Resilient. Rural. Community.
Blandin Foundation is all about Minnesotans imagining, leading, and growing resourceful, inclusive communities.
This is the new home page, but it doesn’t have any real content yet. For now, some example blocks are here for testing and tweaking.
Sample Block: Feature Half
Like before, these features are (roughly) half image and half text, with color and alignment options.
A link for the feature, which renders as a button with the selected color, is also optional.
Another Example Feature Block
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Sample Subheading
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Example Block: Feature Full
This feature block uses the image for the full background, with text aligned left or right.
There are also controls for standard-width or full-width, plus image alignment of left, center, or right (this matters on small screens).
Papermaker Statue
Sculptor Ray Wattenhofer created the Papermaker statue, installed in November 1985, to represent the paper mill workers of the early 1900s.
Functional Art Bike Rack
Sculptor Greg Mueller created this bike rack to represent areas the Blandin Foundation serves: Reservations, Grand Rapids area, Iron Range, and Rural Minnesota. Learn more about Greg and his work at THE STUDIO | mueller-studio. Learn more about who the Blandin Foundation serves: Our Commitment.
Test Staff Block
Do we have side gutters on small screens?
Image Gallery Test
Color doesn’t work yet…
Made for making. From art and music to workshops and gatherings, there’s always something happening at The YES! House.
A home for rural creativity. Celebrating the artists, makers, storytellers, and dreamers who make this region special.
Where ideas become action. Creative ideas can spark meaningful change when people have a place to gather.
A space with a story. The YES! House has been transformed into a home for creativity and community in Granite Falls.
Come for the event. Stay for the community. The YES! House is a place to connect long after the program ends.
Made for connection. Because some of the best ideas begin with simply being in a room together.
Small town, big creative energy. The YES! House is one of the places that makes Granite Falls a little more vibrant.
Local roots, big possibilities. A place where rural creativity can take center stage.
Built for belonging. Every corner of The YES! House is designed to bring people together.
Come as you are. The YES! House is a welcoming space for connection, creativity, and community.
Creativity lives here. The YES! House is a space for artists, community members, and curious minds alike.
Room for big ideas. A space where creativity has room to grow.
A place to gather. The YES! House brings people together through creativity, conversation, and community.
There’s always room for one more. Pull up a chair, join the conversation, and make yourself at home.
More than a building. The YES! House is a gathering place, a creative hub, and a community resource.
Celebrating the people who helped bring The YES! House to life at our Grand Opening!
Blandin Foundation is located in the Grand Rapids area to which it has a perpetual and primary responsibility.