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Click on picture to read the article from the Wadena Pioneer Journal printed in 1981.

Small magazine article about Banks and Bankers in early Wadena

Pictures and some history of the Cozy Theater

"Go-Carts" of 1907

Burch's Opera House

Time Jewelry Opened in 1966

Uptown Cafe patrons enjoy service for 50+ years

What it was like to read the Wadena Pioneer Journal over 100 years ago

Wadena Pioneer Journal, Oldest Continuous Business in Wadena

Zosel's Wadena Hardware

Mason Bros. Wholesalers, around since 1920