Duc’s Restaurant honors cultural flavors and traditions. This year marks a major milestone for Duc’s Restaurant in Woodbury. The locally owned...
History
The Show Must Go on at the Merrill Arts Center
At Merrill Arts Center, the spotlight continues to shine. Making sure the arts had a home in Woodbury was the focus of a small group of residents 30...
Learn Something New on the Juneteenth Trail Walks
The City of Woodbury hosts commemorative trail walks. Last June, a routine stroll through the park turned into an unexpected learning experience for...
Walk Down Memory Lane at Nostalgia Vintage & Things
An area store curates a collection of antique and vintage items. A collected look—that’s how Jim Midtlien describes his home. From authentic Murano...
Discover the History of a Local Home
This historical gem is located on Bailey Road. The house was built by Andrew J. Borene and his wife, Isabella, in 1865. Andrew was born April 5,...
Decorating the Heritage House
In late November, you know the holidays are right around the corner as the outside of the Heritage House magically comes to life. For over 25 years,...
Vintage Finds at the Heritage House
Does this vintage popcorn popper look familiar to anyone? I am old enough to remember my family using this to make popcorn at home before the...
Woodbury High School Marks Its Golden Anniversary
Year-long celebrations at Woodbury High School will conclude during homecoming this fall. In 1975, 94 students became the first class to graduate...
Bathing in the Farmhouse
How does one take a bath in a farmhouse that has no running water? It is hard to imagine that now, but as a young girl in the early 1950s visiting...
Local Director Launches New Film Featuring Filmack Studios
Justin Atkinson’s documentary film Let’s All Go to the Lobby honors a piece of cinematic history. As a child, Justin Atkinson spent many cherished...
How and When Woodbury Gained Electricity
On June 13, 1918, at a meeting held in a granary, 16 farmers organized a company to bring electricity to Woodbury. They elected officers, and a...
Take a Historical Tour of Woodbury
Wayne Schilling and Tom Bielenberg share the history of farming in Woodbury. As most residents know, Woodbury served exclusively as a farming...
Vintage Wedding Photos
One would think that even in vintage wedding photos that the bride and groom would smile at one another while getting married. But in looking...
Christmas Eve Memories From 1955
It was a memorable Christmas Eve in 1955 for the little 5-year old blond-haired girl in the checked dress. My uncle Roy, his well-dressed wife,...
Woodbury Heritage Society Hosts Vintage Baseball Game
The Woodbury Heritage Society hosted its first Vintage Baseball Game in September at Lake Middle School. The authentic event featured the St. Croix...
Fruit Pie: A Taste of Home
There are times when I try to imagine what life was like for my sweet, hardworking German grandmother, Laura Schilling Stutzman, in the early 1900s...
How Your Family Can Preserve Woodbury History
Take care when cleaning out your loved ones home—some artifacts may be vital to your community’s heritage. Our lives are stories ever unfolding....
Discover the Heritage House’s Heirloom Garden
A perfect complement to Woodbury’s Heritage House is the garden just outside the front door. This was part of the European tradition the settlers...
Woodbury Magazine Celebrates its 20th Anniversary
In 2004, Woodbury Magazine launched as a small community lifestyle magazine—two decades later, we are proud to be deeply rooted in this wonderful...
Calling Cards: A Forgotten Art
In the early 1900s, the exchange of calling cards was essential in developing friendships. These cards were left at the home of each person the...
