Back in 1915, Pinconning had too many cows, too much milk and nothing to do with it all.
Cheese became the answer.
Wisconsinite Dan Horn came to the area and created a unique style of Colby cheese suited to a small town with a limited capacity for refrigeration.
"Dan came over from Wisconsin and created a cheese to match the supply with the demand," said Ryan Kleinhans, general manager of Wilson's Cheese Shoppe, founded in 1939 by Horn's daughter, Inez Wilson.
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