“It’s so heartwarming to see a community pull together,” Woodward said.
Matt Kilian, Brainerd Lakes Chamber of Commerce president and a new food co-op member, said he appreciated seeing faces not on a Zoom call as a group of people wore masks and gathered along the street and the sidewalk in front of the co-op March 3.
“It’s amazing what 40 degrees feels like in March versus what it feels like in October,” Kilian said.
He mentioned a host of business names: Five Rocks Distilling Co., Minnesota Makerspace, Loidé Oils & Vinegars with luxury appliances, Ya Sure Kombucha (formerly The Vice), Knotty Pine Bakery, Purple Fern Bath Co. and the food co-op.
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