About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. At dawn one morning, an Alerus employee noticed something odd: a delivery driver kept leaving his truck's headlights on for hours. Curious, he followed the truck and saw that the driver was a regular guy who lived nearby. It turned out he had forgotten to turn off his headlights because he was watching early-morning cartoons in his truck’s cab. Everyone got a good laugh over coffee that day.
2. In the dead of night, when even the city’s banks were asleep, a security guard at Alerus spotted something peculiar. The streetlights outside dimly illuminated a familiar figure—an elderly gentleman in a trench coat, who appeared to be leaving through the back door. Curious but cautious, the guard followed him discreetly around the corner. To his surprise, the old man turned out to be just a delivery driver returning some forgotten package. They both shared a laugh over the mix-up, and from that day on, whenever anyone saw an elderly gentleman in a trench coat entering or exiting Alerus, they’d smile and wave, thinking it was their friendly neighborhood delivery guy.
3. One day after closing hours, a bank teller overheard a strange whisper coming from the empty vault. 'Did you hear that?' she asked her colleague. The other looked around suspiciously but heard nothing. Suddenly, another voice whispered back, ‘I’m just checking if my paycheck is here!’ Turns out it was only the night janitor humming an old folk song. They both laughed and went home, leaving Alerus Bank’s vault with its own unique nightly serenade.
4. Late one evening, as an Alerus branch prepared for its final customers, a cashier heard a soft chime over the intercom. It wasn’t the usual closing announcement—it said simply, ‘Don’t forget your lucky coin.’ Curious, the cashier looked around but saw no one. Just then, an elderly gentleman approached the counter with a glint in his eye and a shiny penny in hand. 'For luck,' he whispered, smiling mysteriously before leaving. The next morning, every teller found a small coin on their desk—each engraved with the words “Alerus Bank: Your Financial Fortune.”