It's not every day you wander into a bank and end up taking a trip down Dairy Lane, but in Vergas, Minnesota, expect the unexpected. Nestled in the basement of Vergas State Bank lies a veritable treasure trove of dairy memorabilia known as 'Gordon's Butter and Dairy Museum.' This quaint repository began in the 1950s when Gordon Dahlgren, then president of the bank, felt a yearning for his pastoral roots and began accumulating all things cow-related, according to a CBS News Minnesota report.

With over 600 items, the collection expanded from butter churns to cream separators, and butter boxes that herald from Minnesota creameries of bygone days. Coming across the DeLaval products, Dahlgren's passion knew no bounds, being the brand he "just loved," as his daughter Julie Bruhn reminisces, in a statement obtained by Minnesota's New Country. 

The museum, which stands as a sort of homage to both dairy and Dahlgren's diligence, features an array of peculiar finds, including a seated milker dating back a century that would have given farmhands a proper cardio workout back in its day as per CBS News Minnesota report. The collection's most elusive piece, however—a #10 Daisy butter churner—remains out of reach. Despite this, Julie Bruhn and her brother Lee, take pride in their father's legacy, welcoming visitors from across the nation. "People come in here and (say), 'Oh I remember that when I was on the farm,'" Lee told CBS News Minnesota. 

Gordon's legacy since passing in 2007 has been upheld by his kin, with his daughter Julie currently serving as Vergas' Mayor, and his museum remaining a point of local pride and quirky curiosity. Any visitors looking to skim a bit of history can do so at the museum which remains free and open to the public as mentioned in an interview by Minnesota's New Country.