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Mortgage, Inc |
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Phone 906-852-3369, e-mail billklef@jamadots.com Owner Bill Kleffman Location Rt. 1, Box 30, Trout Creek Specialties: Mortgage Broker, home loans in Michigan only To learn more, Click here for Bill's web site. Background: Affordable Mortgage, Inc. is a Michigan licensed mortgage broker founded in 1999 by Bill Kleffman. Bill is a former engineering manager, and maintains a current real estate license in addition to home mortgage licensing. Owner: Business location: Products/Services: Specialties: Background: Birch Hill Farms Rt. 1, Box 23A Owners: Ben Livingston & Rosie Larrin Business location: 1 1/2 Mile Road, Rt. 1, Box 23A Products/Services: Rare plants, herbs and garden vegetables Specialties: Work done in your home or business, or in his shop; all guaranteed Background: Ben is a Military retiree. Rosie has had a lifetime interest in plants and herbs 299 Calderwood Rd.; 906-852-3417 Owners: Randy and Cheryl Weston Business location: On Bond Falls Road (Calderwood) Products/Services: Restaurant and Bar Specialties: Northwoods decor, wildlife mounts, super-size sandwiches Background: PO Box 43, Trout Creek; 906-52-3479; Owner: Don Lenef Business location: 173 Division St., Trout Creek Products/Services: Refurbished and new computers, Upgrades, Parts, Software training in a class setting, in your home or business Specialties: Work done in your home or business, or in his shop; all guaranteed. Background: Before retiring, Don was a Quality Control consultant and a software trainer for Best Buy Stores. He also had a part-time computer business. Originally trained as a mechanical engineer, Don has been working with computers since the late 1980s. Gustafson
Excavating & Septic Location: Specialties: General excavation, road building, sewer and septic work "Anything you need in dirt, we will do for you"
Chiropractic at THE WHITE DOOR 
Thomas G. Bruno, D. C.; 906-852-3371 Dr. Bruno is a magna cum laude graduate of Palmer College of Chiropractic. He utilizes Applied Kinesiology analysis and treatment methods in addition to standard Chiropractic curricula. After 23 years of full-time practice in the Sierra foothills of Northern California, Dr. Bruno now practices 8 hours a week in his office at THE WHITE DOOR grocery store in Trout Creek. Tom Bruno ; 906-852-3291 Tom, following his lifetime interest in the manual arts field, pursues his hobby as a part-time handyman. He is willing to tackle a variety of odd jobs, repairs and small projects. |
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The Little Old Schoolhouse Restaurant, Inc. 906-852-3620 Owners: John Goltermann, Dale Schmeisser,Joyce Game, Gregg Gatta
The Restaurant is housed in an old school building (c. 1929), built for extra classroom space to accommodate the surge in population during the heyday of logging. During the 1940s and 1950s it was converted to a two-bedroom home to house new teachers moving to the area, and in the 1960s reconverted for classroom use. It was moved to its present site between the White Door Grocery and Trinity Lutheran Church in 1993 and renovated to the restaurant dining room. The blackboard, the Dick and Jane pictures and some light fixtures remain from the original interior. |
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The old General Store (now the White Door) By—Lucy McDonald Near the turn of the century, George Hardes came to Trout Creek. He built a lumber mill, a shingle mill and a general store. In the 1920’s the family opened a second store, which houses the local grocery store to the present time; however much has changed through those years. The general store was in a large building with a central stairway on the main floor that went to the upstairs. The store at one time was a co-op. At various times it housed a post office, a doctor’s office (Dr. Porter and Dr. Lake, MDs, at different times), a beauty parlor (run by Hilda Hautamaki), a telephone company operator (went to Flora Martin’s home next), and always the general store was on the main floor.
Since 1991 the owners have improved the building by installing central air conditioning and refurbishing the two upstairs apartments. About two years ago, an anonymous donor, someone who had been here and had a fondness for the area, decided to contribute new siding to the grand old building. Many residents commented on the store’s improved new appearance. The owners and local help work in the store and greet customers with a smile. Sheila Johnson, is the able and congenial store manager. Trout Creek can be proud of its heritage and some of the buildings and parts of its history that have been preserved and improved for the present residents and those into the future. |
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While
the building housed the co-op (owned then by the co-op in Bruce Crossing)
it was to be closed. Some local ladies, Signe Anderson, Marguerite Cook,
Florence Hiitola, Ellen Miilu, Senia Pentti, Gladas Budd, and Robin
Carlisle, made and marched with picket signs at the side of the building
in protest of the closing. Eventually the co-op sold the building, however
the grocery business continued. Hurray, for those brave and stalwart
ladies!
The building is a downtown landmark and the local
grocery store, with apartments upstairs. It has changed owners a
few times since the Hardes family built it. The present owners are Janet
Dellaria, Betty Hamilton,
and Jeanne Cagwin. The former Trout Creek Market was purchased in August
of 1991 and renamed The
White Door. Since that date they have added many services. types of
merchandise and groceries. The main floor also houses the chiropractic
office of Dr. Thomas Bruno