Nick Cooper - TSM Duluth
Nick Cooper - TSM Duluth

Popular Minnesota Retailer Now On The Move In Duluth

Nick Cooper - TSM Duluth

For more than 70 years, one Minnesota-born retailer has built a following on the idea that yesterday's clothes deserve a second life.

Founded in Minneapolis in 1954 by Howard Weisskopf, Ragstock grew from a downtown warehouse of hand-picked, second-hand finds into a chain of more than 40 stores across Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, and beyond.

Along the way, it became a go-to for new and recycled clothing, accessories, Halloween costumes, and the ever-popular ugly Christmas sweater.

For years, shoppers in the Northland have visited Ragstock at its location in downtown Duluth, where it's been since 1989, but now the retailer is reportedly on the move and will be open in time for the holiday season on top of the hill.

Ragstock Is Relocating To The Miller Hill Mall

The Miller Hill Mall announced that Ragstock will be relocating to a new space inside the mall, near the Food Court and just to the left of JD Sports.

The relocation is scheduled to be completed this fall, although an exact opening date hasn't been announced yet. Additional details, including the opening day, are expected to be shared as plans are finalized.

SEE NOW: Take A Look At Stores, Memories From The Past At Duluth’s Miller Hill Mall

The Miller Hill Mall store will join several other locations across Minnesota, which include:

  • Blaine (Northtown Mall)
  • Bloomington (Mall of America)
  • Eden Prairie (Eden Prairie Center)
  • Edina (Southdale Center)
  • Golden Valley
  • Mankato (River Hills Mall)
  • Maple Grove (Arbor Lakes)
  • Maplewood (Maplewood Mall)
  • Minneapolis (Uptown)
  • Minnetonka
  • Rochester (Apache Mall)
  • Roseville (Rosedale Center)
  • St. Cloud (Crossroads Center)

Minnesota’s ‘Mushroom House’ aka ‘Flintstone House’ Is Now For Sale

Welcome to 1401 Mississippi Ave — known around Duluth for more than fifty years as "The Mushroom House" or "The Flinstone House."

The 5-bedroom, 3-bath house was built in 1970 using an innovative foam-shell construction method. The home's triple-dome design creates curved walls, soaring dome ceilings, and spaces that feel more sculpted than built.

The main level of this 2,800 square foot home opens into a sunken living room with a built-in sofa and a dramatic wall of seven-foot patio doors leading to a wraparound deck overlooking the trees.

The arched kitchen carries the home's organic geometry throughout, with a breakfast bar that feels as much like it belongs in an art installation as in a home.

The primary bedroom offers vaulted ceilings and epoxy flooring. A second bedroom and three-quarter bath complete the main floor.

Head downstairs, and the walk-out lower level opens into a spacious great room with beamed ceilings, a wood-burning fireplace, and patio access to the wooded backyard. Three additional bedrooms, a full bath, a half bath, and a laundry room create flexibility for whatever the next owner needs.

However, what makes this home truly remarkable is not just what it looks like; it is what has been done to protect it.

In 2021, new epoxy flooring was installed throughout the primary bedroom and lower-level family room, new carpet went into the lower-level bedrooms and upper office, the sewer lateral was replaced, and a full-house dehumidifier and whole-home ozone air scrubber were added.

In 2022, the exterior received a professional repaint with UV-resistant paint, and all skylights were sealed.

In 2024, all 16 windows were replaced. The home sits on a private, wooded 0.60-acre lot in Kenwood, within walking distance to the University of Minnesota Duluth and the College of St. Scholastica, with a two-stall attached garage with loft storage rounding out the package.

The home went back on the market in Duluth in May 2026 for $369,999.

Gallery Credit: Alicia Lokke with The Lokke Group at Messina & Associates Real Estate

Filed Under: Business News, Duluth
Categories: Minnesota/Wisconsin News, Featured
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