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9. Sample Brochure-Swedish CitiesAlmelund - Swedish farming community founded in 1887- 88 by John Almquist. • Amador Heritage Center - See artifacts and a restored Swedish log cabin. Open Sunday rout 1:00 - 4.00 PM, mid June -September. Tours/Info: 651-69-3580. Donation. • Immanuel Lutheran Church - Organized in 1887. Open all year. Historic cemetery. Information, 651-583-2340. • Wild River State Park - Early settlers lived along the Sunrise and St. Croix Rivers on land that would become part of the Park - including Ola & Judith Nelson (emigrated from Sweden 1869). The Nelsons' great-andchild Senator Jerald Anderson authored the Park bill in the 1970s. Intersection of US Hwy. 95 and Cty. Road #12. North on Cty. Road #12. See signs. Info: 651-583-2125..g - Historic Clover Blossom School House ahe Alourt melund Thres Shafer To t Show Site (see Aug. events for info). View from road. East of Almelund on Hwy. 95. 651-257-1264. North Branch, (Fish Lake and Sunrise) - A rail- road station town along the St. Paul -Duluth line, plated in 1869 as the tracks and railroad bed were being construct- ed. Settled mostly by New Englanders, (who moved from Amador and Sunrise) and a few Germans and Scandinavians. By 1960, its dominating characteristic was Swedish, and it was the hub of the potato belt along the rail line. Info courtesy of Max Malmquist, website: northbranchli- brary.com • Trinity Lutheran Church - Orgganized May 12, 1887. Current location: 38460 Lincoln Tr. (County Road f4) Original site at 6486 Elm St. Info: 651- 674-7047. • Soleil Levant Bed & Breakfast (translation: Sun Rising) A three room log the Almelund arrted ea and reassembled at thiSwedish families s local on Became a B&B in 1999. The B&B has a unique detached bathroom - it was from the Edith Grandquist house in Shafer. Also near the historic Sunrise Cemetery 651-674-7361. w ww.ininnesatabedandbreakfasts.org -search by Soleil Levant name. "Century Farms" North Branch ish arwith ticontinuousfamillocupancy Drive by these private farmssee ht utiful farmlands. Magnison Century Facc1nt (address: 9383 - 375th St.) Alfred and Swen emi- grated from Jeaahem. Ostra Tors3s Sm3land, Sweden. Purchased 830 acres from the U.S. Government in 1885. Now farmed by 3rd & 4th generation mem• hers. Original house. Note the 40 ft. x 136 ft. barn built in 1914 with wood from the property. Olson Century. Farm (address: 39853 Forest Blvd.) Frank emigrated from Almeboda (Smilland), Sweden in 1879. Purchased 40 acres originally, and more were purchased over the years to reach 320_ The present owner is 5th genera- tion and sons are the 6th generation now living on the homestead. • Fish Lake Lutheran Church - 7 miles West of North Branch. Watch for Cedar Crest Trail. Organized 1867. Land acquired from the Burlington Northern R.R., which encouraged Swedish immigration. Interior Swedish paint- ed walls and ceiling. Original 1905 mural. Hultgren and Lane Tracker Organ. Tours: 651-674-4252, donation. The Emigrant Story Erik Norberg from the Bishop Hill Colonyy, in Illinois arrived in Taylors Falls in 1850. He spent the falUwinter in what is now Center City. Per (Joris-Pelle) Andersson's p from Hassela, Sweden (Halsingland) was one of the first our fami- lies who arrived at Taylors Falls landing on April 23, 1851, and was met by Norberg, whose letters had enticed them to come by steamboat from Moline, IL. Shelter was found for the women and children in the sparse settlement of Taylors Falls. The men with Norberg showingg the way, headed West cutting a path through the woods to Norberg's promised land by the `Big Lake." After 10 days of hard work the way was open for families, wagon loads and provisions. At the lake the men built a 10 foot square cabin in one day which sheltered the entire party of 16 the first winter. Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Chisago Lake, was organized on May 12, 1854 in Per Berg's barn, 1/4 mile east of the current church in Center City. By 1855, the colonv had Brown to nimnct ;nn The history of this fust immigration comes alive in Moberg's novels. They introduce us to his fictitious characters, Karl Oskar Nilsson & wife Kristina, who are based on the real-life Per (Joris Pelle) Andersson party from Hassela, Sweden and many others that settled in the Kichi-Saga area in the mid 1800s. In 1948, Moberg visited the Kichi-Saga area to do research for his novels. Moberg would ride bicycle from town -to -town and interview Swedish families in local restau- rants and homes. Moberg's daughters, Marianne Forssell and Birgitta RAd took part in the dedication of the Vilhelm Moberg statue in Chisago City on September 7, 1996. Sculptor: Ian Dudley, Lindstr6m, MN. Moberg has come full circle and rides forev- er in "Me Swedish Circle®" of Kichi-saga, Minnesota. f entral Minnesota Chambers & Web i=: • Cambridge/Ivlora Chamber of Commerce 763-689-2505 www.cambridge-chamber. com • Cambridge Swedish Festival 763-689-1023 www.cambridgeswedishfestval.org • Chisago Lakes Chamber of Comm. 651-257-1177 www.cWsagolakeschamber.com • Falls Chamber of Commerce 715-483-3580 www.fallschamber.org (Serving both Taylors Falls, MN and St. Croix Falls, WI) • North Branch Chamber of Commerce 651-674-4077 www.northbranchchamber.com • Scandia Gammelgrarden Museum 651-433-5053 www.gammelgardenmuseum.org • Stillwater Chamber of Commerce 651-439-7700 www.ilovestillwater.com • Wild Mountain Taylors Falls Recreation 651-465-6315 www.taylorsfallsrecreation.com Bilingual Swedish interpreters call 651-257-4773 or 612-860-8755 The American Swedish Institute, 2600 Park Ave. Mpls. The largest museum of Swedish -American history and culture in the United States. Founded, 1929 by Swan J. Turnblad. ASI is within the 1904 mansion and see the new Nelson Cultural Center, opened June 30, 2012. Dedicated Oct. 6, 2012, with Their Maesties King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden. 9n the National Register of Historic Places. Phone: 612-871-4907 or www.americanswedishinst.org Swedish Immigration Jubilee The Greater Chisago Lakes Area was highlighted during the 1996 Swedish Immigration Jubilee because of its direct ties to the Swedish emigrants. Over a million Swedes emigrated, many of whom came to this area because of the 1837 Indian Treaty which made these lands available to the immigrants. On September 13,1996, the Chisago Lakes area was honored with a Royal Visit from Their Majesties King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden. Benny Andersson and Bj6m Ulvaeus, former ABBA members also visited the Chisago Lakes area on October 13, 1996, and presented a concert ver- sion of their hit Swedish musical, "Kristina fran Duvemala" at the Chisago Lakes High School, Lindstr6m. Olne o° a F �• Swa Greater Chisago takes Area `C/� a�%�^� sweaih immipatlon Juhuee I QA < I n n c Calendar of Events May to December 2013 (see Chamber information or exact dates) Taylors Falls Recreation Scenic Boat Tours Mother's Day to end of season (late fall). Specialty Cruises, Dinner Cruises on the St Croix River. See website for departure times. Reservations: 651-465-6315 www.taylorsfalls recreation.com PATmelgA-rden Museum candia• May to December. Swedish Language Lessons, Gammelkyrkan worship services, Immigrant for a Day, Girls & Dolls Tea Party, Midsommar Dag, Bluegrass & Lemonade in the Shade, Lek Stuga (Children's story time), Comin' to Amerika Day Camps, Berta's Book Construction Class, Barn ANEW Barn Dances, Spelmanstamma (fiddle players), Running of the Meatballs fundraiser, Annie's Swedish Coffee Parties, Swedish Sausage (Korv) Making, Lucia Tea Party, Lutfisk & Meatball Dinner, Lucia Dagen. Please call for dates and times. 651-433-5053 Or, go to their website: www.gammelgardertmuseum.org Winehaven Winery hi ag itv May to December. Tap The Barrel Weekend, Wine & Chocolate Dinner Cruises/St. Croix River, Taylors Falls, Wine & Cheese Dinner Cruises/St. Croix River Taylors Falls, Raspberries & Wine Festival, Rhubarb Wine Frenzy, Cheese & Chocolate Weekend, Holiday Open House. Go to www.winehaven.com for details. 651-257-1017 June • Midsummer Days, North Branch 651-674-4077 • Midsommar Dag, Gammelglyden, Scandia 651-433-5053 • Cambridge Swedish Festival, Cambridge 763-689-1023 • Center City Days, Center City 651-25 -5284 • American Swedas ish Inst eMidsommar Dag61612�878-4907 •Jul arl Oskar Days, Dedication of Nellie Gustafson Statue on July 11 2013. Chisago Lakes Area Library on US Hwy 8. Contact:Chisago Lakes Chamber, (651) 257-1177 or Karl Oskar D�ayys festival coordinator (Matt): 651-233-4797 • Wannigan Days, Taylors Falls & St. Croix Falls 715-483-3580 AAntt •Almelund Threshing Show, Hwy. 95, Almelund 651-257-1264 • Kichi-Saga Days, Moberg Park, Chisago City 651-257-5464 e tem er • Amador Apple Fest, Almelund (651) 269-3580 to er 12, dication the le Andersson), Daniel Lindstrbfm and eErik Norel'ur Andersson s Statueslby Sculptor Ian Dudley. Main Street Lindstr6m. 651-257-1177 • Shafer Days, Main Street, Shafer. 651-257-1177 D cera er • ankta Lucia Festival of Li lits Chisago Lake Ev. Lutheran Church, Center City 651-257-600 • American Swedish Inst. Sankta Lucia, Mpis. 612-871-4907 • Gammelgiirden Lucia Dagen, Gaminelglyden, Scandia 651-433-5053 Visit the Swedish CircleQ Sites The Swedish Circle© became a reality in 1997. Designed and developed by Sally Barott, Shafer, and Barbara Young, Taylors Falls. The tour brochure and website features the Swedish sites from the 1996 Swedish Immigration Jubilee cel- ebration. The Swedish Circle© is the name given to the 8 towns of Chisago City, Lindstr6m, Center City, Shafer, Scandia, Taylors Falls, Almelund, and North Branch. The cir- cle of communities share a rich Swedish heritage in many ways. Note the "Moberg Trail" signs and the Sister -City signs on US Hwy. 8. Ride bicycle on the Swedish Immigrant Bike Trail (partial completion -website link at www.swedishcircle- tours.com). Check for open times. Private tours make prior arrangements. The Area Chamber phones/websites are listed in this brochure. Step into the shoeq of VilhPlm M.,t,-r_ a -i ne Swedish Circle,, - in Minnesota - 2013 'M — M Valkommen till Alla, och Var sal god! Valkommen till "Kichi-Saga," Minnesota and the Greater Chisago Lakes "Swedish Circle©" area. The Swedish Circle© is the name given to the 8 towns in the "Kichi-Sags greater area. This tour brochure tells the real-life story of the Swedish emigrants who came to Minnesota an became the subjects of research for Swedish author, Vilhelm Moberg's novels: The Emigrants Unto A Good Land The Settlers The Last Letter Home www.swedishcircletours.com Guided Bus Tours Available Contact: Sally Barott, 651-257-4773 or 612-860-875: The Swedish Circle© Brochure - April, 2013 Cannot be reproduced without permission - Thank you (Tack! The Swedish Circle© logo/brochure designed by Sally J. Barnit .S'haf-r Minnoo ,rte Swedish sites within the "Swedish Circled" in Minnesota Group tours need advanced planning with each site. Chisago City, Sister -City to Algutsboda, Sweden - Farm community platted 1857. Became a tourist resort destination after the 1880 railroad was built. The West "Gateway to the Chisago Lakes Area" - Vilhelm Moberg Statue/Vilhelm Moberg Park - Dedicated September 7, 1996. King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia Royal Visited, September 13, 1996. Sculptor: Ian Dudley, Lindstrom, MN. • Vilhelm Moberg's Lodging, 1948 visit - Moberg stayed in this hotel while doing research for his four-part Emigrant novels. On the N.E. comer of Old Towne Road and Lake Ave. 29225 Old Towne Road. Private, view from street.Watch for sign: Moberg Slept Here! - Zion Ev. Lutheran Church organized May, 1874. Open all year. 1-1/4 miles south of Highway 8 on Old Towne Road. 28005 Old Towne Road. Ph: 651- 257-2713. • Restaurants, Chisago City, Lindstr6m, and Center City where customers still speak the old SmAland, Swedish dialect. Stop in and say, "Goddag, Goddag." Wagon Wheel Restaurant in Chisago City, The Swedish Inn in Lindstrbm, and The Swedish Village Restaurant in Center City. WineHaven Winery, Chisago City, National and International Award Winning Winery. Features the Honeywine presented to Their Majesties of Sweden. 651-257-1017 website: www.winehaven.com Lindstrom, Sister -City to Tingsryd, Sweden - Founded in 1894. Named after Daniel Lindstrbm from Hassela, Halsingland, Sweden. - Karl Oskar & Kristina Statue - Replica of the original statue in Karlshamn harbor, Sweden. Karl Oskar Nilsson and his wife Kristina are ficticious characters in the Moberg novels. Kristina is looking back to her homeland of Sweden and Karl Oskar is looking forward to the new land, "Amerika!" Boulder from DuvemAla (SmAland) Sweden. Visit 'The Chisago County Press' newspaper office and view the desk Vilhelm Moberg used in 1948. Ted Norelius, editor at the time, became good friends with Moberg. Their friendship lasted until Moberg's death, 8/8/1973. Ted was the grandson of Erik Norelius from Hassela, Sweden. - The NEW Swedish Statues • 2013! Sculptor, Ian Dudley, Lindstrbm will reveal four statues this year honoring Swedish pio- neers. The first will be the Nellie Gustafson Statue. She was a mid- wife from Sk6ne, Sweden. She is being immortalized in bronze, hon- oring the many courageous Swedish immigrant women who came to this area. The tentative dedication date is set for July 11,2013 as part of Karl Oskar Days. Per Andersson (also known as Joris-Pelle Andersson), his half-brother Daniel Lindstrbm and Erik Norelius, all from Hassela, Sweden will also be immortalized in bronze by Dudley. The tentative dedication date is October 12, 2013. Ian also sculpted the Vilhelm Moberg Statue in Chisago City, dedicated 1996. Contact:Chisago Lakes Chamber (651) 257-1177. • Swedish Coffee Pot Water Tower - Main St. - 1908 water tower converted to the Swedish Coffee Pot Water Tower in 1992, at the cost of $18,650.00. Donated by Marlene Smith, Plastic Products Co. Inc., Lindstr6inYdlkommen till Lindstrom... Where the Kaffe's Always On! • Fridhem, "Home of Peace." Built in 1898 as a tourist home. 1911 it became the home of Frank A. Larson, owner/editor of the Svensk Ainerikanska Tribuiien published in Chicago, IL. On Nat'l.Reg. of Historic Places. 12625 Newell Avenue. Private Home, view from St. - Chisago County History Center - Chisago County research, library, publications, gifts. Open daily - limited hours. Third Ave. N. at Olinda Tr. www.chisagocountyhistory.org Ph: 651-257-5310. - Allemansratt Swedish Heritage and Wilderness Park - Translation: Sivedish right to roam in the wilderness with a "Do Not Disturb or Destroy Nature"philosophy. The City of Lindstrom aquired thr QO arrrc of wilflrrnrec wetlnnrfc nn nrivntr RAI] T A -P with rinna• tions. Then purchased the land from the Ted and Violet Norelius estate, Concordia University, and the Eugene Anderson Family properties(64 acres/homesteaded in the 1800s). Wooded areas of oaks, maples and basswood trees, much the same as when the Swedish emigrants first came to the Chisago Lakes area. Contact:City of Lindstrom: 651-257-0620. - c. 1879 Gustaf Anderson House - Gustaf came from Stockholm in 1864. Participated in the Montana Gold Rush and struck it rich! He was known as "Guldgubben" (The Old Gold Man) On National Register of Historic Places. 13045 Lake Blvd., Main St, 651-257-5310. • Gustaf's Gallery - Swedish Art and Gifts, Main St. 651-257-2275. • The Sweet Swede Candy Shop - Known for their Lingonbetry Fudge Main Street. Ph: (651) 213-3199 or www.thesweetswEde.com • C.A. Victor House Charles A. Victor, from SmAland, Sweden. Moved to Lindstrom in 1888, and in 1898 established the Medborgaren, "The Citizen, " the first Chisago County Swedish Ianguage newspaper. Its circulation in the County was greater than the English version news- papers. On National Register of Historic Places. Currently Flapper Jane's Antiques. 30495 Park Street. • Nya Duvemida (New Dove's Home) In 1948, Moberg was inspired by this old house and created Karl Oskar Nilsson & Kristina's fictitious home where they would live their final days. Kristina named it N a DuvemAla after her home,Duvem�la, in SmAland. King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia visited, Sept. 13, 1996. Tours, 651-257-2519 or 257-4697. Directions: From Hwy. 8, South on Cry. Road 25, East on Glader Blvd. to Kichi-Saga Park. Bus park- ing. The Karl Oskar House was moved -1¢ from original site 1/4 mile West to Kichi-Saga Park November, 1995. Cambridge 7 Dedicated Jyne, 1996. Boulder from Carl -Werner Pettersson, Aseda (SmAland), Sweden, transported to site via Volvo, Sweden. - Glader Cemetery - Oldest Swedish pioneer cemetery in Minnesota. Karl Oskar Nilsson and Kristina are fictionally buried here. Swedish Royal Visit on September 13, 1996. 1/8 mile east of Kichi-Saga Park on Glader Blvd. Parking on roadside. Center City, Sister -City to Hassela, Swede: - Founded in 1851 on the shores of Kich-Saga - The Big Lake. It is the oldest continuously settled Swedish community in Minnesota. Center City is the Chisago County Seat. • Founder's Monument Erik Ulrik Norberg spent the winter of 1850 here before guiding a group of Swedish countrymen to Chisago Lake to establish Center City. Don't miss the Noberg Monument located in the parking lot of The Swedish Village Mall, Andrews Ave. and Hwy. 8. - Chisago Lake Ev. Lutheran Church - Organized May 12, 1854. Current structure built 1889. In 2006, Eric Carlisie painted Sancturary for 150th Anniversary. See Archive Room, Swedish Historical Tapestry, Pioneer Cemetery, Per Berg's Monument marking the site of the log barn where the first 100 Swedes organized. 75th Anniversary obelisk on the West lawn. Tours by apps., 651-257-6300. Charge. Open all year. • Government Center Court House - The first County Seat was moved from Taylors Falls in the 1860s to Center City because the roads "diverged to every part of the County from Center City." View Chisago County Historical Society exhibits in the lobby. Tour information, 651- 257-1300. 313 North Main Street. Scandia, Sister -City to Lessebo Kommun, Sweden First Swedish settlement in Minnesota starting the winter of 1849-1850. - Gammelg$rden Museum - A collection of Swedish log buildings, the 1856 Lutheran Church, Scandia Butik, Visitor Center, Swedish Classes and Kaffe Parties. Information, guided tours, charge 651-433-5053. Located 1 mile south of Hwy. 97 and Washington Cty. #3 intersection. Follow signs. - Elim Lutheran Church - First known as Marine Mills Country Church. Organized May 19, 1854. Open all year. History room and tours by appointment, 651-433-2723. - Hay Lake School Museum, Swedish Log House and Historical 1900 Monument. Honors the first families that arrived in Scandia in 1850. Tours, 651-433-4014. One mile South of GammelgArden Museum on Cty. Rd. 3. To "Swedish Circle©" Map Fish Lake Luthemn Church To Sunrise Duluth WaD RNFR STATE 1V.1K 95 - 12 p rib arartcli 15---r j1 Alrnelund 9 Interstate 5 1 - Center City Historic District on Summit Avenue - Built and lived in by Swedish immigrant first and second generation families. Private Homes, view from street. • Chisago Lake ... Kichi-Saga... The Big Lake ... Swede Lake. Native American Ojibwe/Chi ewa, word meanmg Fair and Lovely Waters.' Called Buried Eagle Lake" byy ti� 3� explorer J. Nicollet. Also known as "Swede Lake" by the in first Euro can settlers, and called "Chisago Lake" by Interstate 35E W.H.C. Folsom from Taylors Falls. It was one largef connected lake before the railroad split the lakelake into five separate lakes. Today known as North Center Lake, South Center Lake in Center City. North Lindstrbm Lake, South Lindstrbm Lake in Lindstrbm, and Chisago Lake in Chisago City. • Hazelden Foundation renowned rehabilitation center for chemical dependency. Started in 1949. Intersection of Hwy. 8 and Pleasant Valley Road, follow signs. Website: www.hazelden.org Not open to the public, pre -arranged tours are available, 651-213-4264. - r _ t -�..• 1, 20 19 21 , i Stac7CIS CGt9IS aTAERSTAIE f Chisago Ci Lin tram � VGyon,;nng f " 8 Forest Lake in NORTH 97 Scandii $� 61 NutS rd 0'Te U.S. Hwy. 95 SWEPlRI( from Stillwater to Marine on St. Croix Taylors Falls bordering the scenic St. Croix River ...the river highway for the immigrants. Shafer - Sister -City to Nobbele Sweden - Farming community, once apotato hub. First organized under Taylors Falls. In 1853, renamed after a transient farm worker, Jacob Shafer from Sweden who cut hay in sec- tions 4 & 5. (Also known as - Shafer Meadows) -Jacob Pettersson House - From Dadesj6, SmAland. Came to America in 1853. Was an entrepreneur and owner of the Jacob Peterson General Merchanfile. Private Home,view from road. 30405 Ridgewood Ave. - c. 1869 Lars J. Thorsander House (TorsAs BondegArd) - Country Bed & Breakfast since 1982. Immigrants from Ostra Torslis Parish, SmAland. Moberg visited this house in 1948 to deliver a wedding -gift to the current owner. Original 1869 fust home og) still on property. Barn wood from the old Methodist Church Livery Stable, Center City, rebuilt on the original stone foundation 1938. 651-257-4773. website: www.countrybedandbreakfast.us Private Home, view from road. US Hwy. 8 and Cty. Rd. #21 intersection. North on #21 1.8 miles to Ranch Trail/320th St. (gravel). West 1 mile on Ranch Tr. to 320th St., #17038. 320th St.-Valkiommen till alla- Taylors Falls - First settlements 1838. Early popu- lafion from New England. A Major Gateway or Swedish Immigration. Located at the head o naviga- tion on the St. Croix River. Known for the lumber- ing of white pine. A "must see"for Swedish tourists! - Paddle Boat Excursion Cruises - Daily May to mid Oct. Learn early history of the area from commentary and view first hand what the immigrants saw when they arrived. Historical markers. Group tours/reservations: 651-465-6315. • Minnesota Interstate State Park - The lower boat landing used by immigrants world famous glacial potholes, hiking trails, camping and Visitor Center. Info, 651-465-5711. - 1855 W.H.C. Folsom House Museum - On the Nat'l Reg. as mMwith tours on ist. Soc. Visitor Folsom House in Center - 312 Goi - Taylors Falls Historical Society Visitor Center - Located in the lower level of the Taylors Falls Community Center. Open Memorial Da through September. (Fri., Sat., Sun. and holidays). Folsom Douse tours begin here on the hour. The 2013 Season Exhibit: The Contribution of the Pioneer Woman in the St. Croix Valley. 651-465-0443 - c. 1854 Munch/Roos House - Oscar Roos one of Minnesota's earliest Swedish settlers, was a dealer in private loans who aided hundreds of immigrant families to establish themselves. Private home, view irrom street. 190 Second St., east of Bench Street (Main St.). National Register of Historic Places. - 1866 Hamilton House - Samuel Hamilton - State Immigrant Agent who helped many Swedish immigrants, pro- viding temporary housing for new arrivals. Private home, view from street. &31 Bench St. (Main St.). - Stone Retaining Walls - Located behind the houses on the west side of Bencff Street (Main Street), and in the Angel Hill Historic District. Built by Swedish immigrants in the Swedish tradition - no mortar. Private homes, view from street. - First Ev. (Swedish) Lutheran Church - Organized in 1860. Current structure built in 1903. History -Room. Information: 651-465-5265. Location: 561 Chestnut Street. - The Emigrant 'hail - Drive Cty. Rd. 37 West from Taylors Falls to Center City 7.2 mi. The first Emigrant Trail to the "Big Lake" Kichi-Sag a area. Old farms, bams and scenic drive, paved road. Trailhead sign - watch for flags!