BRUCE CROSSING: — Settlers Depot Gallery, Bruce Crossing, has launched its 35th season promoting the work of local artisans and crafters. The Depot Gallery is a member operated Artisan Cooperative in featuring 20-25 artisans annually.

The Depot Gallery was founded in the old Soo-Line Railroad Depot in Bruce Crossing in 1990. At that time, the depot building was located along the Dultuh, South Shore & Atlantic (DSS&A) railroad tracks where the grocery extension of Settlers Cooperative, Inc, now stands. Co-founder Mary Shegan saw the potential of the deteriorating depot as a venue for featuring local artisans and to provide a tourist focal point in the Bruce Crossing area. Shegan gathered a cadre of community members and artisans and pitched the idea to the board of Settlers Cooperative, In

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