OK, this is just a basic small-town, near-the-interstate gas station EXCEPT for one detail:
Here you can buy world-class aged Cheddar cheese, along with squeaky-fresh cheese curds.
There is a medium-sized cheese plant -- Great Lakes Cheese -- just down the street. They used to have a factory store where you could buy direct, but now Freeway Grocery sells it instead.
The price is a steal. The 4X Cheddar (the sharpest version they make) goes under the name "Adams Reserve" when sold elsewhere. I've seen little chunks of it for sale in gourmet stores in Boston and NYC for more money than what at Freeway gets you a big brick of no-nonsense, wrapped-in-plastic-wrap, tangy, crumbly deliciousness. Milder versions (3X, 2X, 1X, medium, mild) available too.
If you like good cheese, fresh curds, and/or local products, this spot is a great, easy stop off the highway. read more