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Gus Klenke Garage near Ellison Bay in Door County
At the corner of Highway 42 and Garrett Bay Road stands the old Klenke Standard Station. Next to it, Gus Klenke's old pickup truck is still parked.
Gus came to Ellison bay in 1918. He worked for Ed Evanson making cheese in the building where the garage is today. In the late ‘20s, it became a garage and sold Standard Oil products. Gus Klenke was legendary for helping many a fisherman or farmer repair a broken machine, often by improvising a part from scrap metal.
Colorful Flower Box
Gus Klenke Garage near Ellison Bay in Door County
At the corner of Highway 42 and Garrett Bay Road stands the old Klenke Standard Station. Next to it, Gus Klenke's old pickup truck is still parked.
Gus came to Ellison bay in 1918. He worked for Ed Evanson making cheese in the building where the garage is today. In the late ‘20s, it became a garage and sold Standard Oil products. Gus Klenke was legendary for helping many a fisherman or farmer repair a broken machine, often by improvising a part from scrap metal.