Hartford, WI – Neighbors from Hartford, WI, Olympia Washington, and even Florida chimed in during the 38th annual Hartford Christmas Parade with memories about holiday shopping on Main Street in Hartford, Wi. Check out the recollections about Englehart Drugstore to Kennelly Gift Shop & Pharmacy, and even Vogelsangs Bar. The 39th annual Hartford Christmas Parade will step off November 8, 2025, at 3 p.m. Watch for a live broadcast at Washington County Insider on FB.
This year’s theme is ”A Star-studded Christmas.’
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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,.
