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.

In 1970, the Denmark Junior High School opened a small addition to the school which was a replacement for the original high school that was built in 1921.

On Monday, March 30, 1970, tragedy struck the Denmark Co-op when the feed mill was destroyed by an early morning fire. 

At the tail end of the 1960s and the beginning of the 1970s, General Telephone Company of Wisconsin was hard at work upgrading telephone service in the Denmark area. 

In 2000, Three Bears Day Care underwent a major expansion, moving across town to a much larger, brand new facility.

In 2000, Brown County planners introduced the newest type of intersection to Denmark’s Planning Committee--the roundabout.

In the 1950s, the Denmark School District was experiencing a large growth in enrollment. To accommodate this growth and expected future growth, an addition to the high school was deemed necessary. However, adjoining property would need to be purchased to allow for a major expansion.