Earl's Drive-In Still Hopping After 67 Years

by Ryan Honl

It is extremely rare to have a 50s diner in a community that actually started in the 50s. Earl's Drive-In is one of those places in Roseau, having been in continuous operation since 1956. Generations of people in the community have owned, operated, and worked there. They've got the capability of making 40 burgers at a time and have 6 deep fryers which are running at full capacity most of the time with the parking lot often completely full of cars.

Bill Lund, the current owner and operator, bought Earl's from Doug and Teri Magnusson last fall.

"I bought it just before Christmas," B...