Brekken’s Comes Home: A Beloved Brainerd Store Returns to Downtown
After decades as a fixture in the Westgate Mall in Baxter, one of Brainerd’s most cherished independent retailers closed a full circle in its story—Brekken’s moved back to downtown Brainerd in 2024. Returning to Its Roots It all started on Laurel Street in Downtown Brainerd in 1954, when Brekken’s first opened its doors as a…