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Sifty Mentor

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I was past there this weekend and they are closed anybody know why?

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leech~~ Grand Master

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I was past there this weekend and they are closed anybody know why?

Just went by this weekend as well and just don't get it? They were always busy? Maybe another business affected by the lake management! frown

Stick in Mud Grand Master

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Yeah, they were having a "going out of business" sale a while ago. I'm sad to see them go....they always had great bait at good prices.

I'd be surprised if a similar business didn't start back up there, but with the decreased traffic around the lake recently, who knows.

river rat316 Mentor

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I heard the bank shut them down, sad, it is going to effect alot more before it is done.

Jeff13 Community Regular

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That went out mid October, MEA weekend. I stopped there on my way up North and the place was packed. everything in the store was half off except lotto tickets and tobacco. The place had been picked clean in a few hours. It sucks it was a great place to stop they had everything. Hit that place up,everytime I went to the lake.

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I am really bummed! It was a great place to get gas, bait, last min tackle, munches, but most of all a nice place to take a good dump(word not changed) before going out on the lake all day with the sled and porty! Now where? shockedlaugh

Hoey Experienced

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Their fried chicken was the best!!!

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leech~~ Grand Master

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Their fried chicken was the best!!!

The gas station in Wahkon is pretty good and is where I always got mine so that still there. wink

Mid-Lake Rock Community Regular

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Chicken strips at the gas station in Wahkon are delicious!

I cannot confirm, but was told that the owners of Meleen's are moving to Wisconsin. Possibly running/owning a resort. I was hoping to find a news story, but no dice. I'm sure this will boost business at Lundeen's.

MattL Community Regular

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I always liked stopping there as well for gas, bait, and snacks all in one stop. I did a quick Google search and came up with a report from the EPA regarding their underground fuel storage and it looks like they received a fine totaling over 100k in 2013. Maybe that was the beginning of the end for them?

muskielaw Collaborator

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There has to be something behind this other than lack of business because that place was always packed. The funny thing is my buddy and I used to do everything in our power to avoid Meleens. Not because we didn't like the place but because every time we went in there we each shelled out $50-100 buying food, bait, lures, gas. Reality is we never avoided it because it was so nice to have a one stop shop and as mentioned a place to dump!! It was scary what I spent in that place one year.

fish_hunt_guy Collaborator

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My Dad would not spend a penny there becuase he told me that the owner screwed his brother over they had a partnership and basically took the whole store out from underneath him years ago. Maybe he got what he deserved?

danwilliams Contributor

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No idea if there is anything to it...... heard from a mostly reliable tribal member that they made an offer the owner couldn't refuse.

It's possible.

outdoors247 Enthusiast

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Nope, that's another rumor. I haven't talked to Paul or anyone that works for him but have been told by a pretty reliable source that the bank took it back. The bank is Woodlands Bank which is owned by the Mille Lacs Tribe so you had one part correct. It went up for sheriff sale and none of the offers were accepted so it now owned by Woodlands Bank.

danwilliams Contributor

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Seems somebody was pulling my leg then... Thanks for correction. Don't want to spread false rumors.

sportfish Proficient

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Paul owned it with his uncle years ago . Not his brother ! And they didn't see eye to eye and Paul bought him out , I worked there at the time .

The word on the streets in Onamia is he striped all the money out of that gas station to fund his resort in Wisconsin, now the woodlands bank owns it which is Indian owned , so now it'll be another Indian gas station

southender Apprentice

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What sportfish said is what I have heard, even moved a few of the gas station employees out to Wisconsin to work at the resort. The same thing happened to izaty's a while back, the only difference is, that guy pulled as much out of the resort he could and put it in his pocket. I don't think he has worked since.

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broman Rising Star

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I too am bummed out about this. It's was always a good spot to stop and get any last minute supplies.

fish_hunt_guy Collaborator

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The band bought it and it will be opening again. My girlfriend works for them and is in charge of staffing it. No surprise to me.

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