They have the best smoked fish in the UP, and their canned goods are top notch. The candied…read morejalapeños are addictive.

I haven't reviewed Gustafson's?…read more Giving credit where credit is due, this was another Jane & Michael Stern find from the 2005 update of their classic book Roadfood. Man, do your remember travel books? If you find one in a used book store, pick it up. The classics stay classic. And speaking of the classics, Gustafson's is the real deal. Roadside gas station with a handful of smokers to transform the bounty of the great lakes into delicious succulent morsels of delight. If you don't know, I have what I affectionately call a fat-tooth. And the fish that swim in those frigid fresh water lakes develop such beautiful and silky fat. The lake trout especially! Gustafson's isn't fancy. Walking in the door you may ask yourself, "This is it?". But when you tear open your pouch of smoked lake trout, and pull the meat off the bones with your fingers, with a little of that fat dripping down your arm and chin, you'll say to yourself, "Yeah, this is it." This is a required stop anytime I'm up in the UP. Last visit they were out of the whitefish, but so it goes. And looking back on the listing in Roadfood, the Sterns mentioned seeing smoked menominee in the case, but I've never noticed it before. I'll have to ask next time I'm up. Sure, you can get the salmon. I imagine it's delicious. The Gustafson's crew are great at smoking and salmon takes smoke well. But I say go for the local stuff. Get out of your comfort zone and buy a whole whitefish. Don't fret about heads and bones. Don't worry that you won't finish it (there is a bunch of negative space inside, they aren't as big as they look). You've got this. I believe in you!

I didn't get any food but the service and restrooms were great. The lady was very nice and the…read morestore had a really good assortment of food, camping/hunting gear, and even some local donuts.

There aren't many gas stations in the area. But I am grateful for this one. Mark's trading post…read moredoes not only have the best ice cream in Michigan but they are dependable and reliable.

Food -- this is my favorite place to get smoked salmon (and whatever other smoked fish they happen…read moreto have that day). Bring a cooler and grab some ice! Service -- the sweet lady and her family who run this place are absolutely fabulous! They're sweet and are the quintessential of Yooper hospitality. Ambiance -- it's a bit cluttered. If you're in to antiques or looking for something special (I like to pick up a new, used, knife) this place will have it. She even has hand-carved ice fishing decoys made by some locals and some stained glass snow shoes pieces -- worth looking through.

5 stars for both the fried whitefish sandwich we ordered for lunch plus the smoked whitefish and…read moresmoked trout we took with us and turned into a delicious meal and pate. Kudos to the one employee at the store who took our order, waited on other customers at the counter, cooked our food, delivered our food to our table, and worked the cash register. All at the same time!

Worker there got upset at us because we were standing in the aisle and the old woman followed us…read morearound the store, glaring at us the entire time. When you're standing around all day because you have zero customers, I guess that's what you have to do to entertain yourself.

We stopped in at Mickey's Mini Mart for a quick second to pick up something's we forgot. They have…read moreeverything! Highly recommend.

Nice little grocery stop on the strip of Mackinac Island. In the back of the store they have a…read moreplace where you can place an order for some pizza, get some cappuccino, sandwiches, etc... There are no cars allowed on the strip.

What a cozy little market! This is the type of place where you'll find necessities and name-brand…read moreitems, but also local products, gourmet foods, produce (including rutabagas, for some reason), beer and liquor and wine, lots of snacks and candy, a frozen food section, and even a hot food area. Doud's is a small market, but it has lots of stuff. As far as I know, this is one of the only markets on Mackinac Island. There actually is another Doud's down Main Street toward the ferry area, but it's a smaller grab-and-go convenience store, mostly with snacks and coffee. My hotel was right across the street, so I bopped into Doud's a couple of times during my stay, to grab a bottle of wine (they have a decent selection of wine), some candy for my kids, and some fruit because I needed to eat something fresh. The store is tidy and everything is arranged nicely. They also have self-checkout kiosks, so you can get in and out quickly.

Mackinaw family market…read more Was here for the Labor Day walk. Perfect place for parking. Price was $20. Ok Next time we will visit he store Highly recommended

Super expensive...and stingy with condiments. Paid over $25 for three small sandwiches. Lady asked…read moreif we'd like mustard or mayo and we said "two of each please." But apparently she's only allowed to give one packet of each...regardless of how many sandwiches you buy. You'd think since the mark-up on the samosas at least 100%, they could throw in a couple more mustard packets. Won't be back.

We stopped in for a pitstop, and a soda. This…read morewell-maintained facility has clean restrooms; and the soda dispenser worked efficiently. The staff person was friendly and attentive. Overall, our needs on this visit were met; and this location seems a decent representative for the franchise.

The closest gas station to the pier going to the Mackinaw Island. Price is reasonable. There is a…read moreconvenience store with assortment of basic needs to buy. Crew members are friendly. Joined the rewards for points ;-)

A godsend when there aren't many gas stations in quite a stretch! Only has three pumps and one of…read morethose is diesel. Just has the bare bones (or standard) for convenience items. Difficult to manage when it's busy but when you are panicking about your low tank that sign looked awful purty

In smaller towns, gas stations are allowed to sell beer and wine. The Upper Hand brewery was…read morestarted by the guy who owns Bell's in Kalamazoo (of Oberon fame). They only sell their beer in the U.P. and N. Wisconsin. This station had not only the common varieties, such as the delicious UPA, but the special limited editions as well (one with 10.1% alcohol). I wish I had bought them here, as the Holiday in St. Ignace had no limited editions just UPA and Lager.

Pulled in to pump gas and man came and stood at my door. He said he pumped the gas . He also…read morewashed my windshield which was funny because it was pouring rain. So, when I went in he was also there waiting for tip. Restrooms are outside on side of building. Not clean, but not dirty either.

SO AWESOME! I pulled up fully expecting to get out and pump my own gas. And to my surprise, a…read moregentleman came up to the window and told me that they do it for me. Two other gentlemen even cleaned my windshield. I made sure to tip them! Such a great experience and so unique. Will definitely come back to this location when visiting next!

VERY narrow aisles and store so small there are always displays on one side making it impossible to…read morepass another cart. Store is mostly well stocked. Employees friendly.

Nicely stocked neighbourhood grocery store…read more Customers run into neighbours usually each and every visit. Employees were friendly and very helpful to the point at the checkout the sacker spoke up about a special price on 3 boxes of Chex cereal as my mother in law was making the second batch of Chex Mix. Everything we needed was there - though she was looking for Chocolate Orange and they didn't have any. So close to Christmas the place was packed though and it was difficult to navigate. Given how much snowfall there was the parking lot was in need of another scraping. And also given how far north it is and the amount of snow St Ignace receives I think they should have a longer entry area to make sure snow covered boots can be shed of the snow instead of making the whole store's floor slick and wet as you walk and it melts off.