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2020 out and celebrate moving forward towards a better future. In this issue, we speak with Kris Kowalski Christiansen who explains more about the Kowalski’s culture, philosophy, and how giving back is at the heart of their business. We also interviewed Greg Bellanger of Northland Visions and learned about the store’s unique concept of Native American goods and art. If you haven’t had a chance to experience Northland Visions, it is worth the visit. Located in northeast Minneapolis, they offer some of the best wild rice, jellies, candles, gifts and native art found here in the Twin Cities. Catching up with Jaguar Land Rover of Minneapolis, we are reminded of a “tale as old as time” starring the all-new 2021 Range Rover as Beauty and the 2021 Land Rover Defender as the Beast. These two models are packed with technology and loaded with luxury. Whichever car you are dreaming of for the holidays, know that a great time of year to buy any make or model is at the end of the year.

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INSIDE THE ISSUE DECEMBER 2020

FEATURES 14 Kowalski's “We Make You Feel Like Family”

20 History, Culture, Art and Tradition Northland Visions Celebrates Two Decades

26 Gift Guide Find the Perfect Gift for Someone Special

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32 Beauty & The Beast Meet the Range Rover vs. the Defender

26 DEPARTMENTS 4

Lifestyle Letter

Good Times

Around Town

Local’s Choice

26 Hot Spot 32 Driver’s Notebook

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LOCAL’S CHOICE

KOWALSKI’S “WE MAKE YOU FEEL LIKE FAMILY”

IN 1983 JIM AND MARY ANNE KOWALSKI INVESTED

“To be fair, we don’t really see ourselves as grocers,” said

THEIR LIFE SAVINGS – ON TOP OF A LOAN FROM A

Kris. “We are foodies first and foremost, and while I’m by

FRIEND – INTO A FALTERING RED OWL GROCERY STORE

no means a four star Michelin chef, I know what good food

IN ST. Paul. The couple must have encountered new problems

tastes like. We are shoppers as well, so we constantly ask

to contend with on an hourly basis, but at the very least they

ourselves what kinds of products we would want to see on

could rest assured one of their cashiers, a 16-year-old named

a store’s shelves. Before offering anything at Kowalski’s, we

Kris, wouldn’t become one of them. For Kris to let down her

must first ask ourselves: ‘Would we want to eat it, and would

bosses would have been to let down her parents as well.

we want to serve it to our families?’

Kris’s tremendous skill at scanning Wheaties boxes and

“If you find a product at Kowalski’s its exceptional quality is

bagging bell peppers probably didn’t contribute too much to

a given, although we have even stricter standards than that.

the Kowalskis’ success early on. While her parents opened

Our buyers go to our vendors’ farms, processing plants and

their second location in White Bear Lake, Kris studied busi-

other essential areas of operation to understand just how they

ness and marketing in college. Perhaps to her parents’ mild

work and how well they treat their employees. We are looking

chagrin Kris had wanted a career in the fashion industry,

for integrity in addition to quality.

going so far as to work for a clothier for two years.

“Of course we carry mainstream products. I don’t believe a

“My mom and dad told me I needed at least three years

Minnesotan market could justify going without General Mills

of real business experience,” said Kris Kowalski Christiansen,

or Green Giant. But we’re always on the lookout for new, local

who today co-owns Kowalski’s alongside her mother, “so in

creators who are as passionate about their products as we are

1990 they reeled me back in full-time. I never left – and I’ve

about our mission. These small businesses create something

never regretted it.”

truly unique, and even if we have to assist them in getting their

In the following three decades Kris would prove instrumental to her parents’ grand design for their business. Whether

products ready for retail, it’s well worth our time if that effort will elevate the experience we offer our shoppers.”

that meant making certain all the labels on a row of cans were

Go to Kowalski’s and you will quickly appreciate the

facing toward the aisle or overseeing the inaugural openings

difference their ongoing search for exceptional food cre-

of nine new locations throughout the greater Twin Cities area,

ates. They have Akaushi beef, raised without hormones or

Kris has proven herself a grocer in full.

antibiotics and typically only available at high-end West Coast steak houses. They have chicken by Cooks Venture, all heirloom breeds raised on the pasture without ever tasting non-GMO feed. They even have Skuna Bay Salmon

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from Vancouver, only five percent of which passes the craft farm’s rigorous inspection program.

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LOCAL’S CHOICE (CONTINUED) Kris Kowalski Christiansen & Mary Anne Kowalski

Kowalski’s showcases our state’s best. Their own brand of wild

our employees both know and do what is good for our business.

rice hails from the North Star State’s fertile plains. Cheeses by The

We encourage democratic practices which enable people to make

Humble Goat, which are made from milk supplied by Minnesotan

decisions that will guide our growth. Above all else, we believe in

ranchers who have pledged to keep their goats in only the happi-

active citizenship – that everyone has a role as a leader.

est of circumstances, are available in a variety of flavors. (Humble

“Kowalski’s has always held a strong commitment to supporting

Goat’s cranberry chèvre will curl your toes.) Outside of the restau-

the communities we are so privileged to share a role in. All of our

rant in Bloomington, Kowalski’s is the only place at which you can

stores budget to donate to local schools, churches and kids’ sports

find bread by Ciao Bella.

teams. We donate millions of pounds of groceries to schools as

“We simply fell in love with the traviata bread served by Ciao

well as food banks, women’s shelters, and other important causes.

Bella,” said Kris. “It’s light and chewy on the inside, with a perfectly

Kowalski’s also organizes an annual kids’ golf tournament to raise

thin, crunchy crust. We knew we had to get it into our stores, so we

money for organizations including Boys & Girls Clubs of America

partnered with the owner to create a recipe that would offer as close

and Sharing & Caring Hands.

an experience to dining at his restaurant as possible. “We take just as much care to provide excellent service. We achieve

“You’re only as strong as the community that surrounds you. Kowalski’s is proud to work to everyone’s benefit, however we can.”

that by hiring gifted, passionate people, and then letting them fully realize

Eden Prairie’s neighborhood market offers far more than simple

their talents without micromanagement. It amazes me that Kowalski’s

groceries. Stop by to pick up lunch or dinner courtesy of their wing

now has 1,700 employees, yet each store still feels so personal and cozy.

bar, pasta bar, or hibachi bar where everything is made fresh to order.

Much of that comes from our employees’ habit of recommending their

You might as well let yourself succumb to their serviced pastry case,

friends and family for jobs with us. We have a genuine spirit of commu-

too. No one can resist the allure of a fluffy cheese Danish.

nity which I believe larger chains would have trouble recreating. “In the year 2000 Kowalski’s became a civic business based on a set of certain, fundamental principles. We cherish the notion that 16

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ARTICLE SUSAN BALDANI

H i s t o r y,

Culture, Art and Tradition NORTHLAND VISIONS CELEBRATES TWO DECADES

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WHEN MOST PEOPLE THINK OF NATIVE

the store itself has been renovated and updated.

AMERICAN ART, THEY OFTEN PICTURE FEATH-

With walls made of beautiful river stone, ceilings

ERS AND BEADS. Northland Visions, located on

crisscrossed with rough-hewn timbers, and floors

Hennepin Avenue in Minneapolis, is proof that there

of wood plank, the store embodies nature, which

is so much more to celebrate. Showcasing contem-

is heightened by the scent of sweetgrass in the

porary jewelry, paintings, and sculpture as well as

air. You might even expect to hear birds singing

offering a huge selection of glass beads, the store is a

overhead. Walking through the store is a peaceful

hybrid of gallery and native art supplies.

and calming experience.

“Customers are amazed at the kinds of bead work;

“There are no straight lines and angles,” says Greg.

it’s pretty complicated, intricate weaving,” says Greg

“It’s kind of a meandering layout like you are walking

Bellanger, whose father Ken started the business 20

through the woods.”

years ago. Now that Ken has passed, Greg and his mother, Marilynn, continue the tradition.

However, with the abundance of paintings and sculptures and other artwork, it also has a gal-

Greg’s father was Native American and a United

lery-type feel. There’s plenty of room to wander

States Marine who dreamed of owning his own

and he created small pockets of native products for

business. The original store, located on Franklin

customers to explore. Many of these are displayed

Avenue, started as a home-based, mail-order busi-

on old, refurbished and retrofitted factory nutting

ness which focused on birch bark gift baskets and

carts and wood toolboxes.

canoes filled with native foods, wild berry jellies,

Greg is proud of the diversity of the products he

syrups and wild rice. The rice was and still is hand

chooses and is glad to be able to show so many

harvested from natural rice beds. It is hand parched

different kinds of Native American art in one space,

using wood, not gas, to preserve the aroma and

much of which people never even realized existed.

natural color. The Franklin Avenue store started with

With the added room, customers can really step back

one jewelry counter, six tables of products, and a very

and enjoy the experience.

small amount of Native American art. “We were setting up at powwows on the weekend [where the Native American community would

“Customers will find contemporary pieces, traditional art, sculpture, paintings and intricate and authentic Native American works,” he says.

gather], just to let people know there was a Native art

Northland Visions focuses on tribes from the

and gift shop in the area,” says Greg. “It was also a

Midwest region which, in addition to Minnesota,

way for us to find artists to buy art from.”

includes

Two years ago, Northland Visions moved into its new location in Northeast off of East Hennepin

North

Dakota,

South

Dakota,

Iowa,

Wisconsin and Michigan. It’s the culmination of the Northern Plains and Woodland tribes.

Avenue and is now located in the Miller Textile build-

“Minnesota is unique because it’s one of the few

ing which housed the Miller Bag Company for a 100

states that has two major tribal groups together - two

years. It’s twice as big as the Franklin store and many

very different tribal groups [the Ojibwe and Dakota

of the original items plus much more are available at

tribes],” says Greg. “A lot of states may have two or

the store today.

three tribes in them, but they’re from similar tribal

“I designed the showroom to have more space,”

groups like Plains, or Southwestern etc.”

says Greg. “I wanted an old building because it has

Many of the art, beads and food products found

so much natural material built in it. I found industrial

in Northland Visions are from local artists. Greg may

lighting from old factories, so it just gives it that old

occasionally have to source outside of Minnesota

time feel and helps the art just pop.”

to try and find similar art, but the pieces are always

Although he has used refurbished items and kept some of the original materials of the former factory,

unique. He prides himself on choosing items that will not be found in any other stores in the area. CONTINUED >

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HISTORY, CULTURE, ART AND TRADITION (CONTINUED)

“We’re just such a unique store,” he says. “There’s no store like us within a few hundred miles and there’s not a store that carries Woodland style art.” Northland Visions is also a huge supplier to Native American artists who work with beads. There is a very large bead counter filled with high quality products from which to choose, including Czech beads, Japanese beads, metallic and vintage beads. Overall, he is happy with where the store is, but looks forward to growing. Greg’s goals for next year include getting more of the Native American art online and expanding the e-commerce side of the business. The store already ships products all over the United States, and with his plan to add more Native American art to his inventory customers will have a bigger opportunity to find extraordinary pieces for their collection. To find out more, go to https://northlandvisions.com/.

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