Kracker Barrel Grocery

• The Krackerbarrel sure did serve pizza. I believe it opened in about 1962 and was one of the few places in town which served pizza. There was Gino's’s in Hancock and also the Venice Café. Later the Ambassador started serving pizza. The Krackerbarrel was right behind the Union and the pizza was carryout. --Ken Kok, Michigan Tech Class of 1964
10/6/2008 3:16:35 PM by Anonymous

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• Long before it was the 'Krackerbarrel it was originally Vivians' store which was a neighborhood grocery store owned by Charles (I believe) Vivian who lived on the east side of Clark St. one house "up" from Houghton Ave. The store faced Houghton Ave and was at the bottom of Blanche St. Right across the street was a soda fountain known as George's or the Miners Hangout. It was where MUB sits today. -- Douglass Seeber, Michigan Tech Class of 1954"
10/6/2008 3:17:43 PM by Anonymous

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• I remember the store well. I lived up the hill on the top of Hubbell St. and would stop there to stock up on treats. I recall they served soft serve ice cream there - that was a real treat. I believe it was owned by the Johnson family. Their daughter, Ramona, went to Houghton High School with me. Thanks for the memory! Mary (Beeby) Eastman
10/6/2008 3:18:21 PM by Anonymous

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• Was owned by a Johnson (his son graduated from Tech). Was Babe's Market prior to that; don't have enough time here to tell the stories about that! Mike [no last name given], Michigan Tech Class of 1968
10/6/2008 3:19:14 PM by Anonymous

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• The Krackerbarrel was located just across the street from the Memorial Union. When I arrived here in 1977 it was my daily 10 AM stop for the Chicago tribune. Before the internet, it was my only way to keep up on sports from back home, being stuck here in Packer, Lion, Tiger and Brewer land. ;-) -- Bob Gilreath, Michigan Tech Class of 1981
10/6/2008 3:20:20 PM by Anonymous

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• Sure. I remember the krackerbarrel. I used to buy the Chicago Tribune there if I remember correctly. I went to Tech from 69-73. I wasn't sure anything was operating in there by the time I graduated? Wasn't right behind the Student Memorial bldg. -- Tom Permoda
10/6/2008 3:20:54 PM by Anonymous

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• I believe I do remember the Krackerbarrel, if it was on E Houghton Ave (I had a room at 1517 E Houghton Ave). My recollection is that they sold terrible warmed-up frozen pizzas to take-out. My friends and I went there, though, for small cans of sauerkraut juice (UGH!). It was kind of a manly challenge to drink the stuff. I also remember that when the street was covered with packed snow (a lot of the time), I would drive my ’36 Chevy, packed with said friends, over to the Krackerbarrel. I’d come along on the opposite side of the street, gas it, and do a sliding U-turn up to the curb in front of the store. I don’t know why, but the proprietor never complained, although it must have looked like we were coming in through the front window.-- Denis Hayner, BSME, Michigan Tech Class of 1961
10/6/2008 3:22:02 PM by Anonymous

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• Gone - but not before the record 78-79 snowfall year. they always had the totals on the front window of the Krackerbarrel - we could watch it from the Union. Sure missed it - and almost jumped into the demolition residue and stole the Mountain Dew sign, under tons of rubble. And to quote Joan Baez - ....then they put up a parking lot". -- Mike Wank"
10/6/2008 3:22:38 PM by Anonymous

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• I remember it well myself. But the Put up a parking lot singer was Joni Mitchel.
6/24/2010 3:36:03 PM by Anonymous

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