Jul 6, 2012

Fulton Store Celebrates Successful First YearBy James SannaSouthWestMinneapolis.Patch.com

Fulton, MN – For the owner of a store that’s precisely a year old today, Greta Norlander has surprisingly little to complain about.

My father warned me about it before I opened, but sometimes a few people still come in asking if Paper Hat is a stationary store,” Norlander told Patch on Tuesday.

Norlander does carry a few greeting cards, but her shop next to Broder’s Pasta Bar at 50th and Penn Avenue South is more like nearby art galleries-slash-giftshops Gallery 360 and Patina than any variation on a theme of Paper Source. Despite the competetive company Norlander keeps along 50th Street, she seems to have been able to stand apart from the crowd with a diverse array of jewelry, art, and gifts.

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