MPR: Red Lake Nation man opens restaurant in border town

Even though the city of Bemidji is surrounded by three Indian reservations, there have been few Native American-owned businesses in town.

Now, a Red Lake tribal member has opened a new restaurant. It's believed to be the first American Indian-owned restaurant in the city. Owner Marv Hanson tapped into a little-used state fund intended to help American Indian entrepreneurs.

Hanson's new Marvelous Fish House and Market restaurant is decorated with American Indian art and lots of historic black-and-white photos of tribal members from the three surrounding reservations.