Coon Rapids lost an icon during the last week. Have you heard of her before? If you have ever been to Crooked Lake Park or even the beach years ago, you most likely know to whom this story is about. The little store that almost goes unnoticed as you play at the park or drive by on your way home. The road that passes by once was a busy county road, now only the local traffic passes by. If you ventured in this 15 x 15 foot store you could quickly find what ever it was you wanted. If you brought a credit card or forgot your cash, you were instantly given credit by the clerk and owner. Could a place like this really exist in 2009? Indeed it did but, sadly Millie Buzzelli died recently.
Millie's husband Ted opened the store back in 1936 to serve Crooked Lake Beach in Coon Rapids, MN. My first visit came when I was still a kid enjoying the beach around 1976 grabbing some ice cream. My last visit was last summer on a bike ride through our neighborhood getting food for my next breakfast. The family isn't sure if they will continue this legacy but the community will certainly miss Millie.
Local TV news coverage
http://www.kare11.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=540571
And of course a fabebook group, even though Millie probably never visited the site.
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#/group.php?gid=58058851559
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