Shopping in

the Upper Peninsula

 

 

ANTIQUES and COLLECTIBLES Shops in the Upper Peninsula.

"Art For All, " Iron Mountain, MI, Last Saturday in June. Annual Juried Art Show at Bay College West on Highway US-2 on the north side of Iron Mountain from 10 am to 5 pm. Rain or Shine.

Art Galleries
The Village Artisans of Garden is a delightful Art Gallery filled with fine arts and crafts created by Upper Peninsula Artists. Enjoy the beautiful paintings, photography, pottery, weaving, jewelry, fabrics, metal creations, wood turning, baskets, glass blowing, stained glass, home made jams, interesting books, plus much more. The Garden Art Gallery is open daily from Mid-May through Mid-October. Located between Escanaba and Manistique, 8 miles south of US-2. Turn south at Garden Corners on Highway M-183 to the town of Garden, Michigan. Phone 906-644-2025 .
 
 
George Potvin Knife Maker and Blacksmith, located at Ten Mile Creek Forge, Pottery, Lighting, and Irish/Celtic Gift Shop in Bark River, Michigan, offers completely handmade huntin g knives with sheaths. George creates several patterns of Damascus, also utilizing titanium and other high carbon steel for blades. Classes, custom work, hand-scrimshaw, repairs and sharpening available.  The Gift Shop offers a surprising array of cre ative and beautiful gifts, many created by 30 juried local artists and some from around the world. Choose from pottery, paintings, photography, stone lampshades, jewelry, glass items, local jams and maple syrup, plus much MORE. You will be pleasantly surpr ised visiting this very unique and beautiful Upper Peninsula Gallery and Shop! Ten Mile Creek Forge, Art Gallery and Gift Shop, 1691 17th Road, Bark River, MI 49807. Phone: 906 466-2276

Buyng an Engagement Ring - When it comes to buying an engagement ring, there are no rules in setting a budget; it must fit you as the jewelry piece does for your partner. However, the commitment to taking your relationship to a higher level through marriage should be an exciting and unforgettable time for the right reasons, not the wrong ones. So to help ease the stress, we’ve laid out a few helpful tips for creating a budget for your purchase that will make sense. Keep reading to find out more.

BAYSHORE MARKET: The only gas station in Grand Marais. Well stocked store. Visitor information and maps. Camping, fishing and boating supplies.

COPPER SAMPLES available at RED METAL MINERALS 202 Ontonagon St. Ontonagon, MI 49953. Red Metal Minerals offers Michigan copper specimens and ores for sale at the U.P. Candle Comany in Ontonagon. Packages of rocks, minerals and fossils and books about geology and copper mining are also available. Phone: 906-884-6618.

GITCHE GUMEE LANDING GIFT SHOP is located at the north end of River Street in Ontonagon MI.  We offer highly scented long-burning candles in ceramic containers (made on site), votives and tea lights in o ver 45 fragrances and unusual candle holders made from rocks and minerals, and soapstone boxes. Our candles come in a wide variety of fragrances and are made right here at our candle company in Ontonagon. We also carry vases and bowls made of onyx and marb le, wall hangings, a nice selection of jewelry set with semi-precious stones, and a wide variety of gift items. Red Metal Minerals carries a large variety of copper, datolite, and other specimens and minerals, as well as books on the history and geology of copper mining. 202 Ontonagon St., Ontonagon, MI 49953  (906) 884-6797.

A Guide to Michigan's Keweenaw Copper District by Lawrence J. Molloy. This updated version of Copper Country Road Trips is filled with Photographs, Maps, and Tours of the Keweenaw . . . Past and Present. Enjoy Keweenaw History From The Comfort Of Your Car. Guide book for tours of mainly mining locations, sites and ruins plus other historical sites. Includes maps, pictures, historical information and precise directions. Published and printed by Great Lakes GeoScience, Hubbell, Michigan. Available at Red Metal Minerals at Gitche Gumee Landing, 202 Ontonagon St. Ontonagon, MI 49953 or by mail order. $29.00 Price includes shipping. Phone: 906-884-6618 or E-mail: redmetal@charter.net

Iron Mountain Iron Mine and Rock Shop. Wide variety of interesting rocks and minerals. Jewelry, books about mining, and many other interesting items. Open daily late May through mid-Octo ber. Located at the Iron Mountain iron Mine 9 miles east of Iron Mountain at W4852 Hwy US 2, Vulcan, MI. Watch for Big John, a 40’ miner welcoming you.  Take Hwy 141 to US-2, East on US 2 to Vulcan. (Worth the trip to tour this old iron mine). Phone: (906) 563-8077

JAMS and JELLIES at The Wood'n Spoon , PO Box 391, US 41, Mohawk, MI, 49950. (906)337-2435. Handmade Natural Preserves, Naturally Grown Produce, Homemade Jams, Jellies, and Baked Goods. Stop in our shop or purchase by mail order or our online shopping cart. We feature the wild Thimbleberry Jam from the Keweenaw Peninsula.

KEMP'S ROD and RESTORATION, Inc. , 636 Industrial Park Drive, Iron Mountain, MI 49801. Phone: (906) 776-1929, Fax: (906) 776-9046. Street Rods, Concours Quality Restorations and Concept Cars. See our just completed streetrod project, a 1935 Plymouth, runner up for the Riddler Award. Kemps can build your car from a concept or start with an original car. We can meet all your fabrication and paint needs.

Lighthouse Gifts, Books, and Nautical Items at the SEUL CHOIX LIGHTHOUSE Park and Museum Gift Shop. 672 N West Gulliver Lake Road, Gulliver, MI 49840. Phone: 906-283-3183. Open 10 am to 6 pm daily from Memorial Day through mid-October. Help continue Historic Preservation of the Seul Choix Light Station with our "Adopt a Brick" for $35 and "Adopt a Step" for $1,000. Have your name permanently engraved on a brass plate displayed in the Lighthouse. A wonderful gift for a lighthouse lover or as a memorial. For information contact Marilyn at 906-283-3317 or e-mail marilynf@uplogon.com . Gulliver Historical Society, 1906W County Road 432, Gulliver, MI 49840. Please include your complete mailing address.

MOUNTAIN VIEW LODGES ART and GIFT SHOP. Browse this interesting art gallery located only 13 miles west of Ontonagon on the shores of Lake Superior. Take Highway 64 west from Ontonagon and go straight on H-107, the road to the Porkies. Wide variety of artworks including photography, fused glass jewelry and sun catchers, hand dyed silk scarves, note cards, personalized silhouette drawings, plus much more. Chainsaw carvings created on site. Mountain View Lodges, 34042 M-107, Silver City, MI 49953. Phone: 906-885-5256 or 906-885-5947.

ONTONAGON HISTORICAL SOCIETY MUSEUM GIFT SHOP. River Street in Ontonagon, MI. Open daily. Lighthouse and Nautical Gifts, Sweatshirts & T's, Books, cards, and a variety of gifts. Look for the bright purple

OUTDOOR TOYS for MOTOR SPORTS and SILENT SORTS . Sales of canoes, kayaks, water ski boats, fishing boats, pontoon boats, jet skis, trailers, ATV's, archery supplies, snowmobiles, snowshoes, dogsleds, and fishing gear in Northern Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Sales, Service, and Parts.

PAINTING CONTRACTOR Randy Duval Painting & Decorating. Over 35 years of service in the area. See Randy for all your painting and decorating needs. Wallpaper, Refurbrishing Paneling, Woodgraining on Metal Doors, Deck Maintanence, Window Trim and Sills, Cabinets, Staining, Color Varnishing, & Power Washing. Licensed & Insured. Duval Painting, N-4849 Harding Park Drive, Iron Mountain, MI 49801. Phone: 906-774-2812

THE PASTY OVEN Pasty Shop is located at W-7270 Highway U.S.2, near the stoplight in Quinnesec Michigan, just 4 miles east of Iron Mountain, MI. Drive-thru window. Phone: 906-776-0990 or toll free 800-753-5257. Eat in our dining area or pick up some delicious pasties for lunch or dinner. We also offer soup, sandwiches, and our Friday Fish Fry. The Pasty Oven offers mail order so you can enjoy a taste of the Upper Peninsula in your own home. Baked fresh every day at our USDA inspected plant in Florence, we offer a variety of pasties including the traditional pasty, breakfast pasty, chicken pasty, vegetable pasty, and mini pastys &endash; great for appetizers or a party. Delicious!

PETERSON'S FISH MARKET on Quincy Hill in Hancock MI offers fresh and smoked fish available year round that may be shipped anywhere in the United States. Call for shipping or stop at our market. We fish Lake Superior almost every day. Peterson's offers fresh salmon, trout, and whitefish and smoked salmon, herring, and trout. Four Sons Fish & Chips concession stand open from May through September. Supplier to the major restaurants in the area. Peterson's Fish Market, 49813 US Hwy 141, P.O. Box 535, Hancock, MI 49930. Phone 906-482-2343.

RED BARN ANTIQUES, ROCKS, & MINERALS , PO Box 99, N7017 AuTrain Lake Road, AuTrain, MI 49806. (906) 892-8455. Depression Glass, China, Books, Magazines, Items from the 40's, 50's and 60's, Lamps, Pottery, Pictures, Munising ware, fossils, and much more.

RED METAL MINERALS , Michigan copper specimens and ores. Packages of rocks, minerals and fossils available. Books on the history and geology of copper mining. Gift items. Beautiful slabs, bookends, and unusual items. 202 Ontonagon Street Ontonagon, MI 49953. Phone: 906-884-6618

TRUE NORTH GIFT SHOP at Peterson's Cottages, features quality natural and handcrafted copper, souvenirs, local craft items, books of regional interest, Clearheart Windchimes, Spoontiques Lighthouses, Tubbs Snowshoes, T-Shirts, sweatshirts, photography by Richard Mascola, and more. 22608 Lakeshore Road, Ontonagon, Ml 49953. Phone 906-884-4230

WINE: THREEFOLD VINE WINERY has relocated to Menominee County in the southern Upper Peninsula. Wine made from grapes grown in the Upper Peninsula? Yes, right at the Threefold Vin e Winery in Stephenson, Michigan. Our Tasting Room at the Winery offers grape (from our vineyard) apple, honey, and various fruit wines. The Green family invites you to sample our exciting new wines. The Tasting Room is loca ted in the historic bank building at S232 Menominee Street, Stephenson, MI 49887, one block west of Highway US-41. Phone: 906-753-6000

The WOOD'N SPOON , PO Box 391, US 41, Mohawk, MI, 49950. (906)337-2435. Handmade Natural Preserves, Naturally Grown Produce, Homemade Jams, Jellies, and Baked Goods. Stop in our shop or purchase by mail order or our online shopping cart. We feature wild Thimbleberry Jam from the Upper Peninsula.

Yarn Shop: RAINBOW 'S END ALPACA FARM is located in Norway, MI in the south central Upper Peninsula. Tour the Alpaca Farm. Fun for the whole family. Rainbow Gifts offers items created with alpaca fleece from our own animals as well as a large selection of yarn, needles, and patterns. Supplies for knitting, crocheting, and spinning. Rainbow's End Alpacas, W6139 US 2, Norway, MI 49870 Phone: 906-563-7034

 

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