Alpacas of Minnesota Farm Tour

List of Farm Tour Participants - Northern Minnesota

Map Code Farm Name Family Name Address Contact Info (phone / email / website)
 01 Riverdale Alpaca Ranch LLC Trina Schaak & Larry Wendt 4418 County Road 91
International Falls MN 54449		 218-285-7499
tkschaak@frontiernet.net
AlpacaNation.com/riverdaleranch.asp
 From I. Falls: 3 miles on Hwy 11 W, turn R on Cty Rd 91 (just after 332). Third drive on left. From south: Hwy 53 N to Hwy 332. Go 3 miles, turn left at stop sign. Go to 1st road on right, this is Cty Rd 91. Third drive on left. From Pelland Jct: Go 6.5 miles E on 11/71. Turn left on Cty Rd 91 (between Voyageurs Nat'l Park sign and Hwy 332). Third drive on left.
 03 Cairparavel Alpaca Farm Kimberly & Ryan Erickson 35016 State Hwy 6
Deer River MN 56636		 218-246-2627
alpacaman@alpacaman.com
www.alpacaman.com
 In Deer River US Hwy 2 intersects MN Hwy 6. Take Hwy 6 N about 3 mi. Look for our large farm sign on your right! From the N, follow MN Hwy 6 S toward Deer River - watch for the farm sign on your left.
 05 Foothills Alpaca Farm Scott & Linda Elmore 190 - 68th Avenue S.W.
Backus MN 56435		 218-947-3291
lelmore@usfamily.net
www.alpacanation.com/foothillsalpaca.asp
 If on MN State Hwy 371, coming from Walker or Brainerd, take MN State Hwy 87 West through Backus and go 8 miles. Where Cass County 41 goes right, take a left and go .7 of a mile. Coming on MN State Hwy 64, where it "T"s with MN State Hwy 87, take a right and go 3 miles. Where Cass County 41 goes to the left, take a right and go .7 miles. There is no 68th Ave. S. W. on the corner of MN State Hwy 87. We are on the left side of the road.
 08 Pine Cone Ridge Alpacas Dick & JoAnn Beckley 22082 Beach Drive
Sauk Center MN 56378		 320-352-6271
joann@pineconeridgealpacas.com
www.pineconeridegealpacas.com
 I-94 to Sauk Centre. Go N on Hwy 71 appx 7.5 mi & go right on Cty Rd 2-F. Go 1.7 mi to Cty Rd 15. It's a 1/4 mi to 22082 Beach Dr. Turn in where privacy fence starts.
 09 Stone Croft Alpacas Bruce Nielsen 4738 McDonald Road
Moose Lake MN 55767		 218-485-5737
bwnielsen@northlc.com
 Take 35 N to Moose Lake. From Moose Lake follow 73N/27W appx 3 mi to Cty Rd 134E (road signs different on right & left sides). Go left on 134E appx 2 mi to the "T". Go left on Tower Road & then appx 1/2 mi to McDonald Rd.
 10 Hunter Creek Alpaca Farm David & Muriel Wallace 2960 Wekseth Road
Barnum MN 55707		 218-389-9835
wallacehcaf@aol.com
 Hunter Creek Alpaca Farm is just east of Barnum, 40 mi S of Duluth. N or S: I-35 to the Barnum exit 220. Go E for 4 mi on Carlton Cty Rd 6 to Carlton Cty Rd 11 & go S for 1 mi. Wekseth Rd. is on the right. Our farm sits back in 1/3 mi.
 14 Glacial Ridge Alpacas Sandy & Terry Kunath 15850 - 210th Avenue NE
Hawick MN 56273		 320-276-8536
notjustyarns@tds.net
www.glacialridgealpacas.com
 Glacial Ridge Alpacas is in the N Central portion of the state. From the Twin Cities take I94 W to exit 164 Waite Park. Go W on Hwy 23 about 32 mi. Take Cty Rd 2 S to 210th Ave NE. Go W to the 1st house on N side of road. We're 6-7 mi off Hwy 23 from Paynesville to the east & New London to the west.
 16 Twisted Suri Alpaca Ranch Roger & Gina Welck 35433 Helium St NW
Princeton MN 		 612-385-2187
rwelck@msn.com
twistedsurialpacaranch.com
 
 17 Lakeland Alpacas Brian Brown 2082 Sherwood Street
Mora MN 55051		 763-807-3205
lakelandalpacas@earthlink.net
lakelandalpacas.com
 From Mpls./St. Paul/Duluth I35 to Pine City, take exit 171/Cty Rd 11. Go W on Cty Rd 11 (Henrietee) 8 mi to Hwy 107. Go left (S) 1 block to Cty Rd 11. Go right (W) 8/10 mi to Sherwood St. (Cty Rd 120/68). Go right (N) 1.3 miles to 2082 Sherwood St. (on right). From St. Cloud/Mora Take hwy 23 (E) past Mora 1.1 mi. Go right (S) on Cty Rd 11 for .83 mi. Go left (E) on Cty Rd 1 for 6 mi. Go left (N) on Sherwood St. (Cty Rd 120/68) 1.3 mi to 2082 Sherwood St. (on right).
 20 Hollyhock Farm Alpacas Darryl and Teresa Kukowski 9852 Co Rd 23
Becker MN 55308		 763-261-4241
teredarl@sherbtel.net
hollyhockalpacas.com
 Located 2.5 mi N of Becker. Go N thru Becker on Sherburne Cty Rd 23, past Pebble Creek Golf Course. First driveway on the W after bridge over the Elk River. From the N: on Hwy 95, go S on Benton Cty Rd 6. (This becomes Sherburne Cty Rd 23) about 12 miles south of Hwy 95.
 22 Sunrise River Alpacas Dan & Peggy Pearson 42160 Ferry Road
Harris MN 55032		 651-674-5690
dpsunrise@aol.com
SunriseRiverAlpacas.com
 From north or south: I35 to North Branch exit. East on Hwy 95 to Cty Rd 9. North on Cty Rd 9 for 2 miles to Ferry Rd. Right on Ferry Rd 1 mile. Farm on left.
 27 Rum River Alpaca Ranch Jim & Judy Riess 21658 Rum River Boulevard
Oak Grove MN 55303		 763-753-0357
judy@rumriveralpacas.com
www.rumriveralpacas.com
 From the W Metro: Take Hwy 169 N to Anoka. Go E on Hwy 10 one exit. Go N on 7th Ave. for appx 12 mi. The road changes names but is Rum River Blvd when it enters Oak Grove. We are located 2 mi N of Viking Blvd on the left. From the E Metro: Take U.S. Hwy 10 NW to Anoka. Go N on 7th Ave. and follow the above directions. From the NE: Take Hwy. 65 or I35 S to Viking Blvd. (Hwy 22). Go W to Rum River Blvd. (Hwy 7). Turn N 2 mi. Farm is on the left.
 29 Alpacas del Norte Rebecca Bastiaens 14071 Scandia Trail N.
Scandia MN 55073		 651-433-1360
rebecca@alpacasdelnorte.com
www.alpacasdelnorte.com
 35E or 35W N - Take exit #129/ MN-97 (Scandia Tr. N) - Go right on Lake Dr NE ( Scandia Tr. N) - go 1.9 mi & it merges with Forest Blvd N (follow MN-97 signs) - go 0.3 mi , then right on Scandia Tr. N for 8.6 mi. We're on the S side of the road.