Red Wing at the Minnesota State Fair
Minnesota Traditions There are a few things you can count on in August in Minnesota: a hint of autumn in… Read more »
Category: From the Archives
History of S.B. Foot Tanning Company
The S.B. Foot Tanning Company was founded in 1872 by Silas B. Foot and George Sterling near Red Wing, Minnesota.… Read more »
St. James Hotel: Corner of History and Hospitality
These days, the trip from St. Paul to Red Wing, Minnesota takes a little more than an hour on U.S.… Read more »
Downriver, Red Wing is a Real Place
In the last decades of the 19th century, St. Paul, Minnesota became a boomtown in the newly opened Northwest Territories.… Read more »
In Search of Precious Metal | The Mesabi Iron Ranger
In the late 1800s, America was in the midst of a gold rush. Prospectors crisscrossed the continent, from the Yukon to… Read more »
Red Wing Anniversary Boot – The Huntsman
Introduced in 1936, Red Wing Shoes’ popular no. 668 was marketed as “The Bird Shooter’s Boot.” The 668 debuted as… Read more »
Light on Your Feet, And Your Wallet
We like to think Red Wing boots are a good value due to their durability and our promise to refurbish… Read more »
In the footsteps of Charles Beckman
When Charles Beckman finished the first pair of Red Wing shoes, he stepped back and took a long hard look… Read more »
A glimpse into the past
We returned to our archives to find these photographs of hardworking men at the S.B. Foot Tannery. It is the… Read more »
From the Archives – The first Red Wing Shoe Store
As the 1950s rolled on, the Red Wing Shoe Company found itself being pulled in different directions by the company’s… Read more »