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In land of 10,000 big boxes, little bait shop's a rare catch; Gary and Dottie Mau have made boats and bait their calling on the St. Croix.

Publication: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
Publication Date: 24-APR-09 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: In land of 10,000 big boxes, little bait shop's a rare catch; Gary and Dottie Mau have made boats and bait their calling on the St. Croix.(NEWS)

Article Excerpt
Byline: DENNIS ANDERSON; STAFF WRITER

A fellow can make money a lot of different ways, even in this unsettled economy. As a boy, Gary Mau -- a retired Navy fighter pilot and former world traveler and international marketer -- never imagined he'd sell minnows and leeches for a living, and rent a few boats. But that's what he was doing Thursday, staring out the window of his bait shop by the shores of the St. Croix River.

Mau and his wife, Dottie, own Beanies at Maui's Landing, a fanciful name that suggests a fanciful place. But Beanies isn't fancy. Homespun, yes. And, in spring, oftentimes flooded.

Like a corner bar, Beanies is a gathering place where characters come and go, and with the St. Croix walleye season only a week away,...

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