Lake of the Woods Foods in Baudette, MN has completed $3M in renovations that have turned this grocery store into a destination all of it’s own!  Major improvements to all areas of the store along with the addition of Caribou Coffee is really turning heads, let alone the quality and wide variety of food choices.

Chuck Lindner, owner of Lake of the Woods Foods, explains he wants his grocery stores to have a connection to each town they are in.  “I get a lot of pride when someone says ‘my supermarket’ because they take ownership and they feel it is something they are proud in,” explains Lindner.  This is one of the reasons he chose to keep the current location in Baudette which is on the main drag, HWY 11 and International Drive, the road that heads to the International Bridge to Canada.  This is also right across the street from Willie Walleye and Willie Walleye Park.

“We added a lot of nice services, the biggest one, one of my biggest requests, was a Caribou Coffee.  A little taste of a big city in a small town”, explains Lindner.  “We expanded our perishables department, more produce offering, fresh foods.  We basically touched every part of the store so aside from starting up from scratch, we have a brand new store.”

Check out the newly remodeled Lake of the Woods Foods and the brand new Caribou Coffee in the Lakeland PBS story below.

 

 

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