https://www.northernjackmn.com/news daily 0.75 2021-09-29 https://www.northernjackmn.com/home daily 1.0 2021-10-06 https://www.northernjackmn.com/about daily 0.75 2025-06-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6148d76f053db20363994caa/1632797748691-1U2C45F1U691KX8IRU95/fireside+111.jpg About https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6148d76f053db20363994caa/1632269886752-JG3JHBKID0YRKRQ840GB/wimm.jpg About - Matt Wimmer NorthernJack was conceived 33 years ago as I started to build experience in fabricating, welding, a lot of grinding and observing as a 16-year-old. I had fun doing it. Since, I’ve held plenty of Jobs, but my only career has been as a father to my two sons, Tristan, who is working in the field of AG/Tech as a Tech II Engineer for John Deere; And Braeden, a Recent College Graduate of Grand Canyon University, who has returned to Arizona and is currently seeking his fortune in one of the fastest growing community in America. Working as a journeyman in the field provided the confidence and motivation to begin a beta version of NorthernJack in my home garage. What started with residential furnishings and décor has expanded to commercial signage and large-scale, commissioned art — like the ring project pictured. With the generous support of family and friends, NorthernJack has become my second career and I’m having fun…“Don’t you like having fun?” We look forward to working with you and creating any design, big or small, to fit your home or business property. https://www.northernjackmn.com/gallery daily 0.75 2021-10-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6148d76f053db20363994caa/cbf5ab76-582b-407e-9d99-e94c04e9b393/ringsparks+%281%29.jpg Gallery Wimmer's Diamonds ring project https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6148d76f053db20363994caa/0303f948-6adb-40e3-ad8b-f0cff9b7f37e/sshorerail.jpg Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6148d76f053db20363994caa/c67254c4-1c52-44a8-bfe6-6ec9a4703cbf/218.jpg Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6148d76f053db20363994caa/1a712f1a-1554-4a14-997e-bedc2cc740b9/und.jpg Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6148d76f053db20363994caa/e5150fa4-fd64-4817-b193-6eb1f124824c/cb.jpg Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6148d76f053db20363994caa/4ee76ecf-da04-4f34-8bfd-f4ea0767d8c5/cantilever.PNG Gallery Cantilever sign https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6148d76f053db20363994caa/c8d2ddf6-4605-497d-b613-d1c73b1f7eff/max.jpg Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6148d76f053db20363994caa/e0011fd9-ace6-4aa5-a3b6-b628d0440111/Z+sign.jpg Gallery Zorbaz sign https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6148d76f053db20363994caa/6d125b2e-cd72-4fa9-88f5-7e37ec17a5b6/zsign.jpg Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6148d76f053db20363994caa/d23773b5-6085-4d99-a8ee-95baf84e1b12/NJsign.jpg Gallery Northern Jack sign https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6148d76f053db20363994caa/cbb163ff-521d-42d5-8ec7-b4ca1e0f0cf3/cantilever.jpg Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6148d76f053db20363994caa/4a0fb9f3-52db-4f4a-8652-a90c12fa71f6/Fireside12.JPG Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6148d76f053db20363994caa/ac0c4f79-9749-4bab-9d3e-0d2ad03f0978/gnomesil.jpg Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6148d76f053db20363994caa/8b99f9ff-9934-431f-86b5-ee868dc06c66/mn+towel.jpg Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6148d76f053db20363994caa/cb10ab3e-6245-4731-a565-23443284422e/Loon.JPG Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6148d76f053db20363994caa/6dc8bd5f-7a96-4374-9b28-0afbf3441dbc/fence.jpg Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6148d76f053db20363994caa/ae9bbae4-f989-4388-ab99-5fcae1e400f4/pz.jpg Gallery Perham Zorbaz https://www.northernjackmn.com/products daily 0.75 2022-02-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6148d76f053db20363994caa/1632793556531-IE43M5S3WLGFCFDY1ZV8/Z1.JPG Products - Zorbaz Zign This 5x5 foot sign was commissioned by Detroit Lakes Zorbaz to adorn the front of a new addition. It was the first lighted NorthernJack project. The Perham Zorbaz has a 10x10 foot version of this sign that lights up the night. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6148d76f053db20363994caa/1632794157985-XR1CIOKD5AI6G5A358VQ/sunfish.jpg Products - Sunfish A Minnesota staple in the Land of 10,000 Lakes, this 32 inch sunfish fits anywhere from your lake cabin boathouse to your Twin Cities penthouse. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6148d76f053db20363994caa/1632795339446-KEZ1PHQ6SIUFTEU2X0TT/Frail.jpg Products - Hand railings One of many hand rails installed around the area at homes and businesses. This rope-handled rail greets each customer and showcases the signature martini logo of The Fireside. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6148d76f053db20363994caa/1632793269177-KHF0FAP6XWA19K6T31HY/Gnome+%281%29.JPG Products - Garden Gnome Everyone loves garden gnomes. Hide them in your garden, on the wall, or pounded into a tree in your yard. Bemuse your guests and protect your house from evil with these customizable hobgoblins. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6148d76f053db20363994caa/1632781071922-4J52ACLMM3I9BK2613Q0/MUSKIE111.jpg Products - Muskellunge The "fish of 10,000 casts” is easy to catch at NorthernJack in any shape or size for indoor or outdoor displays. Pictured item is four feet in length, six inches under the Minnesota legal limit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6148d76f053db20363994caa/1632780323237-4PMYM0BCU4NWL8Z5COHR/COMPASS111.jpg Products - Compass This three-dimensional compass design is localized with the coordinates for Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. Each compass can be customized by size and for any location. Pictured item is 4x4 feet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6148d76f053db20363994caa/1632794527131-RAU7V1MXKJD9U2PVKLMF/Heron.JPG Products - Blue Heron One of the lakes area’s oldest and most recognizable waterfowl adds a nice touch to the entrance of this beach house. Multiple herons are displayed on the Little Detroit Lake rental properties of Herons on Detroit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6148d76f053db20363994caa/1632792664884-DXNVWZ668NHW3NS8880Z/TheDude.jpg Products https://www.northernjackmn.com/news-1 daily 0.75 2021-10-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6148d76f053db20363994caa/1634143477927-4NXFRRJ51QR4SK36VA4O/RING.jpg News - Put a ring on it The ring project for Wimmer’s Diamonds in Fargo, completed in the summer of 2021, was by far the most ambitious project to date for NorthernJack. The installation to complete the 8-week project was featured in the Fargo Forum newspaper. Cousins create a sculpture for the new Wimmer's Diamonds store By Helmut Schmidt Wimmer’s Diamonds has finally gotten its own ring. Several of the great-grandchildren of the store’s founder, Fred Wimmer, gathered Friday, Sept. 10, to install a one-ton steel sculpture in the shape of a diamond ring in front of 4582 32nd Ave. S. As morning rush hour traffic zipped by, the sculpture, with multiple ring segments bound together with stylized “Ws”, was lowered onto its pedestal, then wrestled into place, while family members took photos and video. The assembled cousins said the ring is a symbol of family bonds. “It’s just a very special art installation by my very creative family members,” Aaron Wimmer said. “We didn’t know what we wanted, but it just evolved into a ring that we hope will be a unique part of the neighborhood.” Aaron, who co-owns the shop, said his great-grandfather would be pleased. “I think he’d be very impressed by all his great-grandchildren’s creativity and efforts,” he said. “I don’t think he ever envisioned that Fargo Jewelry Manufacturing (later Wimmer’s Jewelry) would still be open 102 years later.” The sculpture was built by Gabriel and Matt Wimmer. Matt owns Northern Jack Ornamental Fabrication in Detroit Lakes, Minn., where the sculpture was fabricated and assembled. He started on the sculpture in July. Gabriel joined him in August and together they spent a month finishing it. “It all comes together with the family aspect. It’s very satisfying,” Matt said. “It’s all separate, but all together.” “I kind of like it. There’s all these imperfections, like a marriage or a family,” said Gabriel, who works on projects for movies and Mardi Gras in his Louisiana sculpture studio. The sculpture will be lit by a floodlight above from the shop and lights positioned on the ground. The base weighs about 500 pounds and each of the ring segments weighs 200 pounds, Matt said. The sculpture is a nod to the business’s beginnings. “We’re still manufacturing jewelry, just on a larger scale,” Matt said with a grin. “You always try to make your elders proud of you.” Great-granddaughter Beth VanDeWalker, another artist, helped come up with the ring concept. “I really think the cool part of it is that Fred (Wimmmer) was a metal craftsman, an artist,” VanDeWalker said. “The great-grandchildren have all followed different professions, but they are all artists. “It’s still kind of the same spirit.” Gabriel is the son of Randy Wimmer, who for many years partnered with his brother, Brad Wimmer, in owning the company. Ownership of Wimmer’s Diamonds is now in transition to Aaron, Brad Wimmer’s son. The downtown Fargo and West Acres stores were both recently closed, and the business has been consolidated in the new shop, which opened Sept. 1.