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The first Dairy Queen restaurant was located in Joliet, Il. It was operated by Sherb Noble and opened for business on June 22, 1940. The first Canadian Dairy Queen store opened in Estevan, Saskatchewan in 1953. For additional information regarding the history of the Dairy Queen system, check out our DQ history page.
