The Norman General Store

In Norman, a Czech heritage community founded in the 1850's, the focal points of the crossroads community included a church, a saloon, a general store, and a cheese factory where milk was turned into a marketable product. On this site, the Pelnar family opened a hotel and saloon in 1876, and a summer kitchen was added in the 1880's. John Riha acquired the property in 1890 and built the adjacent home in 1904. The general store standing there today was moved to the site from a nearby location and dates to the 1880's. The store closed around 1968, and after Jerry and Anne Sinkula purchased it in 1988, it opened as the Norman General Store Bed and Breakfast in 1996.

Carlton, Wisconsin · United States