Our Virtual Version of "Raspberries, Parades and Royalty: 85 Years of the Hopkins Raspberry Festival"
​Video and Editing by Denny Pederson
Narration by Chuck Romportl

Hopkins truly was the Raspberry Capital of America, if not the world. In the 1920s, the normal harvest season in the farm fields of Hopkins and the surrounding area yielded around 24,000 crates of berries, which would fill 11-13 train boxcars. That would be well over a million of the small boxes of raspberries you can buy in grocery stores today!

During the Great Depression, sales of Raspberries fell, so the people of Hopkins came together to create our beloved Raspberry Festival, which celebrated 85 years in 2019!

We hope you enjoy the story of Hopkins raspberries and Raspberry Festivals by viewing our virtual exhibit of “Raspberries, Parades, and Royalty: 85 years of the Hopkins Raspberry Festival!"

Part 1:  The Start of the Raspberry Festival

Part 2:  Raspberries: A Major Hopkins Industry

Part 3:  Growing Raspberries

Part 4:  Where Have All the Berries Gone?

Part 5:  The First Raspberry Festival

Part 6:  Here Comes the Parade!

Part 7:  Hopkins Raspberry Festival Royalty

Part 8:  Festival Events for Young and Old!
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Part 9:  Tradition Rooted in Community and credits