PILLAGER TRADING POST and Antiques. There’s something about the name that holds history. History of a place, that place being the small town of Pillager some 10 miles southwest of Brainerd in central Minnesota
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The overflow building is interesting with a beautiful stone fireplace.
Antiques pack the overflow building.
Randy and I stopped there briefly last September while heading north to Park Rapids for a book release party. With minimal time, we didn’t poke around this town of several hundred. Just checked out the Trading Post and the business’ second building across the street. And a nearby green space.
More merchandise in a side wing of the Trading Post.
The open space featured topiaries ringed by homemade wooden benches. An odd contrast of modern natural art to the vintage finds within the antique shop. A city park perhaps? I left town without an answer. Sometimes a bit of mystery adds to the allure of a place like Pillager.
Copyright 2018 Audrey Kletscher Helbling
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Fun find. Love finding gems like this . You will have to go back to get more of the story some day.
Some day maybe I will uncover the mystery.
That green space is the hanging out area for those not all that interested in checking out the antiques. I was just saying the other day they need benches throughout the home improvement warehouse, especially when the person you are with will not ask for help and the standing about on concrete requires a bit of sitting time. Happy Day – Enjoy 🙂
That’s when I say, “I’m going to the gardening section.” I then promptly find a comfy outdoor cushioned chair on which to sit.
Mister man would possibly leave me there and drive off with how focused he gets. Sometimes I tell him to go have fun by himself in those stores and stay home 🙂
Laughing…
With a name like Pillager, you have to wonder how all that stuff came into their possession.
(I know, I know, I promised to be good but sometimes a guy can’t help himself).
I always appreciate your humor.
Always liked that term “primitives” in relation to antiques.
It is a fun word, isn’t it?
What a beautiful place to snoop around in. I love that fireplace inside and out.
I love that unexpected fireplace, too, and wonder about the history of this building.
I wanna Go!! 🙂
You’re always welcome to visit Minnesota.
Awww, thanks! We’ll have a ‘girls day’ and hit all the thrift stores and antique shops. 🙂
We’d have to go to another town because I think The Trading Post is pretty much it for shopping in Pillager.
🙂