Thank You for 40 Years!

2023 marks the 40th anniversary of Kowalski's Markets! Our story began in 1983 when Jim and Mary Anne Kowalski opened our first Kowalski's Market (under the banner "Kowalski's Red Owl") on St. Paul's Grand Avenue. To this day, we are just as committed to providing you with the best of the best in local and sustainably sourced products, delicious quality foods, and creating a fun place to shop that our neighbors and employees are proud to call their own.

WHO is the Red Owl?

You may notice an old logo popping up in our stores soon: the Red Owl. Why? Well, when Kowalski's opened in 1983, our original banner at Grand Avenue was Kowalski's Red Owl. Our second location, in White Bear Lake, was a Kowalski's Red Owl Country Store. Many early customers even referred to these stores simply as Red Owl. Though we dropped "Red Owl" from both our name and logo in the early '90s, we love that iconic birdie and brought it back this month, just for a bit, so we could appropriately celebrate our beginnings! We hope you'll have fun spotting our former mascot on bags, shirts and more in the coming months.