After 32 years, Byron and Caroline Johnson are ready to retire from the restaurant business. The Brickyard Restaurant in Wrenshall has been up for sale for about a month.

“It’s been 32 years, I’m ready to retire,” Byron Johnson said.

He said he hopes the business will go to another couple and the family-friendly, community meeting spot the couple maintained remains.

The building and business, which is listed for $390,000, was built in 1990 by the community through fundraising and shared labor. Area residents wanted a place to get a cup of coffee and a bite to eat and there wasn’...