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Widmer's Cheese Cellars — Curd Mill

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Description: The slabs of cheese are put through a curd mill, which makes the popular Cheddar Cheese Curds.
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Widmer's Cheese Cellars — Salting Cheese Curds

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Description: Salt is sprinkled on the newly cut cheese curds.
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Widmer's Cheese Cellars — Weighing Cheese Curds

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Description: The finished cheese curds are weighed and poured into forms to make a 40 pound block of cheese.
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Widmer's Cheese Cellars — Exterior Grounds

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Description: In 2004, Widmer's added 3500 sq. feet, which includes packaging, cold storage, loading dock, office and bathroom facilities. Pictured here is Widmer's CEO ...
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Widmer's Cheese Cellars — Office

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Description: CEO Joe Widmer and Office Manager, Kristine Miescke, go over reports in their office. Widmer's ships cheese to every state in the union.
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Widmer's Cheese Cellars — Packaging Room

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Description: CEO Joe Widmer stands in the newly added area used for cheese packaging.
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Widmer's Cheese Cellars — Cold Storage Room

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Description: CEO Joe Widmer stand in the 40-degree cold storage room where Widmer's ages their award winning Cheddar, Brick, and Colby Cheese.
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Widmer's Cheese Cellars — Cheese Plate

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Description: A cheese plate with slices of Brick Cheese, from Widmer's Cheese Cellars, paired with dark bread and a local wine.
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Widmer's Cheese Cellars — Cheese Display

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Description: A collection of cheese produced by Widmer's Cheese Cellars.
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Buckhorn Food and Spirits — Exterior

Date: 08 15 1997
Description: "The Buckhorn Restaurant is located several miles southeast of Fox Lake on Cty. Tr. A." From left to right; John Bodden, Ralph Widmer, Shirley Widmer, Rudy...
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Buckhorn Food and Spirits — Interior

Date: 08 15 1997
Description: "We dine at the Buckhorn Restaurant. A half order of Lake Perch is only $5.00." From left to right; Ralph Widmer, Ralph "Buddy" Ruecker, Rudy Heinecke, Joh...
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Marshland Cafe — Interior

Date: 11 21 1997
Description: "Ruth Emery waits on us at the Marshland Cafe. Perch dinners for senior citizens are $7.15." From left to right; Shirley Widmer, Rudy Heinecke, Ralph Widme...
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Cunningham's Feed Mill — Interior

Date: 12 12 1997
Description: "Matt Straveler is our waiter at Cunningham's Feed Mill. They only serve Cod which is $5.50 per plate."
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Mosey on Inn — Interior

Date: 04 03 1998
Description: "Our waitress, Laurie Kuehl, sits down and jokes with us at the Mosey on Inn. Laurie informs us that her brother is the proprietor and her mother helps out...
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St. Theresa's Parish Hall — Interior

Date: 04 10 1998
Description: "At St. Theresa's parish hall our regulars are joined by "Buddy" Ruecker's friend Kitty Rogers & her mother Hilda Deamer (next to Ralph). Lucille Lux is at...
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Kollman's Korner — Interior

Date: 01 08 1999
Description: "Our guest, photographer, Darren Gibblins a graduate of Moorhead State University, Moorhead, MN. Our waitress at Kollman's Korner, Susan Wiese, informs us ...
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Back Street Cafe — Interior

Date: 01 22 1999
Description: "Fish Fries are very reasonable at the Back Street Cafe. Red Fish (similar to Perch) are only $4.95. A large glass of Slice is 45¢. Our waiter is Brock Cot...
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Mark's Get-A-Way

Date: 09 24 1999
Description: "On this Friday we choose to go to Mark's Get-A-Way in beautiful Theresa." From left to right; Ralph "Buddy" Ruecker, Rudy Heinecke, John Bodden, Ralph Wid...
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Pyramid Supper Club — Interior

Date: 11 19 1999
Description: "Our waitress at the Pyramid was Patricia 'George' Butch. She explained that 28 years ago, when she applied for the job, there was already an employee name...
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Feil's Supper Club — Interior

Date: 05 19 2000
Description: "Our waitress Adriane, in her German Dress, is our waitress at Feil's Supper Club." Seated from left to right, Ralph Widmer, Shirley Widmer, John Bodden, R...

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