In 1969, Brown County was working hard on its newest park--Neshota Park--in the town of New Denmark.

In 1972, All Saints School in Denmark was one of a small portion of Catholic schools in the Green Bay Diocese that was showing an enrollment increase.

In 1994, Valley Badger Bank, a longtime staple in downtown Denmark, became no more as it merged into the larger M&I Bank.

In honor of June Dairy Month, we thought we would highlight one of the "biggest" items in local dairy history. In 1964, the Denmark area was presented on the national stage as home to the world's largest cheese created by renowned local cheesemaker Steve Siudzinski at his Langes Corners plant. Although many may know this local historical factoid, there is far more to the story.

All Saints School, which was founded in 1958, was originally staffed by members of the Sisters of St. Francis of the Holy Cross. After being under their leadership for over 30 years, the first lay principal, Lynn Laundrie, was hired for the 1990-1991 school year at All Saints School.

In the 1970s, the state was working on optimizing speed limits in the Denmark area. In 1971, Main Street was set at 25 mph and De Pere Road was set at 35 mph.

In the early 1970s, Badger State Bank was looking to build a new facility. They had identified a new location a block away from their original building on Main Street, which had opened in 1927. The new location was at the site of the former Denmark Bakery.

In the early days of rural settlement, local residents had to travel to their local post office to pick up their mail instead of getting it delivered to their houses. Small post offices sprang up across the countryside. Locally, there were post offices located in Langes Corners, Fontenoy, Buckman, Stark, Hebels Corners, and Denmark. In the late 19th Century, a push began for rural delivery.

John Jorgensen, who was an early resident of the Denmark area, founded a large construction company that did business throughout the state.

The Danish Pride Milk Company was organized in Denmark in 1911 as the Denmark Condensed Milk Company.

Our next stop on our trip through downtown Denmark of the past brings us to the large two-and-a-half story building that looms over Main Street from its perch straddling Green Bay and De Pere Roads. Today, the building hosts AOT Yoga in its lowest level and a number of apartments in the two floors above, but it has known a number of other uses through the decades. 

The Denmark School District had embarked on a fast timeline when they began construction on the new middle school in 1992.

Our next entry in our Downtown Denmark: Past & Present series brings us to 204 Green Bay Road. The two-story tavern perched on the hill at the start of Green Bay Road has been wetting the whistles of patrons for over a century and currently hosts Rookies Bar & Grill.

After the Maribel Lions Club was chartered in 1965, they set out to work making Maribel a nicer community to call home.

Until the second half of the 20th Century, one-room schoolhouses were scattered throughout the countryside. By the 1950s, there was a strong consolidation effort with one-room schoolhouses consolidating into larger schools and districts in populated areas.