Wisconsin Public Service Constructs Electrical Line to Denmark
By: Alex Sekora, The Denmark News Contributor In the early 1900s, as electricity was becoming more popular, there was a desire to bring electricity to the village of Denmark. In 1916, …
Christ Lutheran Builds New Church, Relocates to Village
By: Alex Sekora, The Denmark News Contributor By the 1950s, Christ Lutheran Church was outgrowing its current building. Growth in the congregation and the area sparked the need for a l…
Lake to Lake expansion challenging, but provides huge impact to Denmark
By: Alex Sekora In 1960, Lake to Lake Dairy was running into issues operating their Denmark plant. The Denmark plant was originally constructed in 1911 for the Denmark Condensed Milk C…
Rectory Serves All Saints for Nearly a Century
By: Alex Sekora, Local Contributor The early priests at All Saints lived in an apartment at 319 Green Bay Road, referred to as the Nooker Flat. In 1924, All Saints contracted with Bern…
Calvary Church found new use as VFW Hall
By: Alex Sekora For many decades, Trinity Lutheran Church was the main church in the Denmark area. Located outside of town across the street from West Danish Cemetery on Maribel Road, …
Denmark State Bank Purchased New Burglar-Proof Safe
By: Alex Sekora In 1910, Denmark State Bank undertook a major upgrade to increase the safety of deposits by purchasing a burglar alarm. The new alarm was purchased from the American Ba…
George Enz was first rural Mail Carrier
By: Alex Sekora In the early days of Denmark, residents had to pick up their mail at the post office. The Postal Service began experimenting with a service called Rural Free Delivery, …
History of spring break
By: Chris C. Nelson, Publisher Mid-March can bring just about anything weather wise. We find ourselves celebrating warmer spring-like temperatures, basking in the summer-like sun on Mo…
Milprint closure creates huge void
By: Alex Sekora In 2006, a huge blow was dealt to the Denmark community. Milprint, the second largest employer in the village, closed its manufacturing facility, laying off all 124 emp…
Riots nearly break out after first failed incorporation vote
By: Alex Sekora The village of Denmark was incorporated in 1915. However, that was not the first push to incorporate. The first push came three years earlier in 1912. In October 1912, …
Interstate 43 Construction Was Controversial
By: Alex Sekora On Saturday, October 25, 1980, the section of Interstate 43 through Manitowoc County to Denmark opened. This was the next phase in the construction of the interstate wh…
Milprint brought jobs, new facility to Denmark
By: Alex Sekora In the 1980s, Milprint Inc. was expanding, and they were searching for a new production facility. At the time, they leased four floors in the Nicolet Paper Company faci…
Ice storm over a century ago leaves village without power for days
By: Alex Sekora Many in the Denmark area were taken by surprise recently when the village was left without power due to a fire at the substation near Shirley. However, this isn’t the f…
New Highway 141 surface dramatically increased safety
By: Alex Sekora In the 1930s and 1940s, Highway 141 between Denmark and Bellevue was a risky stretch of road. In the early days of automobiles and paved roads, the roads were not built…
Fuel spill by railroad tracks nearly caused disaster
By: Alex Sekora On April 3, 1962, a disaster was very narrowly avoided in downtown Denmark. On that morning, it was discovered that nearly 1,000 gallons of gasoline had spilled near th…
Banking had early start in Denmark
By: Alex Sekora As early as 1905, Green Bay businessmen were looking to open a state bank in the growing community of Denmark. At the time, Denmark residents needed to travel to Green …