City of Tower

07/16/2026

Do you want to help your community? There is one seat open on the Gundersen Trust Endowment Fund Committee for a Tower resident.

The time commitment is small; meetings are held quarterly. The purpose of the Committee is to manage and distribute annual grant funds from the Gundersen Trust to support projects and initiatives that benefit the community.

Please contact the City Hall at 218-753-4070 if you are interested!!
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The Martin and Elizabeth Gundersen Trust in Tower, Minnesota, was established in 1992 from proceeds of the sale of forest lands donated by Martin and Elizabeth Gundersen to the city. Its original mission was to provide a steady, predictable source of revenue for the city and its residents, with 75% of annual proceeds going to the city’s general fund and the remaining 25% donated for community education and recreation in the city’s forest lands.

07/13/2026

The signs letting people know that it is the law to slow down for pedestrians in the crosswalk are up in the City of Tower! Thank you to those local residents and businesses that helped purchase them through their donations.

These signs were placed mid-block all along Main Street to warn people to slow down early, and also so that the larger vehicles with trailers taking turns would not hit them. They were placed strategically, with MN Dot weighing in on their placement, and they should NOT be moved by anyone other than City staff.

Should you see someone ignoring the signs and not yielding to pedestrians in the crosswalk, or if you see someone other than City of Tower staff moving them, please contact local law enforcement.

If you have questions, concerns, kudos to share, please feel free to contact us at [email protected]. Thank you!

06/24/2026

The Gundersen Endowment Fund Committee and the City of Tower are happy to announce we will be accepting grant applications until July 17. If you or someone you know is organizing an event or has a project that will benefit the residents of Tower please submit a grant request. This year, a total of $11,632 will be awarded! Grants will be awarded in September and recipients will be notified and checks sent soon after. The grant applications can be downloaded at www.cityoftower.com, City Commissions & Boards, click Gundersen Trust and scroll down to ‘Reports and Documents’ or request in person at City Hall. Thank you to the members of the previous Gundersen Fund Committee for your planning and hard work to make these grants possible!

Tower, MN located in northeastern Minnesota on Lake Vermilion

06/24/2026

The Gunderson Endowment Fund Committee has a vacancy for one resident seat. The Committee meets quarterly to review grant applications, recommend allocation of funds, and attend to other administrative needs. If interested, applications available at www.cityoftower.com/Government/PositionsAvailable/VolunteerPositions, or you can apply in person at City Hall. This position is governed by City of Tower’s Ordinance 92. Application Deadline: July 10, 2026.

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06/17/2024