One of the Hamm’s Beer trucks, pictured next to the original warehouse, with John Karakas Distribution painted on the door. Photo courtesy of Cammy Karakas Newman. EDITOR’S NOTE: Part 1 of this two-part story was published in last week’s Hometown Focus. Heublein did not have ownership of Hamm’s long, selling the business in December 1973
Fishing at a lake close to home was a magnet for a young boy new to the East Range. As a returned Ranger, I’m not sure what current Rangers care to hear of the near past early days of the Taconite kaboom. Not that I have much to say of important economic or mining matters.