PINE CITY, Minn. — Across small towns in Minnesota, businesses come and businesses go. In Pine City, a mainstay on Main Street has been Sauser’s Hardware – owned by the same family for over a century.
Mike Sauser started working at the store as a kid, and now owns the store.
“I started here when I was… 1969,” he said. “So I’m going on like 55 years of working here!”
The store has been around for generations, catering to all sorts of needs for the residents of those in and around Pine City.
“We are kind of an iconic place in history, and we continue to be,” Mike said.
From hardware to Christmas decorations and everything in between, Sauser’s Hardware is the one-stop shop in town.
“Problem is, he keeps ordering stuff and I’m running out of places to put it!” Mary Ellen Sauser, Mike’s wife, said.
Things have changed a lot since Mike’s grandfather bought the store in the early 1900s. …