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The newspaper is the longest continuously-running business in Detroit Lakes, dating back to May 18, 1872, when the first edition of The Record was published.

Read on to learn more about the paper's long history: How it got its start, who's been instrumental in its success, and what's changed and what hasn't. ....

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