Definitely an above average antique mall - 4 stars.
I put all of my reviews in the context of the geographic area and the surrounding community. For such a small town, this antique mall is a pretty good. I was pleasantly surprised by the quantity of antiques, the variety, the prices, the cleanliness, and the organization. It's a large building with, basically, two big aisles heading towards the back. So there are 3 BIG rows of multiple vendors and more in the far back area (no basement or second floor).
After scanning all of the vendor areas, I was delighted to discover that there were very few new horrid "collectible" type items that are cheaply mass produced overseas. You know the old saying: If the item has a bar code or if it says "collectible" on the package, it's probably cheap factory junk. Finding and selling antiques is a tough gig. But these folks somehow manage to pull it off without loading up with tons of cheap reproduction items.
My bad luck, I bopped in about 15 minutes before closing as I passed through town. Despite the staff busting out mop pails and closing out the cash register...the staff were all VERY nice, patient, and informative.
Definitely worth the stop.
Thumbs up.
-Maxx
P.S. I stopped in about a month ago so there was still a ton of snow up in Northern Minnesota! read more