Almost 9 decades in, Harting’s Shoe Repair still keeps customers happy

Almost 9 decades in, Harting’s Shoe Repair still keeps customers happy

BRAINERD — Harting’s Shoe Repair is much more than meets the eye. A perennial presence on Washington Street in Brainerd, the business has been part of the community since 1938 and over 88 years its mission is largely unchanged. Since its early days when the Great Depression still held sway over the nation, when Shirley Temple was a box office star, when the ballpoint pen was invented and when big band swing dominated music, Harting’s was helping…