The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗A post office called Bejou has been in operation since 1906. Some sources state that the town got its name from a corruption of the French word Bonjour, reasoning that the name is related to the Ojibwe word Boozhoo. However, these two words are linguistic false friends, and are not etymologically related. The town's name likely comes from the Ojibwe word bizhiw meaning "lynx", a type of cat indigenous to North America, and one of the doodems of the Ojibwe people.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Bejou’s history is told.
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2000
CommonsVFW Post 1226, Bejou, Minnesota 062025
CommonsUnited States Post Office2025
CommonsCommercial section at Main Street and US Hwy 592025
CommonsCity limit sign, Bejou, Minnesota-022025
CommonsCity limit sign, Bejou, Minnesota-012025
CommonsBuilding on Main Street, Bejou, Minnesota 052025
CommonsBejou, Minnesota2007Nothing in Bejou is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Bejou has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Mahnomen County Fairgrounds Historic District in Pembina, 8.3 miles away.
Bejou and the nearest listed places
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Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
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