Shatske (SP?) is the shop owner, along with his wife, and he's GREAT! You can get a few over-priced…read moregrocery items (typical $$ for these out-of-the-way stores), bait, permits, directions, and probably some sh*t talk if you can roll with the shop owner's peculiar (yet adorable) vibe. You gotta love the northern MN small towns where you had best be able to give and get a little crap from the town's one successful shop's owner to get what you need. Just gotta roll with it!

To clarify: telling someone they cannot bring their dogs into a business is, in fact, refusing…read moreservice! My dogs were harnessed and attached to a running leash system designed for pulling while running. Moving quickly through a very small storefront while attached to a runner is not the same thing as being "out of control," especially when we intentionally made every effort to get in and out quickly to avoid disruption. Part of that urgency was also due to your reactive dog loose in the storefront (seems contradictory to your policy), which understandably increased the need to move through the space quickly and calmly. What I found most disappointing was the assumption that my dogs were not service animals without ever asking the legally appropriate questions. The claim that offering to hold my dogs was simply "helpful" also misses the point! That would not be considered appropriate judgment for service dogs. Businesses absolutely have the right to establish policies, but those policies should be clearly communicated and consistently applied rather than based on assumptions after multiple prior visits without issue! Hinting at something is not the same as policy. Furthermore, it is the business owners responsibility to make known such policy. My intention in sharing this is not to debate the situation further, but to provide feedback that may help prevent similar misunderstandings for other guests.

We stayed in a motel room for a four wheeling weekend. The room was great! The shower was…read morebeautiful, fresh and everything was very clean! It is great to unload four wheelers and the trails are right there! We snagged some great deals on some sweatshirts that are super cute, too. The owners came over to ask if we needed anything and visited for a bit with us. We will be back.

I called them to place an order based on my neighbors recommendation…read more A relative passed unexpectedly and to visit the family I felt I needed to show up with something to sustain them. I ordered 40 pieces broasted chicken. The price was very fair and my order was ready in 15 minutes. Evidently I brought too much, but the recipients loved it so much that they froze some, then warmed it in the oven and even as a leftover they told me it was the best chicken they ever had! I will return for more...

40 minutes east of Fergus Falls on highway 210 there is an odd sight…read more You might know this place better for the quirky sculpture park (Nyberg Park) next to a gas station, but the regulars know the place for big breakfasts and broasted chicken at a reasonable price. After a night of hard living on the pontoon, there's nothing better than a big stack of cakes, hash browns, eggs, bacon, and toast for around $6.00. The building is newer, clean, and well lit, so don't take my next comment the wrong way, but when you head off to the rest room, past the fishing lures and rubber waders, you can peek into the bait tanks full of shiners and chubs. You can't do that at McDonald's, unless you're in your truck at the drive through. It's a great place to eavesdrop on the conversations of local farmers and trades people, swapping stories of hunting dogs and honey-do chores abandoned for more noble pursuits, like fishing. In the height of summer, the folks from the Cities come to air out their $400,000 cabins, and they bring down the tone of the place with their dissolute teens staring glumly at their own knuckles as the adults discuss golf and office politics. For those of you roadtrippers looking for Minnesota adventure: go. Visit the giant foot statue, or the giant cockroach on a pliers statue. Or the green alien statue. This place rivals, or maybe is the out-state Minnesota response to, Minneapolis' Walker sculpture garden. Oh, yeah, and pancakes.

It looks very simple & resembles a barn on the outside, but it looks so great on the inside. My…read morehusband & I were checking out some new lakes around this area for fishing & the people who work here were so nice & hospitable. They have a great variety of yummy homemade sandwiches, wraps, desserts, etc. They also have a fridge full of assortments of teas, waters, Powerade, etc. I was just looking for a place that had a restroom (which is the cleanest restroom I've ever seen in public & had great style) & was surprised to come across this convenient place. You have to see for yourself how adorable it is on the inside. :-)

Very busy gas station. The inside is huge and they have lots of food and drinks. At the door it…read moresays they require masks but no one except me in the whole city is wearing. Easy location to highway and the store was clean inside.