Friends of Historic Finlayson

Friends of Historic Finlayson Friends of Historic Finlayson mission is to preserve and restore Finlayson's historically significant buildings making them available to the public.

Thanks to Greg Sorenson who spent the entire weekend fabricating both Freight Doors for the Finlayson NP Depot. They lo...
08/23/2026

Thanks to Greg Sorenson who spent the entire weekend fabricating both Freight Doors for the Finlayson NP Depot. They look great!! All that is needed now is some primer, paint and trim. Then they will be ready to be hung giving the depot that fresh new look. Thanks again Greg giving up your weekend.

A brief progress report for today's posting. The trim boards and windows were painted Bottle Green. Also the foundatio...
08/20/2026

A brief progress report for today's posting. The trim boards and windows were painted Bottle Green. Also the foundation blocks were taken care of with a nice gray color. The freight doors and restroom door are being finalized/fabricated as we are nearing completion of the outside restoration.

Just a few looks of the Indian Red painted Northern Pacific Combination Depot in Finlayson, Minnesota. The Bottle Green...
08/17/2026

Just a few looks of the Indian Red painted Northern Pacific Combination Depot in Finlayson, Minnesota. The Bottle Green trim needs to be tackled next as well as putting in the door on the east-south side of the building. Thanks to all the comments from the various groups that are following our progress.

Progress continues in the restoration of Finlayson's Northern Pacific Combination Depot. The gray colored primer is bein...
08/14/2026

Progress continues in the restoration of Finlayson's Northern Pacific Combination Depot. The gray colored primer is being covered with the Northern Pacific Indian Red color. The guys are making significant progress with the buildings north and east side facing siding being worked on.

Continuing with the restoration of Finlayson's Northern Pacific Depot. Anyone who has painted knows that trim work is sl...
08/13/2026

Continuing with the restoration of Finlayson's Northern Pacific Depot. Anyone who has painted knows that trim work is slow and labor intensive. Try doing that on a depot that has eaves and facia boards 20+feet high. The roof drip edge, eaves and facia boards now have the bottle green color painted. Ken and Matt are moving along with great progress.

The demolition of Finlayson's Co-Op Creamery is underway.
08/12/2026

The demolition of Finlayson's Co-Op Creamery is underway.

The next phase of the restoration of Finlayson's NP Depot is to protect the white pine board and batten siding. Ken and ...
08/12/2026

The next phase of the restoration of Finlayson's NP Depot is to protect the white pine board and batten siding. Ken and Matt Dittberner are busily prepping the depot by first cleaning and caulking any open cracks/holes and then painting a primer before final paint color is applied. Bob, the painter dog, gives a paws up approval.

08/02/2026

We need your help.

With the depot siding near completion, we need to build new freight doors. We are having a hard time finding 3" tongue and groove lumber. We need 30, 3" x 9' and 30, 3" by 7' board pieces. Alternatively, 6” or 8" car siding would work too. If anyone knows where we can find this material, please contact Greg Sorenson on 218-393-0413 or comment below.

On another note, we are also looking for detailed pictures of a semaphore tower plus a detailed picture of a depot platform mail hook. We have the semaphores but need to find an original style tower. If you have a good, detailed picture, please respond in the comments below or contact Greg as well.

07/30/2026

We are thinking of having another history roundtable. Like before we would like to get folks that grew up here and have memories of the railroad, depot, businesses, schools and general information on the area. Each session will be 2-3 hours long with 3 or 4 people in each session. They will be video recorded, and then edited into stories we can share in the depot when it is done. If you are interested in joining us, please respond here or feel free to call me at 218-393-0413. Thank you.

As the saying goes, "that's a wrap"... at least for the Finlayson Northern Pacific Combination Depot. The crew of R&R Co...
07/30/2026

As the saying goes, "that's a wrap"... at least for the Finlayson Northern Pacific Combination Depot. The crew of R&R Contractors, LLC of Mora, MN finished tearing off the south side wooden siding and boarded window yesterday. They then installed the new white pine timber boards and newly fabricated window completing the south side. With the trim boards added around the perimeter of the building, the depot has a new look. The battens still need to be installed and a few finishing touches before the building is ready to received primer and paint. Stay tuned everyone.

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P. O. Box 17
Finlayson, MN
55735

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+12183930413

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