Hartford, WI – Time to bundle up and head out to Hartford, Wi, today for the 39th annual Hartford Christmas Parade. The theme this year is a Star-studded Christmas. The parade steps off at 3 p.m. and heads south down Main Street. If you can’t make it watch a live broadcast at Washington County Insider on Facebook.
The 39th annual Hartford Christmas Parade is brought to you by Penny Zagel – All State Insurance, Goeman’s Rapid Mart, East Side Lumber, Interfaith Caregivers of Washington County, Raceway Bar & Grill, Morrie’s West Bend Honda, Artfindz, Garibaldi Mexican Bar and Grill, Pack and Ship and More, United Way of Washington County, and Berndt’s Family Farms
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Robert Guenther recalled working for Englehart Drugstore 20 years ago
Tiffany Lynn said there was a Roundy’s grocery store on North Main, and Englehart Drugstore where Scoop DeVille is located.
Cheryl Koch – “Enjoyed watching from Olympia Washington! 2000 miles away!”
Patti Behnke and Joan Dautermann recalled the Jock Shop where the axe throwing building/ Hatchet House is located.
Linda Theisen, watching from Georgia.
Diana Jarosinski said there was a laundry mat where Main St Cafe is
Patti Behnke – Candlewick bar was also the Mineshaft building and Reinemann Hiller then RS Semler
Alice Bautz remembered Kennelly Gift Shop & Pharmacy
Patti Behnke said Mineshaft was Krueger studio
Robert Guenther – Don’t forget the original Granddad’s Bakery!
Stacy Ann Miller – Tropical fish and pets use to be on the opposite corner same side of the road as Mineshaft
Jessica King – Pet shop where local collective is
Milwaukee Dancing Grannies – Most entertaining group was the Milwaukee Dancing Grannies
Patti Behnke – Next to Engeldahl’s was the Jock shop
Kim Kerr – I’m watching my hometown Hartford Christmas Parade at Ashland Wi
Lynn Bye – John’s sport shop where Hank’s is.
Betty McGlothin – There was a laundromat think where Perk Place is
Robert Guenther – Let’s not forget Wayne’s Barber shop, he’s been there for 20+ years, shout out to him
Kim McCarty – The crowds were in the streets; it was hard to get us jazzercise ladies to dance
Linda Theisen – Vogelsangs was a bar.
Robert Guenther – Design originals was in the building right behind you 2nd from the corner
Patti Behnke – Coast to Coast was downtown also
Lynn Bye – Hartford Theater, I think it was now where Homemade Wonders is. Koehn & Koehn jewelers was on the same corner
Robert Guenther – There was a deli, and next to it was a liquor store
Susan Bendix – Thanks for the great video!
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Ruth Gehring – Campbells, Unser shoes
Robert Guenther – Wasn’t JCPenny in that old store on the corner across from Scoops?
Urs Jepsen – Did you hear about the loose horse on 83 the other day? A teacher from Erin school helped wrangle the horse!
Linda Theisen – I worked at Schwartz Brothers Grocery, shopped at Kay shop, Campbells, Walgreens.
Joyce Moldenhauer – Kay’s gift store
Kim Kerr – Krueger Studio was where part of Mineshaft is and my Dad Gerald Krueger sold his part of the building to Mineshaft
Linda Sandleback – Great parade!
Joyce Moldenhauer – Baus was a meat market
Ruth Gehring – Baus meat market, Janzer’s Bakery
Carol Schwind – Skip and Carol Schwind watching from Barefoot Bay, Florida
Patti Behnke – Bank shot was First National
Betty McGlothin – There was Main Street laundry mat
Wayne Mannigel – Supposed to be Komps Meat Market
Robert Guenther – What was that shoe store next to American Taekwondo Hartford back then
Hartford Area Chamber of Commerce – Thank you, Judy!
Joyce Moldenhauer, thanks for reporting the parade!
Tiffany Lynn – Bublitz’s where Expedition Supply is on STH 60 round the corner from Main Street.
Jerry Neu – Janzer Bakery
Patti Behnke – Hartford Exchange Bank and Baus’s Meat
The live broadcast of the 38th annual Hartford Christmas Parade is brought to you by Pearl of Canton II, Penny Zagel – All State Insurance, Laufer Trucking, Goeman’s Rapid Mart, The Local Collective, Wendy Wendorf – Homestead Realty, East Side Lumber, Uptown Motorcars in Slinger, Interfaith Caregivers of Washington County, Dahlberg O’Meara Law Group, Morrie’s West Bend Honda, and Soup Korner in Hartford, WI,.
