Travel Back in Time to Holmen

Holmen, founded largely by Norwegian immigrants, is nestled in the bluffs of La Crosse County. While it is possible that Holmen was named for an Indiana state senator, it is perhaps more appealing to believe it was named after the Norwegian word, holm, a projection or low, level, rich land extending into the water. Image from Holmen Area Historical Society and the Holmen library of the La Crosse County Library.

Main Street, Holmen, 1899.
Reprinted photograph of an aerial view of Holmen circa 1920. Pictured are Holmen Mill Pond, Halfway Creek, Holland Town Hall, and the Christian Casberg and A.O. Casberg residences.
Photograph of the A. O. Jostad Company Store.
Postcard of Elvah Bratberg and Hilma Gjestvang, clerks at the A.O. Jostad Company store circa 1910.
Postcard of Mill Street. Business pictured are the Holmen Hotel and A.O. Jostad Company Store.
Photograph of Main Street in the late 1930s – early 1940’s. Pictured are the Ford Garage, Burrows Service Station, A.O. Jostad Company store, Bank of Holmen, and Wall’s Restaurant.
June 24, 1962. Holmen Centennial Parade.