In a propitious move, Scheels added a small selection of sporting goods to its hardware stores in 1954. Several new stores opened in the early 1950s: first in Wheaton and Breckenridge, Minnesota, both communities a short distance from the Fargo-Moorhead area, then a few years later in Jamestown, North Dakota, about 100 miles west of Fargo, and finally, in a great leap west, a Scheels store opened in Billings, Montana, in 1955. A second son, Charles, became active in the business the next year. joined the family business in 1946 after a stint as a Marine fighter pilot in World War II. The Fargo store also moved to a new downtown location. Both stores were converted to Scheels hardware stores.īetween 19, Scheel opened hardware stores in Casselton, Hillsboro, and Fairmount, North Dakota, all small communities in the Fargo area. in 1928 with his partner Memfred Nelson and the Swanson Hardware Co. stayed in the hardware business, moving to the Fargo-Moorhead area on the North Dakota/Minnesota border. In 1927 Carl "Charlie" Buth and Chris Kuehl took over management of the Sabin store.įrederick M. The farm implement line was dropped in 1925. At the time, the store was selling hardware and farm implements. Scheel, son of the founder, bought the business in 1919 after returning from service with the U.S. The total cost of the store was $600.įrederick M. The proceeds were used as the down payment for the first Scheels store, a hardware and general merchandise store in the tiny town of Sabin, Minnesota, near the North Dakota border. The field produced 300 bushels of potatoes, which the family sold for $300. The couple gave their children, Frederick M., age 10, and Margaret, age 8, the job of planting and tending a three-acre potato plot. Scheel, a German immigrant, moved to northwestern Minnesota from Chicago with his wife, Augusta. In the early years of the 20th century, Frederick A. The company is owned by store managers, employees, and the Scheel family and is led by Steve Scheel, great-grandson of the founder.Ī Chain of General and Hardware Stores: 1902-64 Scheels' newest locations are two-level Scheels All Sports superstores of over 100,000 square feet, organized as "boxes" containing several separately managed specialty shops. As sales of sporting goods grew, hardware sales were gradually phased out. The company added a line of sporting goods to its stores in the mid-1950s and steadily expanded across the Midwest over the next several decades. The first Scheels store, opened over a century ago, was a general merchandise and hardware store. Its stores span seven states: North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Nebraska, Montana, and Iowa. Centered in Fargo, North Dakota, Scheels has nearly 25 retail locations in mid-size Midwestern cities. Turn left into the Airport.Hunters, cyclists, golfers, runners and nearly all other sports and outdoor enthusiasts can find the gear they need at the stores operated by Scheels All Sports Inc.
Turn right into the Airport.įrom the North on Highway 3 When traveling to Billings from the north on Highway 3, you simply remain on Highway 3 until you reach the Airport entrance. Turn right onto Airport Road and continue until you reach the Airport entrance.
Follow Main to the Airport Road intersection. 27th Street feeds directly into the Airport entrance.įrom the North on US 87 When approaching Billings from the north on US 87, you will enter Billings through the Billings Heights area on Main Street.
Turn north and continue on 27th Street approximately five miles, until you reach the Airport entrance intersection. The Airport is located on top of a local geological formation referred to as "The Rimrocks" or "The Rims."įrom the East, West, or South When approaching Billings from the east, west, or south, exit off of I-90 Interstate at the 27th Street exit. When coming to Billings from any direction, Billings Logan International Airport is easy to find.
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