KNIFE RIVER, Minn. - Russ Kendall's Smokehouse, a popular destination along Minnesota's Scenic North Shore, suffered a fire Sunday morning.

The old, red store on Minnesota Highway 61 was rarely without a waiting customer Monday, a small but fitting tribute to its popularity and the man who made the business what it was, Russell Kendall.

Processing and smokehouse portion of Russ Kendall's fish shop is gone, but the familiar red storefront remains. ... a longtime business on Scenic Hwy. 61. (The Minnesota Star Tribune) Comment. Gift.

Russ Kendall’s Smokehouse has its origins in the 1920s when, as the legend goes, one of W.T. Kendall’s jobs was to deliver fish from the North Shore to Duluth.

Russell L. Kendall, 85, Knife River, Minnesota died Saturday, Sept. 1, 2007 at the Sunrise Home, Two Harbors, Minn. He was born May 10, 1922 to William T. and Annie (Brandt) Kendall in Two Harbors.

KNIFE RIVER, Minn. — Gordy Olson was “absolutely numb” on Sunday afternoon as he surveyed the charred wreckage of his family business, Russ Kendall’s Smokehouse. The North Shore landmark ...

May 12--KNIFE RIVER-- Gordy Olson was "absolutely numb" on Sunday afternoon as he surveyed the charred wreckage of his family's business, Russ Kendall's Smokehouse. The North Shore landmark, which ...

May 12--KNIFE RIVER-- Gordy Olson was "absolutely numb" on Sunday afternoon as he surveyed the charred wreckage of his family business, Russ Kendall's Smokehouse. Monday morning, he was "exhausted ...