By Brenda Erdahl:
Many treasures from days long gone have been given new life within the walls of the old Maple Lake creamery since antique dealer Scott Chantland purchased the building in 2003.
Like an American Picker from the History Channel, Chantland roams the United States looking for unique items to restore and resell. He brings his finds to Maple Lake where he readies them for a return to the market in a building that is an antique itself. Recently Chantland fulfilled a dream to pay homage to the Creamery’s vast past with an old timey sign that could have come straight from the 1900s.
Early last week Dan Madsen of Dusty Signs finished painting the period correct sign that features the date 1912, when Maple Lake Farmers’ Creamery was established. Chantland said he is trying to preserve the history of the building and although the sign looks new now, once the sun fades the paint it should look quite authentic and fit right in on the aged brick façade. To his knowledge, the creamery never had a sign, but it’s been a dream of his since he bought it 18 years ago to give it one.
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