In 1984, the Blue 84 team decided decided to chase their dreams. Two young entrepreneurs started printing t-shirts in Mark’s parents’ basement to sell in our hometown of Detroit Lakes, MN on our famous mile-long beach.
From humble beginings, a homemade plywood printer, two second-hand kitchen ovens and cookie sheets for curing the ink. The Blue 84 product line included a handful of screenprint designs that we sold at our small beach store and custom artwork for local resorts, restaurants, and businesses. We didn’t have many rules back then, other than no beer until after 8 pm, no Frank Zappa while customers were around and lastly, no leaving until the orders were out the door.
