Moving along on our historical tour of Downtown Denmark: Past & Present, we come to a large two-story brick building that has been servicing the thirsts of the community for over a century. The structure, which is now home to DD's Saloon, has known many owners over the decades along with countless patrons and has remained a staple of the Denmark community throughout.

The third entry in our new Downtown Denmark: Past & Present series takes us to the grand two-story building at 118 Main Street which has served a number of commercial, governmental and community needs over the last century.

This week's entry into our new Downtown Denmark: Past & Present series coincides with our front page article on the new "one-stop shop" and focuses on the same building that will now host three wellness businesses and the Denmark Community Closet.

Of all the buildings in downtown Denmark that have stood the test of time, none may be more recognizable than the large two-story brown-brick structure in the center of town. Situated at the central intersection of Main Street, North Wall Street and Wisconsin Avenue, this building has served the community with a variety of uses for over a century with the parcel itself having a history dating back to the earliest days of the settlement.

When the new Denmark Elementary School opened in 1970, the district retired 11 rural schoolhouses. One of these was the beautiful Maribel school.

In 1970, Riverview School in the town of New Denmark closed its doors for good. It fell victim to school consolidation, and when the Denmark School District opened their new central elementary school in 1970, Riverview School closed.

On Tuesday, April 7, 1992, voters in the School District of Denmark were asked to approve a plan for a new middle school.

Earlier this month, B.J. Goral stopped by our office with an interesting piece of local history that was too good not to share. This photo comes from a 1949 issue of The Green Bay Press-Gazette and shows the first-ever passengers to fly out of Green Bay from Austin Straubel Airport on a regularly scheduled airline in October 1948. As it turns out, the first commercial fliers from Green Bay were native to the Denmark area.

When immigrants came over from Europe and settled in the frontier areas of the United States, it was not uncommon for them to settle in ethnic communities where they would be able to keep alive the culture, customs, and language of their homeland. This was exactly the case in New Denmark where most of the early settlers had immigrated from Denmark, Europe.

In 1982, what was supposed to be a routine reconstruction of Broadway Street turned into a much larger project than anticipated.

When the railroad opened in Denmark in 1906, it provided new opportunities for businesses to accommodate travelers. Ben Hendrickson was one of many who took advantage of this new opportunity by building the Union Hotel just steps away from the railroad depot on Railroad Avenue.

On Sunday, November 7, 1993, the Denmark School District held a dedication event for the brand new Denmark Middle School.

In 1970, Brown County was working hard on its newest park, Neshota Park, in the town of New Denmark.

Last week, Gerald and Dianne Steinberger stopped by our office to share an interesting and moving story about a fallen veteran in their family whose legacy is still being kept alive over eight decades after he died fighting for our country.

In 1970, the new Shirley Feed Mill was completed and opened for business.  Previously, a grist mill had been built by Edward Beimborn in the early 1900s. Edward’s son, Norbert, sold the grist mill and other associated businesses to Herbert Piela who later sold it to David Van Gheem who operated the business as the Shirley Feed Mill.