North Loop in Minneapolis in Hennepin County, Minnesota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Lutefisk Processing Plant

Built: 1914

— Historic North Loop —

Lutefisk Processing Plant Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by McGhiever, June 23, 2024

1. Lutefisk Processing Plant Marker

Inscription.

The Kildall Fish Company billed itself as "the world's largest ludefisk producers." (Today, the word is more commonly spelled lutefisk.)

Founded by a Norwegian immigrant, the company imported mass quantities of dried whitefish from the fjords of Norway, shipped them here by sea, lake, river and rail, then soaked them in large concrete tanks filled with artesian water to get them soft and plump again for church suppers and family holidays.

The company also packed spiced herring in this plant. A newspaper reporter marveled in 1939 that Minnesotans could be eating these fish less than a month after they were hauled into a boat in Norway.

Erected by North Loop Neighborhood Association.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Animals • Immigration • Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Norwegian-Americans series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1914.

Location. 44° 59.158′ N, 93° 16.456′ W. Marker is in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in Hennepin County. It is in North Loop. It is on N. Washington Avenue east of N. 5th Avenue. The marker is

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at the south corner of the building. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 424 N Washington Avenue, Minneapolis MN 55401, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Corn Belt,

and in the Great River Road Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once Rupert’s Land,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Buggy Assembly Plant (within shouting distance of this marker); Windmills, Wagons and More (within shouting distance of this marker); Washers & Tools (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Glass Factory (about 600 feet away); Carriages to Cars (about 700 feet away); Carriages, Crackers & Color TVs (about 700 feet away); Streetcars, Groceries & Booze (about 700 feet away); Pasta Factory (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in

Lutefisk Processing Plant Marker at the south corner of 424 N. Washington Avenue image. Click for full size.

Photographed by McGhiever, June 23, 2024

2. Lutefisk Processing Plant Marker at the south corner of 424 N. Washington Avenue

Minneapolis.

Also see . . . Loop Back: Lutefisk Processing (QR code on marker). (Submitted on April 14, 2025, by McGhiever of Minneapolis, Minnesota.)

The building from the west, with marker at far right image. Click for full size.

Photographed by McGhiever, June 23, 2024

3. The building from the west, with marker at far right

Credits. This page was last revised on April 14, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 14, 2025, by McGhiever of Minneapolis, Minnesota. This page has been viewed 187 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 14, 2025, by McGhiever of Minneapolis, Minnesota.