Monticello Lodge No. 16 was founded in 1857 just up the banks from the Mighty Mississippi River.  The lodge has always been historically small with a strong charity presence in the small city of Monticello, Minnesota (pop. 12,759).  The first lodge building was located on main street or Broadway.  After a fire approximately 125 years ago, our current building on West Broadway was built and the Lodge has been residing there every since.  The lodge used to manage a cementary along the river but that was donated away approximately 30 years ago.  There are currently two collected history books, unpublished for the lodge.