Lindstrom, MN

Chisago Lakes Area and Lindstrom, Minnesota: A Story of Community Collaboration, Resilience, and Revival

Category: Attract Tourists, Chisago Lakes, Main Street, Lindstrom

The Chisago Lakes area in Minnesota encompasses five small towns: Lindstrom, Chisago City, Shafer, Center City, and Taylor’s Falls. By working together, they created a remarkable story of community collaboration and economic revival. Since the early 2000s, all of these communities have faced significant challenges—particularly the 2008 recession, the collapse...

Lindstrom, MN: Karl Oskar Days - Swedish Heritage Festival

Category: Event Ideas, Lindstrom

Karl Oskar Days is Lindström, Minnesota's annual celebration of its rich Swedish heritage, honoring the legacy of Swedish immigrants who helped shape the community. Held each summer in July, this vibrant festival is named after Karl Oskar, the protagonist from Vilhelm Moberg’s novels about Swedish immigration to America, a tribute...