In May 2014, Mark Penner and family moved to Roseau River and opened Paradise Road Bakery, just off Hwy 59. His baking career began in 2005 in Cartwright, MB where he and his wife owned and operated a bakery and restaurant.
Mark has many happy childhood memories of coming into a warm house after chores to the aroma of his mother's homemade bread and buns. He says he prepares his baking in much the same way, except he has the use of a mixer to do the kneading. Mark doesn't add preservatives so he recommends freezing whatever baking isn't eaten in a day or two. On offer are a variety of breads, buns, cinnamon buns, muffins, tarts, cookies and pies. Mark also has a variety of pizzas with options of thin or thick crust, frozen or baked and ready to serve.
On the days the bakery is closed, Mark stays busy, picking wild fruits such as saskatoon berries, wild plums, blueberries and chokecherries. He also grows a large vegetable garden and enjoys growing fruit such as apples, grapes, cherries, blueberries, raspberries, honey berries, strawberries and rhubarb. These wild and domesticated fruits are made into pies, jams and jellies for sale at the bakery and market.
Mark is appreciative of his loyal customers and is especially grateful when folks pre-order and pick up enough baking to last two or three weeks. With several campgrounds and many cottages nearby, summer is his busy season. He is open Thursday through Saturday from .
Mark’s baking was a popular draw at the the inaugural season of the Stuartburn and Emerson-Franklin Corner Farmers Market from May to October. He won’t be at the November 21st market in Tolstoi because he’ll be at his store, so be sure to pop by for all your baking needs. (15 Paradise Road, just north of the Roseau River bridge)
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