Herbert Lamppa News Today

TOWER— A prominent local business has been named the Minnesota Family-Owned Business of the Year by the U.S. Small Business Administration, or SBA. The SBA made the announcement this week, …

Each historical society in the Northland has its own focus and purpose; here's a look at some unique things found in each and a little about the people who keep them running.

Garrett Lamppa, CEO of Lamppa Manufacturing, is pictured in the Tower manufacturing facility with two sauna stoves ready for painting. Photos by Janna Goerdt. TOWER – “Kuuma” in Finnish means “hot.” And that pretty much describes the market for the solidly-built wood-fired sauna stoves and furnaces built at Lamppa Manufacturing in Tower. The company, which