Askov Cleanup and Restoration

Up in northcentral Pine County is where you will find a lot of history outpouring from Askov, Minnesota. The Great Northern Railway, State Highway 23 and Interstate 35 all link to this area. Also including the beautiful Kettle River and nearby Banning State Park. The Pine County Musuem was originally the town's school but later was purchased by the Pine County Historical Society. The grand opening was held on June 6, 2012. The old school's cafeteria was set up like a cafe`, so the PCHS decided to serve breakfast and lunches to the public. It was named after one of Hans Chistian Anderson's fairy tales, " The Little Mermaid". Within the cafe` there are many historical pictures of the local communities as well as many antique toys. There is also a banquet room and two event centers that are available to rent. The rest of the building, which is 50,000 square feet is filled with artifacts from the immigration years and forward. The former Presbyterian Church is now used as a thrift store with the sales and donations going to support the museum. The other three former museum buildings have been repurposed in the community.

Rich in the history that is showcased in many local shops and businesses touch on the 1894 Hinckley Fire and reflecting that Askov was Minnesota's largest concentration of Danish settlers and so much more. You will notice while exploring town that nearly all the city streets have Danish names. 

Askov, MN formerly called itself "rutabaga capitol of the world" due to the large amount of rutabaga grown and exported by the town up until the 1970's. Askov is now home to the annual Fair and Rutabaga Festival including a beauty pageant that is held every fourth weekend in August, a few months before rutabaga is harvested.

With the areas tragic history of wildfires, chances of flooding from nearby water systems, and the risk of severe storm damage residents can count on the support of the local SERVPRO®. Fire, smoke, water, storm damage, mold remediation, mitigation or restoration services can be called upon for your home or business. SERVPRO professionals are "Faster to any disaster™" and will respond to your emergency to prevent any further damage and make it "Like it never even happened".