Featured Towns

Throughout the year, the Visual Resources Database will be featuring towns and cities from across the state. Each week a new town will be featured, highlighting some of the images that both reflect and capture the history of Minnesota's population centers.

Featured Towns and Cities

Jan. 1-4: Ada
Jan. 5-11: Pelican Rapids
Jan. 12-17: Ely
Jan. 18-25: Dassel
Jan. 26-Feb. 1: Hallock
Feb. 2-8: Tower
Feb. 9-15: Carlton
Feb. 16-22: Spring Grove
Feb. 23-29: Long Prairie
Mar. 1-7: Walker
Mar. 8-14: Jordan
Mar. 15-21: Milaca
Mar. 22-28: Baudette
Mar. 29-Apr. 4: Pipestone
Apr. 5-11: Grand Marais
Apr. 12-18: Granite Falls
Apr. 19-25: Blackduck
Apr. 26-May 2: New London
May 3-9: Currie
May 10-16: Windom
May 17-23: Waterville
May 24-30: Amboy
May 31-June 6: Frazee
June 7-13: Grand Rapids
June 14-20: Thief River Falls
June 21-27: Sleepy Eye
June 28-July 4: Vasa

July 5-11: Fosston
July 12-18: Point Douglas
July 19-25: Milan
July 26-Aug. 1: Crosby
Aug. 2-8: Starbuck
Aug. 9-15: Bigfork
Aug. 16-22: Tyler
Aug. 23-29: Luverne
Aug. 30-Sep. 5: Chisholm
Sep. 6-12: Collegeville
Sep. 13-19: Silver Bay
Sep. 20-26: Wheaton
Sep. 27-Oct. 3: Orr
Oct. 4-10: Moose Lake
Oct. 11-17: Olivia
Oct. 18-24: Warroad
Oct. 25-31: Lindstrom
Nov. 1-7: Nisswa
Nov. 8-14: Mahnomen
Nov. 15-21: Lake Benton
Nov. 22-28: Wadena
Nov. 29-Dec. 5: Elbow Lake
Dec. 6-12: Stewartville
Dec. 13-19: Ortonville
Dec. 20-26: Park Rapids
Dec. 27-31: Zumbrota

For more information about these towns and cities as well as others throughout Minnesota, check out Minnesota Place Names.