History

In the mid-1800s, immigrants from the country of Denmark began immigrating to the Wisconsin countryside. They found a land ripe for farming, at least once the trees were cleared. Many …

In Denmark's early days, milk was not able to be transported nearly as easily as it is today. Since there was the need to process milk locally, many cheese factories popped up througho…

In 1953, Frank and Agnes Wood purchased The Denmark Press for $17,460 marking the beginning of their newspaper publishing career. This was a big jump for them at the time since Frank w…

As World War II raged, the war needs of the country increased rapidly. Denmark was working hard to contribute its share to the war effort. One of the biggest contributors was the Pet M…

Trinity Lutheran Church was the main Lutheran church in the Denmark area for decades.  When it was built, it was built near the first school in New Denmark, being a central location in…

In the midst of the expansion of Denmark High School in 1957, the school district was also in negotiation to purchase additional property adjoining the school. Victor Suster owned Sust…

In 1957, the General Telephone Company made several large improvements which helped to modernize the area’s telephone system. It was in this year that Denmark converted to a direct dia…

In 1957, the Denmark School District was in the midst of constructing a large addition to the then-high school which still serves the district as the Early Childhood Center today. The …

On May 9, 1914, tragedy struck the local community. St. James Catholic Church and School caught on fire, totally destroying them. St. James was founded in Cooperstown in 1850 on the hi…

On March 5, 1958, a fire in downtown Denmark claimed a local landmark. In the early morning hours, a fire was started by a cooler unit located in the first floor barroom resulting in a…

Over the years, Lake to Lake Cooperative made large investments into the Denmark plant to modernize it and update production capabilities to respond to changing market demands. A large…

In 1983, as technology continued to develop, Denmark was about to get cable television. A new startup company known as Denmark Cablevision was working with the village to build cable t…

With Presidents’ Day coming this Monday, The Denmark News thought it would be appropriate to highlight a little known connection between our community and one of the nation’s greatest …

Stained glass has a long history in churches going back at least to the 7th Century in what is today England. There are excellent examples of stained glass in the great cathedrals of E…

Throughout the 20th Century, the Denmark School District experienced a lot of growth as the village and surrounding communities increased in population. In 1957, the Denmark School Dis…

In December 1985, the Denmark area experienced its worst blizzard in decades which also led to the largest “no show” crowd in Packers history. On the weekend of December 1st and 2nd, a…