In 1957, the Denmark School District was in the midst of constructing a large addition to the then-high school which still serves the district as the Early Childhood Center today. The cornerstone laying ceremony for the new addition was held on October 8, 1957.

On May 9, 1914, tragedy struck the local community. St. James Catholic Church and School caught on fire, totally destroying them.

On March 5, 1958, a fire in downtown Denmark claimed a local landmark. In the early morning hours, a fire was started by a cooler unit located in the first floor barroom resulting in a burnt out barroom, a gutted adjoining dining room, and two gaping holes in the floor of the second floor hallway.

Over the years, Lake to Lake Cooperative made large investments into the Denmark plant to modernize it and update production capabilities to respond to changing market demands. A large renovation was completed in 1960 providing new capabilities to produce butter and powdered milk.

In 1983, as technology continued to develop, Denmark was about to get cable television. A new startup company known as Denmark Cablevision was working with the village to build cable television infrastructure throughout the village to provide this new, modern convenience to village residents.

With Presidents’ Day coming this Monday, The Denmark News thought it would be appropriate to highlight a little known connection between our community and one of the nation’s greatest presidents. To do this, we partnered with Mike Albers of the Denmark Historical Society to learn more about Knud Olsen and his relationship with both New Denmark and President Abraham Lincoln.

Stained glass has a long history in churches going back at least to the 7th Century in what is today England. There are excellent examples of stained glass in the great cathedrals of Europe that are still in place around 900-1,000 years later.

Throughout the 20th Century, the Denmark School District experienced a lot of growth as the village and surrounding communities increased in population.

In December 1985, the Denmark area experienced its worst blizzard in decades which also led to the largest “no show” crowd in Packers history.

In November 1985, the Viking Rescue Squad moved into their newly-renovated facility on Green Bay Road. Their new home was built in 1920 and had previously housed the Denmark Fire Department, the Village Hall, and the jail.

In 1957, the Denmark School District was beginning to construct a much-needed addition to the old high school.

On the banks of the Devils River in Cooperstown sits an old, imposing mill.  Known as the Old Rock Mill, it is believed to be the oldest existing mill building in Manitowoc County.

In 1940, the Zion Evangelical Church in Denmark celebrated its 25th anniversary. Zion was organized on April 20, 1916, in the Farmers Equity Hall in Denmark. The church building was completed that fall and was dedicated by Bishop S. P. Spreng of the Central Area of the Evangelical Church.

In 1974, a bill was passed by the state of Wisconsin that required ambulance service operators to obtain special training and licensing. Soon after this, on April 30, 1975, Lyman DeWane informed the village board that the DeWane Ambulance Service, which had served the area faithfully for about 30 years, would cease operations at the end of the year.

In October 1945, Trinity Lutheran Church in New Denmark celebrated their 65th anniversary.  Trinity was founded on October 23, 1880, as the result of a merger of three churches:  the Danish-Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Congregation, founded in 1861; the Scandinavian Evangelical Lutheran Congregation, founded in 1866; and the Danish Evangelical Lutheran Gabriel Congregation, founded in 1878.