KALISPELL — Known for its small and creative businesses, downtown Kalispell participates in Small Business Saturday each year, encouraging citizens to shop local and support their community entrepreneurs.

Big Sky Bricks, a Lego resale store nearing its one-year anniversary, was stocked up and ready for the shopping event. Co-owner and founder Luke Jones credits locals for going out of their way to help the business thrive.

"People enjoy the displays, they enjoy the Legos, just the community that we try to garner here," Jones said.

The support from the community goes beyond just browsing, with customers choosing to shop local even when prices might be higher elsewhere.

"The people saying, even if it is more expensive here we're coming here because we want to support you, or we want to c

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