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‘The Freight House is my go-to market’

By: Dave Thompson|May 5, 2025
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    • Mike Strong, owner of Smokin Mike’s Sauce Co., shows a bottle of Sweet Carolina BBQ sauce Sunday, May 4, during opening weekend of the outside season for the Freight House Farmers Market in downtown Davenport. CREDIT DAVE THOMPSON

    People in the Quad Cities love cinnamon rolls and cookies. And Rose Hagmeier couldn’t be happier.

    The owner of Rose Creations Bakery, in Silvis, sold hundreds of baked goodies at her table during the opening weekend of the Freight House Farmers Market’s outdoor season.

    “It was an impressive weekend. I…

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