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7) What can the HRA and the City of Elk River expect from us: <br /> IIIOur small business serves a niche market, selling antique and replica gun parts, kits, <br /> cutlery, tipi lodges, period wall tents, wooden cooperage, lanterns, campfire cookware, <br /> and primitive Americana. Our more than 80,000 customers include collectors, competitors, <br /> re-enactors, state parks, museums,historic sites, and well known movie studios. Our cus- <br /> tomers often travel long distances to visit our store and inspect our wares. We are a must- <br /> see stop for customers visiting Minnesota during the tourist season. <br /> A family business, our management style is conservative, yet we are enjoying steady <br /> growth. This project is a large and important opportunity, and our decisions will be based <br /> on the long term. <br /> Our 1890 - 1900 period style building on the King and Main site will be strictly correct <br /> in exterior appearance, with no neon signs. It will appear to be a natural part of old down- <br /> town Elk River. Although it may be a bit larger than the other buildings in the old down- <br /> town, it will be an ideal fit with city's attractive early period sidewalks and street lights. <br /> The King and Main site anchors the western edge of the old downtown, and seems an ideal <br /> location for an 1890 period building. <br /> The interior of our main floor retail store will be decorated in 1890 period styling, which <br /> would seem to be a most appropriate way to display our primitive American hardware, <br /> • sporting goods, and outfitting supplies. The King and Main site, in old downtown Elk <br /> River, will provide the ambience of a prosperous frontier town on the Mississippi River. <br /> Unlike Maple Grove's newly constructed Old Main Street, most of Elk River's historic <br /> old downtown is real. Perhaps our construction, and our example, will encourage other <br /> property owners to restore their buildings to the original appearance. <br /> If the HRA allows us to proceed with our plans for this project, we do our best to be- <br /> come good neighbors,in old downtown Elk River. <br /> Sinc,_ ely, , <br /> fzdti <br /> avd&C olet'' 'p. ger <br /> z <br /> David & Carole Ripplinger Track of the Wolf, Inc. <br /> 16413 County Road 14 7708 Lakeland Avenue North <br /> Elk River, MN 55445 Brooklyn Park, MN 55445 <br /> 0 Tel: 612-424-2500 Fax: 612-424-9860 <br />