The A & P store occupied a portion of the former Blumrosen building, moving there from River St. in 1929. The building is still in existence today on S. Cedar Street.
Moses Blumrosen and his brother Bernard were born in Russian occupied Suvalk, Poland in the years 1862 and 1864 respectively. The brothers immigrated to the United States in 1872 and arrived in Manistique by boat in the spring of 1880. Hardworking and ambitious, they went into business selling clothing and dry goods. The Blumrosen’s first store was located on the future site of the A. S. Putnam drug store and was little more than a shack. Old timers claimed that the original store was built with lumber costing less than two dollars. Determined to become successful, they traveled to nearby communities peddling goods from their backpacks. Gaining a reputation for quality and honesty, their business grew and prospered right along with the booming lumber town.
