Businesses
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Farmer’s State Bank
In 1918 the Farmers State Bank was one of the very early Big Lake banks. It’s building was formerly on Mainstreet (hwy25) to the right of the biggest brick building if you’re facing it. Here’s a little fun fact that may be new to some of you. Did you know that the pillars of the…
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Brown’s Hotel Pitcher
Okay I’m gonna need a little help with some names to fill in the blanks on this story. A few years ago I stopped at a garage sale at this house. I was chatting with a woman running the sale who said her mother had bought this swan? pitcher at the closing sale of the…
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Johnson Building
Three other postcards loaned by Laurie Fahlan and Linda Evans are included in this post. Here’s the story of the first “big” building on the main street block on the west side of Hwy 25 before the Hwy 10 stoplights. The best I can tell it was built between 1902 and 1910. The building was…
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Lakeside Motel
MaryJane Carlson This picture was taken between 1950 and 1957 ! My dad (George Leighton) took pride in painting his signs forLakeside Cabins! He operated and owned the business from 1948 – 1958 ! I remember when the photographer came and took the postcard shots ! Ken Weizel I would guess 1950-52. I helped…
