This is a wonderful art shop with a wide variety of Minnesota related artworks. From paintings to…read morephotos to ceramics, knives, prints, jewelry , cards, and on and on. The staff is very knowledgeable about the artwork, we had to ask about 'Dry mount canvas print' and they were able to explain it in laymen's terms. It's worth a visit

The pandemic may be ruining and cancelling everything, but be clear: it has not cancelled Mother's…read moreDay. The pandemic would need to pry that day outta a million mamas' super-washed hands. Your mom is going to be expecting your usual outpouring of affection and gratitude- and for that, Siiviis has your back. While their online store may not be the easiest to use or search, it's packed full of gorgeous art, cards, and prints. We spent a little while scrolling through their offerings and decided on two beautiful prints to send to the mamas- one in Kansas, and one in southeastern MN. We ordered super early, figuring that there'd be a delay, but no- I got a personalized email from the Siiviis crew the same day, letting me know that the prints would be going out way ahead of schedule. Way to make Amazon look like slackers, folks! Plus: they gift-wrapped them! For free! And they're a local business! Y'all, in a pandemic when everything feels hard, these folks went out of their way to make our mamas happy- and I trust they'll do the same for yours.

We stumbled on this place and I think it's a super cute find. They seem to do consignment and so…read moretheres a bunch of little areas . Yes this is an antique shop but it's not limited to that. I found stickers, handmade crafts , gemstones , and so much more. This definitely a treasure hunt for new and old treasures . The prices aren't unreasonable .

Even though the name says so, this store is not really a traditional antique store -- it's more of…read morean up-cycle and handmade crafts seller. Duluth Antique Marketplace just opened...all of the local antique stores said we should check them out and see what they're all about. No one we talked to had actually been there yet. I'd say that only one in 20 items in this store is actually an antique or something vintage. (But there seems to be more antiques in the basement.) DAM seems to mostly be a store with "up-cycled" merchandise, home-made crafts, reproduction antiques, and a few vintage items. I didn't see any hardcore high-end antiques. I saw a lot of things made out of painted wood, corrugated tin, pottery, and galvanized metal...you get the picture. Despite not really being a traditional antique store, I like what they're trying to do here. The store is large, bright, and everything is displayed nicely. There are a lot of bright, modern looking grays and whites. Everything still smells like new paint. There were two women scrambling around (The owners? Managers?) that we talked to quite a bit. They were very nice, energetic, and obviously very passionate about their new store. Not really my thing...but good for people that like this type of style. -Daddy Maxx Retro

Love this store! Quality options and friendly staff. When I need a gift I usually check here…read morefirst. Even my mom (from Arkansas), picks up flowers in the spring to bring back home because they grow beautifully.

This is my FAVORITE store!!! Whenever I am in town I make a point to stop in here. They always…read morehave the most charming, unique variety of items. They also have the best, most beautiful flowers and plants in the spring & summer. And they are so helpful figuring out what you need. Can't recommend it enough, go out of your way to visit!

wonderful art gallery. customer service is top notch! many different artists and a wide variety…read moreof things to purchase, from pottery to jewelry to art work. a must stop at on your way to or from the north shore.

After living on the East Coast for a few years, I became of the mindset that antique stores fell…read moreinto one of two categories: The first is the museum-like antique shop. With a very limited selection and sky-high prices, don't even bother looking; you won't be able to afford anything but the disdainful stares of the owner. The second is the antique store garbage dump store. It smells, things are piled every which way, and everything is filthy dirty. It's cheap but you are pretty sure that something may have died in there and you feel a little dirty just looking. So having said all of this, I come now to Father Time Antiques. This store falls into neither of the aforementioned categories. Father Time is spacious, well-lit and without a pungent odor. The staff is helpful and knowledgeable. The store's offerings, via many different vendor booths, displays and cases, are diverse and reasonable-prized. A great place for vintage and antique furniture, lighting, jewelry, glassware, knickknacks and just about everything in-between. Also, every purchase is impeccably packaged to make sure it makes it home with you in the same condition you bought it in.

I love junkin or visiting antique shops. I've been in this one a number of times but since I'm…read moretraveling I can't but anything that wouldn't fit in my luggage. They have a plethora of items to browse around. From beer taps, old wind up phones, football jerseys, glassware, beer paraphernalia, hats, decanters, artworks, to skis & paddles. Although the quality of most items is very good, prices tend to be on the high side.

Super cute store in Duluth with cute things designed or made in Scandinavia. However, completely…read moreapathetic unfriendly staff. Would've bought something in there had it not been for the completely unengaged staff. A simple hello or even a simple head nod to acknowledge your presence would've gone a long way.

The selection is cute and varied. I like that they have products from Swedish small businesses like…read moresoaps and hand made wooden spoons. I picked up a beautifully weaved towel that I will -not- be using except as a decoration. The girl at the counter was kind and answered our questions on what candy they had in stock. I was so happy to find Läkerol lakrits.

The selection of yarn is great! The owner is helpful and has many patterns to choose from. The…read moresetting on Lake Superior is not to be missed.

We had just pulled out of the parking lot at Russ Kendall's and were back onto scenic route 61…read moredriving north when I saw a large sign with the words "YARN." Yarn? "YARN," I shouted and immediately spun to my right and into the driveway of what looked to be someone's house. Now, you probably think I'm some sort of hardcore knitting addict but that isn't the case. I just got back into knitting and am in the middle of knitting a pair of hand warmers for my brother's girlfriend. I bought yarn that was slightly thinner than the yarn I used to make my first pair of hand warmers, so it looked really "loose" on the needles. I wanted a slightly smaller set of needles but ran out of time before our trip. I sort of/definitely planned to stop at whatever yarn place there was to scratch that itch of feeling unprepared. So that's how we ended up at Playing with Yarn. I immediately found a set of size 2 bamboo needles for the insanely low price of $4.70. Granted these were not Clover's Takuma needles but they were bamboo and under five dollars. I took a look at the yarn - there is a pretty wide selection- before paying. I knit mostly in my school years, so any skein of yarn over $9 is pricey to me even if it's super nice merino wool, hand dyed, blah blah blah. It's a very small shop to be sure, but the owners are nice and the selection is good and decently priced. Also, if you go up to the second floor, there is a great view of Lake Superior!

Oh, my gosh, the team at On The Rocks Art Studio is absolutely amazing to work with. We hosted a…read moremajor event at the studio and they made the entire process of setting everything up super easy. I would highly recommend hosting any event at On The Rocks Art Studio!

Chelsey was an absolute joy to have as our painting instructor! We painted a northern lights scene…read moreand she gave step-by-step instructions and made everything super relaxed and fun! The studio itself was cool and spacious too. We'll definitely be back soon!