At noon on Saturday, Oct. 10, the Lindström Farmers Market closed its 2026 season in the parking lot of St. Bridget of Sweden Church at 13060 Lake Blvd. It had run Wednesdays and Saturdays since June 17, and only growers and producers living within 20 miles of the market could sell there.
This Saturday, Oct. 17, the bread, eggs, honey and coffee will be farther down the same street, indoors, at 12740 Lake Blvd. The Lindström Public Market runs every Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon, all year, inside the historic Helberg Building. It opened on Feb. 21, 2026, in the middle of a Minnesota winter, according to the St. Croix Valley Magazine event listing. That means this is its first fall, and its weekly schedule keeps going after the outdoor season ends.
A Farmers' Co-op Building Goes Back to Its First Job
What makes this market fit the town is the building it's in. According to the market's history of the Helberg Building, the Helberg family built it in the early 1900s as a farmer-owned cooperative store. Back then, farmers and neighbors used co-ops to pool resources, share risk, and keep essential goods affordable and close to home. The building was designed with tall ceilings, an open floor plan, and durable construction so it could adapt to many uses.
It ended up serving a lot of other purposes. Over the decades it held a series of small businesses, and for many years it was an antique mall. The Public Market renovation brings it back to its original role as a shared space for local food producers, farmers and small businesses. The original proportions and materials are being restored, with modern systems added for vendors and visitors. The market describes the goal this way:
"The goal is not to reinvent the Helberg Building, but to wake it back up."
Chisago County has backed the project publicly. A June 26, 2026 Chisago County news flash, filed under the county's HRA-EDA highlights, promoted the market's Saturday hours, its local food and its live music.
Who Sells Inside
The market says to expect 12 or more vendors every week, with more added seasonally through the year. The Meet Our Makers directory is mostly regional farms and small-batch producers, grouped roughly like this:
- Farms and meats: Amador Hill Farm, The 100 Acre Homestead, The Lewis Farm, Rust Hill Ranch, Fischer's Rolling Green Farm, Midwest Oasis Farm, Cattail Farm and Compass Farms
- Bakers and pantry: Little Home Baker/Boos Lake Farm, Serious Jam, G's Condiments by Kimusha, Crescent VinegAr Works and Love in a jar
- Sweet things: Oakhill Village Maple, Clover Bee Farm and C&D's Bees
- Ready to eat or brew: CT's Revival Bar-B-Que, Great Northern Seafood MN, International Gourmet, White Pine Coffee and Tangen Teas and Botanicals
Don't count on any one name being there on a given Saturday. The market limits how many vendors it takes in each category and coordinates schedules when vendors share a category. Some things are there every week: coffee from Misfit Coffee, rotating breakfast food trucks, live local music and communal tables. In fall, the produce side includes orchard fruit, pumpkins, florals, sourdough and gluten-free baked goods, along with honey, maple syrup, pickles, salsa and vinegars.
A Winter Saturday on Lake Boulevard, Hour by Hour
Running every week turns the market into a fixed point that the rest of Lake Boulevard's Saturday hours can be planned around. Using each business's posted hours, here's how a morning lines up from October through December:
| Time | Where | Address | Posted Saturday hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early | Swedish Inn | Downtown Lindström | 5 a.m. to 2 p.m. daily |
| Early | Northwoods Roasterie | 12710 N. First Avenue | 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Saturday |
| 9 a.m. | Lindström Public Market | 12740 Lake Blvd | 9 a.m. to noon, year-round |
| 9 a.m. onward | Gustaf's Eatery | 13045 Lake Blvd | 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays, year-round |
| 10 a.m. onward | Swedish Gift Store | 12734 Lake Blvd | 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily |
| Noon | Bruyere Books & Tea | 12814 Lake Blvd | Noon to 6 p.m. |
Bruyere Books & Tea, an independent bookstore, opens at noon, the same hour the market closes, and it's a short walk up the same street. The Swedish Gift Store, at 12734, is a few doors from the market's 12740 address. It's open daily except New Year's Day, Easter Sunday, Thanksgiving and Christmas Day. Swedish Inn and Northwoods Roasterie both open hours before the market does, so breakfast can come first. Or you can wait and eat at the market from a food truck.
The Saturdays That Stack Up Before New Year's
According to the Twin Cities Family event series, the remaining 2026 market dates are Oct. 17, 24 and 31; Nov. 7, 14, 21 and 28; and Dec. 5, 12, 19 and 26. Three of those Saturdays fall on or next to bigger town events.
Oct. 31. Downtown Lindström holds Trick or Treat on Main Street the evening before, Friday, Oct. 30, from 4 to 6 p.m., according to the lindstromonthelake.com events calendar. The Halloween-morning market follows it.
Nov. 28. The market's Saturday falls on Small Business Saturday. That's also the first day of Shop Small Lindström, which runs through Dec. 31. Shoppers pick up a passport, collect stamps at participating businesses and enter to win. The participating-business page lists Rose's Collectibles at 12815 Lake Blvd, The Flower Shop Lindstrom at 12775, In the Moment Boutique at 12745, Wood's Blinds & Shades at 12841, Farm and Thread at 12710, and Bruyere Books and Tea at 12814. All six are on Lake Boulevard, and In the Moment Boutique shares the 12700 block with the market. Prize details and how many stamps you need weren't posted at the time of writing.
Dec. 5. This is the busiest Saturday of the stretch. In order:
- 9 a.m. to noon: Lindström Public Market at the Helberg Building, 12740 Lake Blvd
- 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.: Lindstrom Holiday Craft Fair at the Lindström Community Center, 13292 Sylvan Avenue
- 4:30 to 6 p.m.: Lindstrom Tree Lighting Festival at 30525 Linden Street
The City of Lindstrom calendar lists both the craft fair and the tree lighting for that date. That makes it possible to spend most of the day in town: market in the morning, craft fair in the afternoon, tree lighting at dusk. Picket Fence Gals also holds its December occasional sale Dec. 2 through 6, so it overlaps that weekend.
After that, the market keeps going on Dec. 12, 19 and 26. The Dec. 26 date falls the day after Christmas.
What to Know Before the First Indoor Saturday
The market's FAQ covers the basics:
- Weather. The market is indoors, and the FAQ says weather never cancels it.
- Parking. Parking is free, on the street or in a nearby public lot.
- Dogs. Service animals are welcome. Because this is an indoor food space, pets should stay home. That's a change if you're used to walking a dog through an outdoor market.
- Payment. Most vendors take cards. Bringing some cash helps.
- Timing. Come early for the best bread and pastries. Bring a tote.
The schedule is also different from the outdoor market. St. Bridget's Saturday market opened at 8 a.m. The Helberg Building opens at 9. Your Saturday shopping now starts an hour later.
The Lake Boulevard buildings people know well say a lot about what keeps a downtown going. At The Muske Team, we keep track of what's changing along Lindström's main street, from a co-op building's revival to the shops on the Shop Small passport. That gives us a clear sense of what makes a home in a lake town worth owning. If you're curious what your place is worth now that Lindström has a year-round market, get your free home valuation and we'll go through the numbers with you.
