Bowlus is a town of 279 people that was settled in the early 1900s, platted in 1907 and became incorporated in 1910. Bowlus has an operating post office since 1907, a lumberyard, meat market, hair salon, restaurant, gas station, liquor store, boutique, fire department, park with bike trail going through it, Legion, and Catholic Church.
If you would like to experience some (possibly) cool, innovative, and converstation starting pieces of art and you don't want to pay the admission price to do so, the Walker Art Center offers Free Thursdays every Thursday night.