By: Alex Sekora

By: Alex Sekora

As cars and driving changed and innovated throughout the 20th Century, so too did the
construction of highways. When the first state highway system was implemented in Wisconsin,
State Highway 16 traveled from Green Bay to Manitowoc, passing through the central part of
Denmark on a route consisting of Green Bay Road, Main Street, and Wisconsin Avenue.

Among the many holiday traditions that make the Denmark area great, one community favorite was sadly missing for yet another year. Many people throughout the community were saddened to hear that the Denmark Community Thanksgiving Dinner was canceled again for the third year in a row.

Next Sunday, December 4, 2022, Gatherings 43, behind Degrand's Family Restaurant in Denmark will be the sight of a one of a kind holiday performance. Let Me Be Frank Productions will be staging "The Wake of Johnny Blood in the hall in a special dinner show that's got music, laughs and Green Bay football legends. The performance also features the talents of two local talents.

Last Saturday, November 26 2022, the quiet town of Tisch Mills hosted a holiday community event unlike any other.

The second annual "Jingle & Mingle" holiday craft show and open house was an undisputable success with hundreds of Christmas shoppers descending on the small village.

Last week The Mill Art Center on Broadway Street in Denmark held its annual holiday craft sale. "The Holiday Sale", which is in its sixth year at the Mill Art Center and has a thirty plus year history in the area, featured over fifty area artists whose creations were available to peruse and purchase throughout the first floor of the art studio.

Last Wednesday, on the night before Thanksgiving, DD's Saloon in Denmark welcomed the rock band Bad Habitz to the stage for a special "Blackout Wednesday" concert.

The busy Thanksgiving week can be especially hectic for businesses that provide the festive fare for our annual dinners. On Wednesday, the day before Thanksgiving, we paid a visit to Jennifer Treu, owner and operator of Ampersand Cake Company in downtown Denmark.

Jennifer and her staff were, as expected, busy preparing the holiday treats, but she was kind enough to talk with us for a few minutes about her new, Thanksgiving themed, product.

Last Wednesday, Denmark Sting Cancer held a special spaghetti dinner for cancer survivors and their families in the Denmark area. The event was held in the multipurpose room of the high school and featured delicious pastas, soups, and salads from Olive Garden, as well as an array of homemade sweet treats to enjoy. 

Last week, the Denmark School District was proud to announce that they have been selected to receive two large grants for improvements to be made to their learning environments. Over the past years, the district has worked very hard to find and apply for any and all grant or donation opportunities they qualify for.

Last weekend marked the beginning of a very special time of year in Wisconsin; a time many people around here anxiously await every year--deer hunting. This year's gun season kicked off on Saturday, November 19, with thousands of local hunters taking to the woods to find and bag their prize.

By Chris Nelson 

Say it ain’t snow. This year could be a doozy for a winter in the Midwest. A fairly strong La Niña weather pattern could mean that the coming winter will be colder and wetter and perhaps snowier across much of Wisconsin, according to forecasters. 

PACKERS CELEBRATED THANKSGIVING IN 1951

WITH FIRST-EVER TELEVISED GAME

By Tom Emery

Today, Green Bay Packer fans have the chance to see every game of the season on TV.  Decades ago, fans had to scramble to see the Pack on the tube.

By: Alex Sekra

The Suster’s Dance Hall was a longtime mainstay of downtown Denmark, hosting many popular social functions, dances, and even basketball games for decades. Also known as the Denmark Ballroom, it was built in 1925 next to the old Denmark High School by Victor Suster Sr.

By: Alex Sekora

The Maribel Caves Hotel was built in 1900 by Charles Steinbrecker, an Austrian immigrant, who modeled the hotel on resorts from his home country. The hotel was even built in a style reminiscent of his home country, a style not as familiar in the United States which gave it an old world appearance.