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Names, buildings and sites that
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Camp's
Super Valu
Al Camp started a small
grocery business (See Grocery
Store - First) in his home in 1946. In 1956 he
constructed a larger grocery store, which became the
second commercial building in the mall/junction area.
It was known as Camp's Red Owl. The building was
expanded some years later. When he passed away in 1989,
his son-in-law, Bruce
Weber, took over full
management. The store eventually went with Supervalu
and has been Camp's Supervalu since.
This is a photo of the original Camp's Super Value which
was on the same site as Camp's Red Owl.
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Cathy's Ice Cream and Candy Shoppe
This building was originally
Walter Perk's
garage, but remodeled to become Cathy's Ice Cream and
Candy Shoppe. The David L. Clark Realty office on the
right was Walter Perk's main house which he lived in
while operating West Bay Resort. This was all part of
Sisson;s Resort
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Cheese
House
This building on the Jct of Hwy 70 and Paton Road
was originally built and operated as a cheese store.
The name of this original owner is unknown. It then
went through occasional businesses with much empty time
in between, until Gasco leased it for an office. After
Gasco left, Anna Anderson
operated a gift shop and it is now a hair salon.
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Community Center
The Community Center was built in 1978 and remains a
tribute to
George Lorentz's
managerial and political skills as town chairman. As he
envisioned, it is heavily used by the community for just
about every public or private get-together. The
Northland Pines School District leased the gym and the
rear section for classrooms before the new grade school
was built. The Community
First Church of Christ held
its services in the gym until they built their own
church. Few people live in St. Germain very long before
they find themselves heading for our community center
for one reason or another.
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Community First Church of Christ
This was the
only church in St. Germain for decades and it truly was
(and remains) a "community" church. Many residents of
St. Germain, past and present, have been married, had
their funerals, sought counseling, or simply attended
services in this church, regardless of their
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Consoer
Lettering
David and
Ruth Consoer
started Consoer Lettering in the basement of their
home. Through much work and time, the business grew to
the point where they purchased this building next to the
Chatter House (See Muskie
Queen). Besides their
business of printing shirts, jackets, etc., they also
started a sign business. Their son,
David,
took over operation of the sign division which developed
into Advanced Quality Signs.
Eventually, David and Ruth sold the lettering division
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Content School
On May 31, 1912 the
town board voted to unite the northern and southern
Farmington school districts into one district called
Farmington School District #1. The Content School was
built in 1923 and Fred Hessen
(Elder) was the main
builder. It was located on the Jct. of Hwys 70 & 155
where the red brick school is located and stood about
where the Veteran's Memorial is now located. This
school replaced the Jackson,
Juve,
Hunter,
McGregor,
and Baer Schools.
This photo is
believed to be of the Content School after the school
was closed and the building became the town hall replacing
the Juve School town hall.
The photo was taken during a town picnic get-together in
an unknown year.
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