Another Minnesota Revival

From The Three Links Odd Cast by Toby Hanson, Ainslie Heilich, Meredith Moore

March 24, 2026 · 1h 20m · Season 6 · Episode 13

About this episode

The episode explores the revival of an Odd Fellows lodge in Pine Island, Minnesota, highlighting the town's community spirit and history.

Pine Island, Minnesota is the kind of idyllic Midwestern farm town that most people picture when they think of anywhere in the middle of the country: friendly people, a strong sense of community, and civic pride. The town also had one other fixture that used to be common in every little town in the Midwest: an Odd Fellows lodge. Unfortunately, the lodge had fallen on hard times. Membership was low and the building was falling apart. Evan Goranson and David Friese stepp...

People in this episode

Hosts: Toby Hanson, Ainslie Heilich, Meredith Moore

Topics covered

community
Midwestern culture
Odd Fellows lodge
local history
civic pride

Keywords

Pine Island
Minnesota
Odd Fellows
community
revival
Midwest
civic pride

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Pine Island, Minnesota