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Former Ogema Realty building demolished

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A historic photo of the Ogema Realty building in 1931, courtesy of the Cook County Historical Society
A historic photo of the Ogema Realty building in 1931, courtesy of the Cook County Historical Society

Downtown Grand Marais is seeing some changes again. The little building wedged between Java Moose coffee shop and the Harbor Inn motel, the former Ogema Realty building, is being demolished.

WTIP checked in with the building’s owner, David Berner, of Tampa, Florida, about the building and his plans once the demolition is complete.

Here’s WTIP’s Rhonda Silence with that interview.

Photos by Rhonda Silence, WTIP

Photo from Cook County Historical Society: An early image of the Ogema Realty building in 1931. This photo is not of the cinderblock building on Wisconsin Street which was torn down this week. It shows Van Johnson and his nephew Lloyd K. Johnson. 

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