If These Walls Could Talk: Preserving the character of downtown Bemidji

If These Walls Could Talk: Preserving the character of downtown Bemidji

"If These Walls Could Talk" completed by Pioneer reporters with help from the Beltrami County Historical Society for our 2023 Annual Report. Mitch Rautio loves downtown Bemidji, and he’s on a mission to preserve the character of some of the older buildings that he owns. “It’s so nice to keep the buildings as close to original as possible within reason,” Rautio said. “It’s great to have all the character of the downtown. Nothing against Mapl…