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North Trail Store "Wisconsin Life Series"

Series: Aubrey Ralph - Wisconsin Life
From: Aubrey Ralph
Length: 00:03:10

This is an audio postcard about a small general store in Elcho Wisconsin, a town my family has lived in since 1885. Read the full description.
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A small town general store can be the lifeblood of a rural community – especially in some of the more isolated pockets of Northern Wisconsin. The recession has been hard on Main Street businesses, and a lot of them have closed in the past year. Producer Aubrey Ralph recently headed out to check on his favorite small Wisconsin town, and the general store that’s at the heart of it…

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A small town general store can be the lifeblood of a rural community – especially in some of the more isolated pockets of Northern Wisconsin. The recession has been hard on Main Street businesses, and a lot of them have closed in the past year. Producer Aubrey Ralph recently headed out to check on his favorite small Wisconsin town, and the general store that’s at the heart of it…

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Lin Meisinger

Posted on May 29, 2011 at 06:56 PM | Permalink

North Trail Store

Aubrey, I was there about a year ago. I visited your aunt Katy one afternoon and she and some other friends went with me to the store since it's also a favorite place of mine. Thanks for the little snippet of history.

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