Downtown Alpena, there is a cute boutique store with unique items and brand name housewares. A…read morelittle bit of everything can be found. Nice place to shop and then stop for a coffee or tea, sit and relax. Helpful employees.

Giving him some slack because everything looks awesome, and that I haven't been in there. But be…read morewarned that the hours posted on yelp and on whatever type of map you're using might be wrong.

What a great find, the whole store was well organized so it's quick to find what you want. Was…read moregreeted by Bob himself, and he was very knowledgable and helpful. If you don't know what you want, there is a lot of great stuff to just check out that'll catch your eye. Great place downtown!

Lovely little scrapbooking, paper and rubber stamps store with a very nice owner. It is in a…read moreshopping center I pulled into to look up motels on my phone internet/Yelp or I might not have seen it. And it is right next to a cross stitching supplies store. I found one stamp I had seen in San Diego and liked but it was out of stock so I just bought it here. And I got a little bottle of gold embossing powder. But the real find was about $20 worth of mostly used but some never used stamps at $1-3 each that she was selling to help someone else out. Can't resist a bargain. With the dearth of rubber stamp stores in Michigan, this was a real find. 102711 10/28/16--Here I am almost exactly 5 years later and again I pulled into this parking lot to look up the location of a local knit store LOL. I guess I'm destined to find this store and the one next to it that sells cross-stitch items. Unfortunately the cross stitch store was already closed since it was nearly 6 but I caught the lady in the scrapbooking store before she left for the day and we had a nice visit. I bought about 3 items at 30% off because she is having a going-out-of-business sale. I wish her the the best of luck in her next endeavor!

You'll find lots of unique items at this shop. I stop there everytime I'm in the area.read more

Traveling Ladders has to be one of the coolest home decor and vintage gift shops that I've been in…read moreto. The backdrop for this shop is a turn of the century drug store that has now been creatively repurposed to meet the needs of any shopper looking for new and some vintage home decor. My favorite part of this shop are the ladders that were used to access items on different shelves at one time. There are two of them made out of wood and cast iron hardware. The store has two levels with the main entry level consisting of mostly modern items that will fit in with the antique farmhouse look. In the back of the store towards the right, there is a set of stairs that will lead you to the upper level where you'll find a large selection of vintage items and household decor. Make sure to take the view once you make it to the balcony, as this is really incredible for what it is. The shop owners were friendly and had a pretty good working knowledge of the building itself. There is a lot of history displayed on the walls and shelves. You're going to need a few minutes to take it all in. If you love vintage decor and small gift items, I would definitely recommend you stopping in on your next visit to Alpena. You'll be glad you did.

I LOVE this store!!! They offer such a variety of artful and unique things for your home and gift…read moregiving! The old drugstore is still there with tall walls of old medicinal bottles and antique ladders to get to them. Just as it was way back when. But below... are TODAYS treasures!! So FUN! You will truly enjoy shopping this shop! Promise!!

Great experience! We had fun picking strawberries and raspberries, and the store was great, too. A…read morelot of local and homemade products. Very nice family, too! A++++. We will return!

Family-owned. Nice, friendly people. In the spring, the fields are empty, but the maple syrup is…read morecooking! Their maple syrup is delicious and so are the donuts! They have Apple Cider donuts with Cinnamon-Sugar sprinkles and donuts with a Maple Glaze. Both are excellent! Definitely a place you can take kids, but it's also a nice adult getaway destination.

This is no longer a gift shop unless you are gifting wine or cocktail items. It is an upscale…read morecocktail bar with multiple cozy conversation areas.

Lovely shop full of home goods and gift items. We didn't try the bar but want to go back to do so…read more Purchased some lovely clothing and gifts.

As someone who's visiting for a work trip, I was pleasantly ecstatic that there was a game store…read morein a small town. A nice standalone store just north of Alpena's Downtown, you could possibly miss if you're driving too fast. I actually saw this driving on a weekday from work, but only had time to visit on the weekend. Around lunch time the place wasn't packed and just a couple customers inside and from their conversations sound like locals doing their weekly check in on new inventory. From the front they have a wall of funkos that greet you and an atrium that wraps around with old consoles from PS3/4's, Xbox's, Nintendo systems then their games. In the middle of all this is their grail/vault with all their high profile pokemon cards. Looking up a couple of them, they're about 5% off from their suggested price online which is really good. Def a place to pick rare cards from. Walking on the way up to the cash register they also have more games and consoles that are more recent. I believe at the time I'm writing this, Mario Galaxy 1 & 2 physically just released and it was in stock when I visited. Lastly they have the latest Pokemon TCG cards right on the counter when you're checking out which prompted me to buy one. Because why not. Really nice local shop and glad I found this little gem

This is probably the best place to get games in Alpena I usually always find what I'm looking for…read moreand mainly they have good cheap prices

I left my wedding ring to have my prongs replaced around my diamonds. It was repaired well and…read moreexactly when they quoted me. Reasonably priced and friendly!! They now have my ruby ring too!

Aug. 23rd 2025 I walked into the Bolenz Jewelry Store in the afternoon with a Citizen's Eco Drive…read moreWatch with a missing pin on the Band. A young lady, pretty young lady asked me what I needed help with and I pointed to my watch, she took it from me and 10 minutes later, she returned with a fixed band and didn't charge me a cent. I want to thank that your lady for her help and I did, but never got her name. Bolenz Jewelry, you have the best staff.. Sincerely, Randy L. Cole