Traffic & Transit

Car Crashes Into 'Minnesota's Largest Candy Store'

The store noted that 80 percent "of the chocolate table was untouched!"

"Minnesota's Largest Candy Store" was damaged over the weekend when a car drove into it, but the store is still open.
"Minnesota's Largest Candy Store" was damaged over the weekend when a car drove into it, but the store is still open. (Image via Google Streetview)

SCOTT COUNTY, MN — The Minnesota State Patrol is investigating after a two-car crash in which one of the vehicles smashed into the self-described "Minnesota's Largest Candy Store." The collision occurred Sunday morning just after 1 a.m. at the shop in Jordan, Minnesota.

"We're happy to say that everyone is ok," the business said on Facebook. "But what about the chocolate!?"

"Well, come in and see for yourself! 80% of the chocolate table was untouched!" The company shared photos of the aftermath of the crash, including a picture of a smiling employee standing amid the damage, holding some candy that had survived the crash unscathed.

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Authorities have not yet released information on what led up to the crash. Injuries were involved, but no fatalities occurred, police said.

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The candy store is part of Jim's Apple Farm, a family owned business since the 1930s in Scott County, Minnesota. "In a day when it’s all about social media and if Google can’t find you, you don’t exist, the only way you can find Minnesota’s Largest Candy Store is by driving right by it. In which case, you can’t miss it," the family says on their website.

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