In my opinion, it is clearly the highlight of any visit to Cross Village. Even if you're simply…read morebrowsing (though good luck limiting yourself). Be it glasswork, textiles, woodwork, jewelry, painting/sketches or other mediums there is something for everyone interested in obtaining locally-made art and craftwork. Personally, I am primarily interested in glasswork and look forward to stopping in again when I'm in the area.

The owners of this studio are wonderful. Both were previous professors - one in chemistry and the…read moreother I don't know, but, I believe, did post-doc at Harvard! Very impressive curriculum vitaes! Anyway, this place has unique art - whether it is totem poles, jewely, paintings, etc., from local artists. They have workshops for cutomers, i.e., beading, painting, etc. Like I said very unique pieces of art. This is located in beautiful Cross Village, Michigan - if you go through the Tunnel of Trees from Petoskey to Cross Village do try to stop in!

When I visited there, I felt the feeling of TIMELESS at the moment…read more Those wonderful woody galleries must be kept to protected forever more. So adorable and beautiful, astonish, amazing gallery to visit at least once.

We absolutely love this gallery and have purchased several pieces! Amazing art by some amazing…read morelocal artists. They have a variety of different fine art with scenery from Mackinac Island that you can take home with you. Looking forward to coming back during our next trip to see the new paintings by the artists represented at this gallery. The staff is very nice. Place is very warm and inviting. Highly recommend a visit.

Love this place! Best selection of mead anywhere and cool atmosphere. I especially like it since…read morewith celiac I can't go to a brewing company. This is the next best thing - but still good on its own.

The vibe old type writers old phone great guest taps and amazing drinks and slushes. I had the Hive…read morenorth margarita slushy. Hubby had the Petsokey blueberry crush.

Wonderful hand made items! Made by local Michigan artists!…read moreUnique one of a kind pieces. Art work is constantly updated. New artists are welcomed.

Little Luxuries has two different stores - the first is the Artists Market which is small but…read moremighty and the other store is Little Luxuries and is huge! So this review is strictly for the Artists Market. Tons of handcrafted goodies and so much to look at. Love seeing all the different items from artists. A truly unique gift will be found at the Artists Market! Some of the items included earnings, greeting cards, baby gifts, candles, soaps, and the list goes on and on. I myself found a beautiful pair of handmade earrings that I could not pass up. Staff was helpful and complimented my purchase with a comment of herself having to go check out the earrings, since they were just showcased. My purchase was wrapped up in pretty tissue paper. A must stop when visiting downtown Mackinac Island!

So apparently these two shops are sister stores! I visited both and bought items from both…read more The Artists Market had greeting cards, postcards, candles, lotions and lots of other great gifts and souvenirs. Great end-of-the-season sales. I bought 2 lotions made by "Twisted Tomboy". The lavender and vanilla scent smelled clean and fresh and not over powering. I also bought a birthday card. Would recommend. Little Luxuries was the larger of the two stores. They sold a lot of great smelling soaps, lotions, and other body products. There were sweat shirts, a few Christmas ornaments, tote bags and a slew of other interesting souvenirs and gifts. I came out with 2 very small hand lotions made by Lollia. They were the "At Last" fragrance which is unfortunately being discontinued.  Would definitely come again.

If you stay at the Grand Hotel, there is a good chance that you might have an original painting by…read moreMarlee decorating the walls. She has her own store on the ground level of the Grand and you can purchase one of her posters of the said hotel, too. Apparently, she is the daughter-in-law of the recently deceased patriarch of the owner's family. Personally, some of the art is a little too bright and borders on garish colors, but others are quite nice. She has had much artistic training as well as varied exhibits. My favorite piece in her store was a sofa that you see as soon as you enter which she has loving painted on with cheery flowers on the part where your back would be touching while sitting. It is very unique and would be a jewel in any room. It is worth a look see if you are already in the Grand Hotel.

Charming 0kace that supports local artists.. different show each m9nth and a n8ce gift shop..read more