About
Former owner/president of Wilson Oil Company-Wilson purchased the oil company from his father, Willie, in 1980. Together the two of them operated the local fuel oil delivery business, were wholesalers of petroleum products, active in their trade association, operated branded gasoline stations and fueled riverboats in the central and eastern US. The business was sold two years ago and Mike currently acts as a consultant for Dehn Oil Company (buyers of Wilson Oil Company).
Past public service-Former President Red Wing Port Authority, Former President of Planning Commission, President and Charter Member of Red Wing Rotary Club, Board Member-Minnesota Petroleum Association, Former Trustee and Member of Red Wing Elks Club, BPOE #845, Executive Committee of Upper Mississippi Waterway Association, Member of Lake Pepin Legacy Alliance, Red Wing Area Chamber of Commerce Member, Red Wing YMCA Member for 50+ Years, IMCA Stock Car Association)
Lifelong resident of Red Wing, MN
1970 Graduate of Central High School (Red Wing)
Red Wing Marine Museum Founder, President & Curator
Mike married his highschool sweetheart, Jeannette, in 1974 and together they raised one daughter who is married and lives in the area raising Mike’s only granddaughter.
Mike Wilson Speaks on KCUE 1250AM
Listen to Mike Wilson speak to residents of Red Wing on KCUE 1250AM on August 5th 2020. Mayoral candidate, Mike Wilson answers questions provided by the listeners of KCUE 1250AM.
Hiawatha Speedway Final Race June 27th, 1999
After closing in 1974, Hiawatha Speedway in Red Wing, MN was brought back to life for one more race weekend and held it’s last races on June 26-27, 1999.
One year on the 2004 Grand Excursion committee
Grand Excursion 2004 was a celebration and retracing of an 1854 excursion that commemorated America’s first railroad connection to the Mississippi River.
The Birth of the Red Wing Marine Museum
Probably few us ever pause to consider that the people who start museums and the buildings that house them often have their own interesting histories.
Mike Wilson talks with the Red Wing Rotary Club, July 21, 2020
Watch and listen to Mike Wilson (via a Zoom meeting) as he speaks with the Red Wing Rotary Club, July 21, 2020.