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Here are the TOP things our Customers Have Been Loving this Month!  Magnet: Take home the perfect magnet from Mackinac Island! Hang it on your refrigerator with your favorite picture from your trip! Ornament: Don’t forget an ornament for your Christmas tree! We have brought it so many new ornaments this summer that are SO popular! Michigan Coffee: This coffee from Hubbard Lake Coffee is delicious! These Michigan themed flavors are the perfect way to start each morning! Roo Kee Roo Greeting Card: Send someone you love a greeting card from Roo Kee Roo! Roo Kee Roo creates simple, yet...

We're so excited for our Summer on Mackinac Island!  The weather is finally starting to be a little bit nicer, with sunny skies and puffy white clouds! We are excited to welcome in another great season on the island. Here is our Summer Bucket List! 1.Bike Around Mackinac Island. Our goal is to bike around Mackinac as often as possible! 2. Watch the Sunset at Sunset Rock. This is a beautiful spot to visit any time of the day, but we especially love it during golden hour! 3. Kayak Around Mackinac. Sunrise or Sunset Kayak Tour with Great Turtle Kayak Tours are an incredible...

Another season on Mackinac is here!  We are SO excited! Here are a few of our favorite things to do in the Spring on Mackinac: Bike Around the Island: You can never bike around Mackinac Island too many times! This is one of our favorite things to do, and we would do it every single day if possible! It’s so fun when you have time for a leisurely bike ride and are able to make many stops! We love to stop at Arch Rock, British Landing, Devil’s Kitchen and anywhere else that we find along the way!  Visit Fort Mackinac:...

Today we’re sharing about Greany Grove on Mackinac Island! Did you know that every season, different Boy Scout and Girl Scout Troops come to work at Fort Mackinac and stay in the Barracks on the Fort grounds?  The program all started in 1929 with eight Eagle Scouts and has grown from there. In 1975, the first Girl Scout Troops were welcomed into the program! Before he was President, Gerald R. Ford served as a guide at Fort Mackinac and as the Michigan “Governor’s Honor Guard”.  Greany Grove, which is located on the East Bluff, near Fort Mackinac is in honor...

Photo Courtesy of REI A few years ago REI started a movement to #OPTOUTSIDE on Black Friday, rather than hitting the stores for sales.  As a seasonal store, the idea of Opting Outside does not affect us, since our storefront isn’t open on that day. We realize that it will affect some of our friends, but we encourage you to #OptOutside on Friday and then visit some of our favorite shops on Small Business Saturday! (Nicole recently shared on the Little Luxuries’ blog some of her favorite places in Petoskey, Michigan, including some businesses where you can shop on Small...