Crookston and the Region
As the county seat of Polk County, Crookston offers an array of services and businesses. Additionally, the neighboring region has plenty to offer in attractions, sights, events, and entertainment.
Crookston Resources
- City of Crookston
- Crookston Area Chamber
- Crookston Visitors Bureau
- Crookston Housing & Economic Development Authority
- Crookston Public Library (part of Lake Agassiz Regional Library)
- Crookston Public Schools
- U of M Crookston (UMC) Campus
- Organizations Affiliated with UMC
- Map of Crookston
- Polk County, Minnesota
- Northwest Minnesota Tourism
The Crookston Campus-Community Connection (C4) is a planning group comprised of University of Minnesota Crookston students, staff, and faculty members as well as Crookston city officials, business and community leaders with the goals of bringing the campus and community closer together, of sharing information and cross-promoting, and of collaborating on activities and events that mutually benefit everyone.
Crookston Businesses and Services Online
- Local Dining and Restaurants (via Crookston Visitors Bureau)
- Local Stores and Shops (via Crookston Visitors Bureau)
- Local Lodging (via Crookston Visitors Bureau)
- Local Health, Emergency, and Medical Resources
- Altru Health System - medical clinic
- Riverview Health - clinic, emergency room, and hospital
- Alluma (formerly Northwestern Mental Health Center)
- Crookston Police Department
- Polk County Public Health
- Polk County Sheriff's Office
- Local Banking and Finance Resources
- Local Media and Entertainment
- Crookston Community Pool
- Crookston Daily Times - local daily newspaper online
- Crookston Sports Center - three-sheet ice arena and community center
- Grand Theatre - two-screen movie theater
- KROX AM 1260 - "The voice of the valley" local radio station
- Midco Communications - regional cable TV and internet access company
- Minakwa Golf Club - local nine-hole golf course
- Manufacturing and Agriculture
- American Crystal Sugar - processes sugarbeets for sugar products in a plant located in Crookston
- Dee Incorporated Foundry and Manufacturing - aluminum sand and permanent mold foundry with CNC machining services
- Eickhof Columbaria - largest manufacturer of columbaria in the world
- New Flyer - Canadian-based bus manufacturer with final assembly plant located in Crookston
- SunOpta - supplies raw and roasted sunflower products
Other Local Towns
- Fisher (7 miles west)
- Red Lake Falls (22 miles northeast)
- Fertile (24 miles southeast)
- East Grand Forks (25 miles west)
- Grand Forks (26 miles west)
- Thief River Falls (40 miles northeast)
- Fosston (44 miles southeast)
Other Regional and State Centers
Grand Forks-East Grand Forks (25 miles/40 kilometers west)
- The GF Herald Online
- Alerus Center (concerts, shows, athletics)
- Chester Fritz Auditorium (concerts, shows)
- Empire Arts Center (art, theater, performance)
- Firehall Theatre (home of Greater Grand Forks Community Theatre)
- Ralph Engelstad Arena (hockey, concerts, shows)
Fargo-Moorhead (70 miles/115 kilometers south)
- InForum Online (the Forum newspaper online)
- The High Plains Reader (regional arts and entertainment paper)
- The Aquarium (live music)
- Bluestem Center for the Arts (art, music, performance, home of Trollwood Performing Arts School)
- The Fargodome (concerts, shows, athletics)
- The Fargo Theatre (movies, live performances)
- Scheels Arena (hockey, concerts, shows)
Bemidji (90 miles/145 kilometers east)
- Bemidji Area Chamber of Commerce
- Sanford Center Bemidji (concerts, shows, athletics)
Duluth (240 miles/390 kilometers east)
Minneapolis-St. Paul (290 miles/470 kilometers southeast)
- U of MN Twin Cities Campus
- City Pages (alternative newspaper)
- Star-Tribune Online (major newspaper)
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada (150 miles/240 kilometers north)