- July 15, 2021
- Posted by: Stratford Team
- Category: Business
Crowds are Coming in Droves to Many Locally Owned Businesses in the City of Grand Rapids
GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. – Small business owners on the Iron Range are continuing to witness more customers coming back through their doors as COVID-19 restrictions ease, and more people become vaccinated.
Staff at Thousand Lakes Sporting Goods in Grand Rapids are seeing droves of people coming in to purchase clothing, footwear, bait, and fishing gear.
With the continued closure of the Canadian Border, smaller communities report feeling the positive economic impact as more friends and families vacation to Northern Minnesota.
“It’s just an influx of people. It’s great to see lots of tourists up in our area, and the fish are biting well, so that’s another blessing too,” said Grant Prokop, CEO of Thousand Lakes Sporting Goods. “People are in a great mood, they’re out and about and getting to do the things they love to do.”
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