The Rockford house circa 1960. Eight lanes for bowling, full bar and dining. Doc Torblaa started the establishment, later added the bowling alley. Later Bill Sipe bought the Rockford House.
Rockford Train Depot
A haunting image of the Rockford train depot on the north side of the tracks, just east of the Crow River. Today DiversiFoam’s parking lot would come close to the …
Schroeder Lutheran Church
Most of Rockford’s earliest settles were of English ancestry. German immigrants began coming with greater frequency about 1870. Once settled into their homesteads; German settlers looked for a place of …
David Cadwell
Rockford had it’s own version of Davy Crockett. Below is the story of David Cadwell from the St. Paul Globe in 1885. David Cadwell A Well Known Hunter from the …
1910’s Rockford Town Team baseball
Rockford Baseball team circa 1916: Back row Middle is John Schaar (I think Mutterers are on either side of him) Middle row left is Jacob Kettenacker, we are looking for …
Rockford Lumber Mill
Early picture of the Rockford Lumber Mill which was on the west side of the Crow River. For reference this would be still be just slightly north of the highway …
Rockford Barbers
M. D. Stanley was a barber in Rockford from about 1900-1950. His shop was located on the SE corner of Main and Bridge Streets. This would be across from where …
1965 Flood – Main Street
Travel through town during the flood was only by boat in some areas. Looking back on the left is Rev Will Neumann, to the right of him is Elsie Mutterer. …
Lake Sarah Pavilion Poster
The Lake Sarah Pavilion hosted Sunday dances from the 1940’s into the 1960’s. The Mitchell family ran the dance hall which also was the location of many wedding dances. This …
Soo Line “Dinky”
In 1940, the train depicted crossing the bridge ran between St. Paul-Minneapolis and Enderlin ND, train numbers 105 & 106, provided passenger, express and mail service. The locomotive has the …
Rockford, MN to Buffalo, NY: Mary Barbara Schaar
Mary Barbara Schaar was born and raised on her father’s farm in Medina, MN just East of the St. Peter and Paul’s cemetery in Loretto. She was the 4th child …