. After his nity in the winter of 1943 when she came to record Originally the parishioners held their The Emigrant Stone death, his son Oscar W. Helberg lived on in ‘Swedes in America’ for the Office of War Information. The stone was broken off from timelessness services in private homes. The colored the grand old home. Oscar owned the Princess Theatre and operated the Farmers’ Her visit is memorialized on a plaque at the Goldstar stands now here, uprooted windows of St. Bridget’s represent a Coop Store in town. Printworks Building. like the pioneers in their time. month of the church calendar and tell a A remembrance rock of the people who symbolic story from Epiphany through

traded the stone for golden harvests. 9 ) Arvid Victor House, 12590 Newell Lent, Easter, and into Christmas.

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Historical Walking Tour Walking Historical 3 ) The Emigrant Stone was donated by Volvo from Småland, Sweden. Mabel Victor in 1932. In 1947 Arvid The St. Bridget’s Wooden Statue is formed Victor Insurance, now run by his 4 ) Farmer’s Co-op Store, 12749 Lake Blvd. This building was constructed by Oscar Helberg in 1914 for hand-carved and depicts St. Bridget Lindström 4 ) Chisago County Press, 12631 Lake Blvd. grandson Keith Carlson. Mr. Victor was (Birgitta Birgirsdotter). It was a gift from Charles A. Victor printed his first newspaper in instrumental in many community develop- the Farmer’s Co-op Store. The building was sold to Arnold Carlson who operated a department store and the St. Olaf Church of Minneapolis in the local blacksmith shop. Since most of the ment projects including the hospital, 1958. Created by well-known sculptor village residents were of Swedish ancestry, the library and Parmly Residence. It was Arvid eventually sold to Mr. Edson who operated the store until the 1980s. The upstairs portion was occupied by Bertil Nystrom from Gotland, Sweden, newspaper (the Medborgaren) was written in who suggested the name of “Karl Oskar days”, our local celebration so the area might St. Bridget lived from 1303-1373. Swedish. The Medborgaren has gone through better honor the Swedish Settlers. various concerns including, but not limited to, the several transformations and locations since 1898. Masonic Temple (1924-1969). The building was also the Today the local newspaper is the Chisago County location for the Draft Board and the local telephone Press. company switchboard.

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novels of the Swedish Emigration to e modern building 8 ) Chisago County Historical Society House. This 1880’s Queen Anne Style house America. Moberg’s fictional heroes, 3 was moved from the downtown area in the 1990’s with a generous donation from Karl-Oskar and Kristina Nilsson, remain Marlene Messin. The home now sits near a beautiful wetland, previously the City 4 Dump and it houses The Research Library and Office for the Chisago County Historical the City of Lindström’s logo. Society.

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sylvan avenue Scale: 07 50 100 Feet 11 6 ) Trinity Lutheran Church 13262 Newell Avenue In the early 1900’s there was no Lutheran Church in Lindström. The Swedish pioneers Downtown North Downtown South traveled by horseback, buggy or sleigh to Chisago Lake Lutheran Church in Center City Walking Tour Loop (Continued) to worship and hear God’s word preached in their native tongue. In 1902 the white Walking Tour Loop frame Trinity Lutheran Church was erected. It became the area’s first English-speaking Historical Lutheran congregation. Lindström 2 ) Andrews Home, 12725 Newell Avenue Notes 9 ) Oscar Lindström House, Charles Andrews was one of Lindstrom’s first 30735 Maple Street North businessmen and civic leaders. He was born in 1857, On August 17, 1850 the City of the eldest of nine children, to Swedish emigrants Lindström’s story began when Built in 1922, Daniel Lindström’s Andrew Peter (a Civil War Veteran) and Martha Swede Joris Pelle Andersson and a son Oscar, his wife Sophie and (Carlson) who purchased and homesteaded 100 acres their family moved into this of government land. A versatile entrepreneur, at 14 party of 100 set off on an 11-week home. Oscar F. Lindström served Charles began a threshing service; 1890 a general voyage across the Atlantic Ocean. as the postmaster for two years mercantile store; 1891 a lumber trade with companies Lured to the Chisago Lakes area by and also served as the assistant in Lindstrom and Center City; Chisago County Sheriff 16 years; Mayor of Lindstrom 3 tales of beautiful lakes and abun- cashier of the Bank of Lindström terms; helped found many civic endeavors and knew almost every man in the county. dant game, Andersson and his beginning in 1901. Charles married Ellen Swenson in 1892 and built this four-story, five-bedroom home in party established the first perma- 1912. He passed away in 1916. The home remains in the family to this day. nent Swedish settlement in Minne- sota at Center City in 1851. 3 ) C. A. Victor House, 30495 Park Street 10 ) Frank Bloom House, 30615 Maple Street North This two and one half story frame home Andersson’s half brother, Daniel was built by Charles A. Victor in 1905. Lindström, sailed for America in This was the home of Frank Bloom and his Victor was born in Sweden, migrated to the 9 ) Gustaf Anderson House, 13045 Lake Blvd. 1853. On May 28, 1854 Daniel wife Ruth Porter. Frank was among several United States and eventually settled in This two-story, redbrick home was built in the Italianate style in 1879. Gustaf Lindström residents who established the Lindström in the 1880s. He became one of 7 ) Dairy Queen, 13262 Newell Avenue walked to Stillwater to purchase Daniel Lindström and his wife Anderson emigrated from Sweden in 1864 and settled in Minnesota; though he later Security State Bank and was the bank’s first the town’s earliest merchants, operating the This ice cream store was built by Arvid Victor in 1956. the 130.4 acres that would become Johanna (Peterson), 1866. prospected for gold in Montana. When he returned to farm in Chisago County, he president. Frank was also the dentist here in C. A. Victor General Mercantile Store, Currently, Ron & Kay Hofmann run this restaurant after the village of Lindström. Photo: Courtesy of Lloyd Hackl, taken from constructed this house for his retirement. It is now owned and operated by the ‘Lindströmsjö: Lindstrom on the Lake’ text Lindström. Patients would travel from miles located on Main Street. He was also Kay’s parents (Joyce and Vivian Johnson). For more than Chisago County Historical Society. around in horse-drawn carriages or the train, involved in milling and politics. In 1898, 55 years, the DQ has been serving great-tasting food and and often stayed overnight at the Maple Street C.A. Victor founded The Medborgaren (The Citizen), one of the local Swedish Daniel built his log cabin on a peninsula on the west arm of Big tempting treats to the Lindström community and visitors. 10 ) Gustaf’s Galleries, 13025 Lake Blvd. house because of extensive dental work. newspapers. This location now serves as a retail store offering unique artwork and Lake, as the Chisago Lakes chain was then known. His first This single-family home, built in the 1930’s was converted by Frank & Marlene Messin antiques. wife, Brita, died in 1864 and was buried near the present swim- to a year around Christmas Store in the 1980’s. It is currently Gustaf's Galleries: ming beach. In 1879, Daniel and his second wife, Johanna and 4 ) Johan Gustaf Victor House, 30465 Park St. Up North Fine Art & Framing, their children; Theodore, Oscar and Clara Lindstrom Holt, sold Johan Gustaf Victor, the parents of C.A. Victor The Art of Friendship, and part of their land to be subdivided for homes and businesses and arrived from Sweden in 1891. He was a Välkommen. Visitors will find collections of original fine art built a new home at the SE corner of Maple and Highway 8 shoemaker in Algutsboda, Sweden. Around the turn of the Century Johan and his wife Ingrid and fine art crafts items from (then called St. Croix Avenue). Lindstrom was platted in came to the United States. They retired next door local artists. October 1880, only a few weeks before the railroad branch line to their son C. A. Victor and his family. was completed from Wyoming to Taylors Falls. 5 ) Poik’s Barber Shop, 12760 Newell Avenue The train brought prog- Lloyd “Poik” Anderson constructed this shop adjacent to his house when his 8 ) Samuel Hallberg Drugstore, 13705 Lake Blvd. ress, but it didn’t drop off brother Kenny retired from their barber business in the late 1980’s. For years their Samuel Hallberg constructed the house and drugstore in 1885. The home was shared passengers in Lindström barbershop was located on Main Street and was the next best thing to the local by Samuel and Alma Hallberg and Dr. Oscar Hallberg and his family. Samuel was the until a plucky widow newspaper as being the source for all city related gossip and information. Poik druggist and Oscar operated a clinic located upstairs. Both the Drug Store and the retired in 2011 and closed the shop. named Ida Van Horn doctor’s office were on the left side of the original structure. The building is now Elmstrom saw the area’s being used as a business for the “Picket Fence Girls”. tourist potential and opened the LakeView Hotel. The LakeView The Peninsula Hotel, constructed in 1889, built on was joined a few years the approximate site of Daniel Lindström’s later by the Peninsula 11 ) Northwoods Roasterie, 12710 Lake Blvd. 11 ) First United Methodist Church, 13005 Lake Blvd. original log cabin, became the Dinnerbel in 1949. Hotel (later converted to The Swedish Coffee Experience simply means a rich cup of coffee, The First United Methodist Church began in Center City in 1854. Pioneer Methodist circuit rider Carl Petter Photo: Courtesy of Dave Elfstrand, taken from ‘Lindströmsjö: the Dinnerbel restaurant). a way to relax, see each other, and to keep up. Just a couple of Lindstrom on the Lake’ text blocks west of the Coffee Pot Water Tower, the locals and visitors Argelius was appointed to the “Scandinavian Mission” meet at the Northwoods Roasterie to enjoy a cup of fresh ground by the Methodist Episcopal Church of Saint Paul. The coffee. Like in Sweden we love something to go with our coffee, Church was constructed in 1892. The building currently like something sweet...mmmmm mmmm!!! serves as a Masonic Lodge and dance studio.

12 ) Daniel Lindström, Erik Norelius and Per Anderson Sculptures 15 ) Keller Williams Office, Chain of Lakes Group, 12835 Lake Blvd. These sculptures created by local sculptor Ian Dudley commemorate our founding 12 ) Security Victory Agency 12985 Lake Blvd. The Keller Williams Real Estate office was originally the home of Daniel Lindström, 18 ) The C.A. Victor Store, fathers. Erik Norelius was the first to arrive and helped to establish the local press, The Security Victory Agency is one of the oldest the founder and namesake of 12755 Lake Blvd. Lindström quickly became a popular tourist haven, renowned the first Lutheran Church located in Center City, Gustavus Adolphus College, and the continually operating businesses in Lindström. Lindström. The home was built in Built by M.C. Tombler on the throughout the Midwest. By June 1894 the bustling young Lutheran Social Services. He assisted his nephew Per Anderson to emigrate and Established in 1919 by Arvid Victor, it is now run 1885 on the Southeast corner of corner of Park and St. Croix by his grandson Keith Carlson. community had its own newspaper, the Chisago County News, helped to bring over hundreds of fellow towns people. Daniel Lindström filed a claim Maple and Highway 8. The Avenue (Lake Lane) in 1880, on the land and established the City of Lindstrom incorporating it in 1894. which reported that citizens were “agitating the matter of incorpo- original house was sold in 1915 this was the first commercial and was remodeled by Mr. building in the platted ration.” A vote was held on Aug. 21 1894, and passed. Hartman into a bakery. In the early portion of Lindström. Lindström, with 245 residents, had become a village. 1930’s, Main Street (Highway 8) was widened and the building was The Victor family lived above The Bronson Opera House, located where the Chisago County again remodeled. The brick the store until their very Press now stands, served as Lindström’s first entertainment and exterior was added at that time. In large home was built in 1905. the fall of 1976 the property was cultural center and often played host to plays, concerts and 13 ) Erickson Gas Stations, purchased for its current owners, debates. By 1900, the community had three weekly newspapers. 12945 Lake Blvd. Keller Williams, The Chain of One of them, the Medborgaren, was printed in Swedish. On Before this location became Lakes Group. weekends, the whole town would turn out for weekly baseball a laundromat, it was one of 16 ) Community Market, 12825 Lake Blvd. games and monthly dances and balls held at the opera hall or the first of the Erickson Gas Located on the corner of Maple St. and Highway 8, the outdoors in the LakeView pavilion overlooking North Lindstrom Stations. Eventually it became part of the Holiday Gas Station Chain. The Community Market was started in 1936 by Cy Palmquist and Erickson Gas Station used a unique form of promotion to beat their competition. Lake. Howard Nelson. It was originally intended to be a custom meat Their attendants wore white coveralls and emphasized speed in filling the gas processing and cold storage locker plant; however, economics tank, checking the oil, washing the windows and getting the customer on their dictated the need to diversify, and so retail meat sales were way quickly. added. Howard owned the market until 1976. Today, this location is now “Deutschland Meats” a family-owned-and- operated meat processing company that provides stores, The Lindstrom restaurants, and the general public with high-quality, fresh Baseball Club, 1921. meat such as German sausage, bratwurst, pork, and steaks. Photo: Courtesy of 14 ) Rosenbauer America and CustomFIRE, 12895 Lake Blvd. Connie Swanson Erickson/Janine Lindblad Nels Johan Smith and Photography, taken from The Lindström Historical Walking Tour Map was made possible 19 ) Security State Bank Building, his brother Anton Smith ‘Lindströmsjö: Lindstrom 12745 Lake Blvd. on the Lake’ text through funding from the Statewide Health Improvement Plan (SHIP) were blacksmiths from of the Minnesota Department of Health. For more information, visit: Sweden. The Smith’s The original Security State Bank building sold their shop to Mr. was constructed in 1915. In 1932, when http://www.health.state.mn.us/healthreform/ship Abrahamson. Highway 8 was widened, fourteen feet was removed from the front of all the Elmer Abrahamson, who buildings on the south side of highway. In 1901, a desire to use the English language in worship led to the operated the blacksmith After the building was shortened, the formation of Trinity English Lutheran Church (See site #6 on the shop at the corner of original façade was reconstructed on the ‘Downtown South Loop’). The Methodist-Episcopal church had Oak Street and Lake remaining building. Boulevard, was moved from Center City to Lindstrom’s main street in 1892. Lindstrom's mayor and Security State Bank moved to its current location on 1st Avenue in 1975 and is Telephone poles were installed along highway 8 in 1903. Gas was on the local fire now known as Lakes Area Bank. The old bank currently serves as a photography lights were present from 1896 to 1912. Highway 8 was widened in department. 17 ) Skinner’s, 12775 Lake Blvd. studio. 1931 causing the front of the buildings on the south side to be cut Skinner’s is another of Lindström’s oldest back 14 feet. The “White Way” Street lights were added in 1932, The town requested Mr. Abrahamson replace their horse-drawn wagon with a Main Street businesses and one of the the street was paved with asphalt in 1934 which was replaced new-fangled self-propelled fire truck. Abrahamson built them one and went on to businesses to have belonged in the same family through the years. Elsie Skinner, the with concrete in 1955. Upon completion, the Commercial Club Acknowledgements: win a contract to build fire trucks for the war department that were shipped right sponsored a celebration complete with a drum and bugle corps out of Lindström from the old rail line. founder of this establishment, was born in This brochure was made possible by the contributions of the following individuals and 1893. She moved to Lindström but was left and a series of speakers on a stage in front of Community Market. organizations: Chisago County Historical Society, Marcella Emeott, Keith and Joan Carlson Mr. Abrahamson's daughter married Mitchell Kirvida, who was from a Russian a widow at an early age with a young son Joe and Carolyn Wishy, Allen and Pat Wahlgren, Susan Wilson, Bachman Photography farming family. Kirvida joined the thriving business, known as Minnesota Fire to support. She opened Skinner’s Millinery Potatoes and dairy served as the major cash crop for the scores of Penline Productions and Leilani Freeman. Equipment. Later, Mitch's son, Jim, joined his grandfather and father learning their in 1924. Elsie died in 1970, and for many farms surrounding Lindstrom. The town at one time boasted six References: traditional values. Today, the fourth generation in Wayde Kirvida of Osceola, WI years loyal employees operated the store. Today Elsie’s grandson, Bob Skinner potato warehouses along with a creamery, a flour mill, sawmill Lindstrom Centennial Committee, Lindströmsjö: Lindstrom on the Lake. with CustomFIRE and Kevin Kirvida in Wyoming, Minnesota with Rosenbauer continues to run Skinner’s. and stockyards as well as scores of retail businesses. Lindstrom, Minnesota, 100 Years. Taylor Publishing, Dallas, TX, 1994. America still produce fire trucks for their worldwide clients. The original fire truck produced by Mr. Abrahamson for the City of Lindström was restored and sits in the Text by Leilani Freeman Chisago County Historical Society, Heritage, multiple volumes foyer of the Rosenbauer America facility in Wyoming, Minnesota.

Lindström Street Scene, circa 1905