Five Chisago County communities that are working together on economic development plans have significntly improved their odds of winning big money to support their ideas.  The Chisago Lakes Area was named one of 15 semi-finalists in the America's Best Communities competition, a $10million, national community-based sweepstakes aimed at stimulating sustainable small-town revitalization ... read more ... see video

Lindstrom is one of the winners of The Culture Trip's Minnesota's Local Favorite 2015 Award - read more...

Most Beautiful, Charming Small Towns in Minnesota - The perfect getaway is never too far in Minnesota.  One adorable town after the next, it's easy to B&B hop through the best small town MN if you start with these perfect spots! (Lindstrom is #16 on this list) - read more...

Incorporated in 1894, Lindström was first settled by Daniel Lindström who left Sweden for America in 1853.  Among the Swedish Emigrants was Erik Norelius, whose personal journals (documented in part) formed the basis of Vilhelm Moberg’s novels of the Swedish Emigration to America.  Moberg’s fictional heroes, Karl-Oskar and Kristina Nilsson, are memorialized in statue at the west end of town as a tribute to the early Swedish immigrants whose descendents continue to populate our area.

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Council Work Session November 27, 2017, 6:00pm Notice:  Truth in Taxation Meeting December 21, 2017, 6:30pm