Bakery and Coffee Shop in Elmore, MN

Cafe – Elmore MN

Elmore is also known as a former hometown of Vice President and US Senator, Walter Mondale who lived there from 1937 to 1947. Mr. Mondale graduated from Elmore High School in 1946. During the 40’s and 50’s the population was just over 1000.

Today it has fallen back to around 630. Elmore has had a post office since 1863 and was named for Andrew E. Elmore an early settler of Waukesha and Brown counties in Wisconsin.

Farmers Lumber Company, Bricelyn MN

Many small towns had their own lumber company or hardware store.  Over the last few decades these are fading away as the big box stores replace the function these stores performed.

Farmer’s Lumber Company August 2014