DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) – The owners of one of the Lakes Area’s favorite burger joints have sold their business to a longtime employee.
Wayne and Kathy Crawford announced, Monday that the Sunlite Bar & Grill had been sold to their manager and his wife, HJ and Margo Gerdes. “We want to wish HJ and Margo all the best as the new owners,” they said in a facebook post.
The Crawford’s ran Sunlite for more than 22 years.
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