Shopping for Treasures in Fergus Falls

By Heather Rule

Fergus Falls offers shopping options where clothing and other items are given a second chance as their next owners’ treasure. The hunt is half the fun!

Cora’s Closet Dawn Saxton owns Cora’s Closet, an upscale consignment boutique women’s clothing store in downtown Fergus Falls. Cora’s Closet offers a wide selection of formal dresses for special occasions and higher-end designer items. Saxton also sells vintage clothing, purses and shoes. Women in their teens to their 90s can find treasures, and Cora’s Closet carries sizes from extra-small to plus.
Saxton also accepts good condition items that are in- season, taking summer clothes during summer months, for example. Saxton calls consignment a “win-win.”
“I always say some people shop consignment because it’s economical, and I think it is,” Saxton said. “But I think a lot of people shop consignment because they can find things that you wouldn’t normally find around the area, something unique.”

Krupke’s Konsignments Shoppers can find more than clothing at Krupke’s Konsignments. Along with seasonal consignment collections, the Krupke’s collection includes scrubs, jewelry, accessories, purses, furniture, children’s toys, games and children’s clothing. Women’s clothing and accessories are the top sellers at the shop, along with children’s clothing, though they also offer men’s items, home décor and furniture. “It’s a little bit of everything,” said owner Haley Krupke. Consigners may bring in two

bags per week, with clothing based on the season. Items will be on the floor for up to four months and sellers earn 40 percent of whatever they sell. Along with its location on North Mill Street in Fergus Falls, Krupke’s Konsignments has shops in Alexandria and Wahpeton.

Antiques
If it’s antiques you’re after, Fergus Falls offers several to explore. Stop by Exit

55 Antiques, located right off I-94 at exit 55. It’s open daily year-round with plenty of antiques, cottage décor, glassware, toys and overall fabulous finds for collectors. Items are displayed throughout 1,390 square feet of space. Dealers like Donna Toso rent out their own private space; Exit 55 had 12 dealers in summer 2020. Some of the most popular items are “anything that goes into a man cave,” Toso said. Petroleum products, decoys, license plates, toy tractors, military items and chicken nesting boxes are some of the items browsers might find. There are also vintage quilts, linens, kitchen wares, cottage décor and funky junk.

Other antique treasure can be found in several downtown shops. Collectors Corner and Lincoln Avenue Antiques are within a block of each other on Lincoln Avenue. Make a day of it and check them all out.