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(231) 256-9801 205 W. River, P.O. Box 406, Leland, MI 49654 www.carlsonsfish.com Something a lot of people don’t know is that Fish Town is also still a real working fishing village. All kinds of Great Lakes fish are caught, cleaned and sold right there on the docks, and if you’re looking for fresh fish, Carlson’s of Fish Town is the …
(231) 256-7176 1006 S. Sawmill Rd., Lake Leelanau, MI 49653 www.baabaazuzu.com Baabaazuzu is another great innovative Michigan success story. They make one-of-a-kind fashion creations out of castaway wool sweaters that are destined for a landfill. It may sound simple at first, but a lot of Michigan creativity and ingenuity goes into the process. Sue and Kevin Burns created Baabaazuzu and …
(989) 734-2232 116 S. 3rd St., Rogers City, MI 49779 www.plathsmeats.com Rogers City really is a beautiful city and a great place to meet people. Speaking of meat people, if you’re driving through town and you spot a giant statue of a smiling hotdog on the road, there’s a good chance you’ve found Plath’s Meats. Since 1913 they’ve been proving …
(989) 734-3946 268 N. 2nd St., Rogers City, MI 49779 After a quick tour of town (aka, we got lost) we saw a place that looked so crazy cool, we just had to stop. It’s called Tour America Bike Shop and when you walk into this place, you will be amazed and pleasantly overwhelmed. If Pee Wee Herman didn’t buy …
(313) 237-0295 2443 Bagley, Detroit, MI 48216 www.honeybeemkt.com Honeybee Market is by far the cleanest, most organized and well stocked specialty grocery store I have ever been in. It’s lovingly owned and operated by Tammy and Ken Koehler, and they have about as much pride in this place as they do great foods. The first thing I noticed when I …
(231) 755-0400 3505 Marina View Point, Muskegon, MI 49441 www.dockersfishhouse.com The day was a blast, and the entire crew got to reel in a fish, including my son Anthony. We caught three huge king salmon and two magnificent steelhead. The coolest surprise of the day was that Captain Drew has a special arrangement with a great restaurant right on the …
(269) 364-1350 507 Harrison, Kalamazoo, MI 49007 www.happymouthvegantreats.com Just one of the small businesses Can-Do Kitchen was helping when we were there was Happy Mouth Vegan Treats. It’s the brainchild of Tamara Harris and DiAdrian Washington, and they hope to someday bring their meat-free treats to the streets for all of us to, well, eats. They were working on developing …
(269) 932-4575 22 S. Smith St., New Buffalo, MI 49117 www.thirdcoastsurfshop.com Third Coast Surf Shop is a cool and funky sports store in New Buffalo where, believe it or not, they surf on Lake Michigan. That’s right, I said surf, and if there’s any other water sport that involves a paddle or a board, they’ll teach you how to do …
(269) 469-3535 227 W. Buffalo, New Buffalo, MI 49117 www.oinksicecream.blogspot.com Oinks is an ice cream parlor in New Buffalo you simply have to see to believe. It’s all things pig. The place is filled with thousands of funny, weird, classic and crazy pig things that all have one thing in common: they’re there to make you happy. Twenty-five years ago, …
(734) 332-5500 Kerrytown Mall, 407 N. 5th Ave., Ann Arbor, MI 48104 www.spicemerchants.biz The market has so many unusual places to explore, but the intoxicating aromas we encountered made our next discovery easy to find, but even harder to leave. Lisa Freeman owns The Spice Merchants shop at Kerrytown, and she puts more spice into her life than most people …
