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- Title: Polebridge Mercantile
- Description: As quoted from the Merc's website, William L. “Bill” Adair built the original Merc back in 1914, four years after Glacier Park came into existence. He and his wife ran the store and lived in their homestead cabin, which is now the Northern Lights Saloon. A second store was operated by another homesteader, Ben Hensen Sr., who opened his store in the 1920s because he thought Adair’s prices were too high. When Hensen was awarded the post office contract, his wife May submitted the name Polebridge, which was accepted. The Hansen's closed the store in 1936 due to the Depression, and the post office moved to Adair’s, where it remained until it closed in 2001. Until, 1994 the Merc did not feature a bakery, which today serves as its most popular function. The bakery and most of the recipes are the legacy of Dan Kaufman, a third-generation baker from Idaho who owned the Merc for 15 years. The inspiration Dan created continues with a new generation of talented bakers that call Polebridge home. The Mercantile was then, as it is today, a community center and a grocer of last resort.
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