Der Markt: The Main Street Market With a German Name and a Red River Heart
Did you know Red River's Main Street grocery carries a German name for a very Red River reason? Der Markt Food Store, at 307 West Main Street, opened its doors in June 1970, when the town was briefly trying on an alpine look. The ski area was in its tenth year, Toni and Ilse Woerndle had just turned the old S.E.B. Motel into the Alpine Lodge, and new condos carried names like Eisenhut and Edelweiss. In that moment, naming the new market Der Markt, German for the market, seemed like a good idea.