Buhl, Minnesota is a small city in Saint Louis County. US Highway 169 is the main route to and from the community. Nearby towns include Grant, Kinney, Chisholm, and Mountain Iron. Duluth is about seventy-five miles southeast of Buhl. Like other towns in the area, The area of Buhl was settled initially during logging operations in the late 1800s. At around the same time, iron mining operations were beginning in the rgion. Frank H. Buhl, president of the Sharon Ore Company, platted the town on a forty acre plot. The Sharon Ore Company built a large hotel, which became known as the Olson Hotel after it was purchased by Swan D. Olson. Buhl was incorporated in 1901, after the Great Northern Railway built a road from Swan River into Buhl. Before long, the new town had stores, a village hall, fire department, water system, light plant, library, a school, and banks.
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With offices in Mountain Iron and Buhl, Minnesota, the full service, locally owned bank offers personal and business banking services, which are outlined here, along with its VISA credit card options, online banking services, safe deposit boxes, and ATM transactions. Its locations, lobby and drive-through hours, and ATM locations are provided.
http://www.fnbob.com/
Located on Jones Avenue, the Buhl, Minnesota library offers books, magazines, newspapers, DVDs and music, as well as a number of online resources that are available to library cardholders through their accounts. Directions, hours of operation, and a calendar of projects and events are posted.
http://www.buhl.lib.mn.us/
The town of Buhl, Minnesota is known for the excellent quality of its water, which comes from a glacial aquifer seven hundred feet deep, and encased in solid granite, which has been tested to be bacteriologically free, with no treating done to the water. The mineral content and water information is provided, with a description of its residential and business water delivery services.
http://buhlwater.weebly.com/
The official municipal web site offers administrative and departmental contacts a guide to local services and utilities, parks and recreational facilities and programs, attractions, and events. Other resources include a city directory, council agendas and minutes, meeting videos, and employment opportunities.
http://www.cityofbuhl.com/
St. Joseph & Our Lady of the Sacred Heart
Highlighting the St. Joseph Parish in Chisholm, and the Our Lady of the Sacred Heart parish in Buhl, Minnesota. Church bulletins, mass schedules and times, reconciliation schedules, and a calendar of events are posted. Staff contacts, office hours, blogs, and a Bible search resources are presented.
http://www.buhlchisholmcatholic.org/
