A friendly and familiar staple to customers near and far, Little Rapids General Store owners will enter semi-retirement when they close the historic establishment Friday
THESSALON — A long-running chapter inside one of the area’s most-storied structures is coming to an end this week.
Widely regarded as one of the most popular attractions along the north shore, the store has maintained its traditional look and neighbourly atmosphere while other like-minded establishments have gone under in recent years. “I met Kim at Sault College when I was taking aviation,” he says. “We got married and used to come down here all the time on holidays. It was such a beautiful community, and it just felt good being around here.”
In addition to becoming first-time business owners 42 years ago, Merv and Kim simultaneously started their family life in the same space, raising their three daughters in the living quarters around the storefront.Once their daughters left the nest, the Brooks separated their work and home life when they moved out of the living space 18 years ago and built a small place on Basswood Lake.
Merv has also maintained hand-written bills and has kept a countless number of old copies — some dating back to the early 1900s. While that easygoing style of running a business is virtually unheard of today, Brooks says he’s proud of moments like that one because it’s helped define what Little Rapids General Store has meant to the thousands of customers who have walked through the front door.
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