Look, this pandemic is messing with absolutely everyone's life. Which is why it makes it even more…read moreweird and bewildering and endearing and impressive when tiny shops in Grand Marais are just abso-fucking-lutely annihilating this whole "Operating In A Pandemic As A Small Business" situation. I've ordered from this place twice and had the exact same experience: ridiculously unbelievable wowness. I ordered this THREE DAYS AGO and now it's here. HOW. My post office is legit burned down and this was still here in three days! Look at what they sent me! All I ordered was two packs of greeting cards that I could use to whine to my friends about pandemic life! And they sent me this thoughtful, beautiful thing! What the hell is your problem, Everyone Else? Big Lake is beating the pants off of you! PS. I just turned the card over and there's a handwritten note wtfwtfwtfwtf JUST TAKE MY WALLET.

This store is so neat! It's not your typical tourist trap store - it has beautiful and unique art…read moreand cards and jewelry inside! Love this place!

While the art displayed is limited in quantity, it's a great place to check out Grand Marais…read moreartists. And do walk downstairs and see who is throwing pottery. Everyone is friendly. I've come here three years in a row and love buying gifts for my friends. Please patronize the artists of Grand Marais. Remember they have to put food on the table in the winter when us tourists aren't here!

From the owner: We nurture creativity on the North Shore of Lake Superior by providing services to artists,…read morepromoting art education, and nurturing art in our community through an environment of creative excellence. We offer a variety of art classes, events, residencies, internships, work-study opportunities, and more.

Scullery had some beautiful art in it. There's a lot of different medium so you could choose…read moresomething for your fitting, but I will say it was absolutely gorgeous and beautiful and take any pictures inside the art gallery. The work was amazing. It definitely was something worth seeing. And if you need something beautiful it was the place to get it

We went on a stroll around Grand Marias and stumbled upon Sivertson Gallery. They had a great…read moreselection from oil paintings to prints to sculptures to jewelry and the place was full of them found some amazing pieces of the north shore and found all of our Christmas gifts in one go. The people working there were super helpful in helping us scale the prints and what the process/timelines were.

Betsy's work is original and fun. Her vision of the north woods is unique and colorful. Her gallery…read moreand store is in a must see when in Grand Marais.

Betsy Bowen creates beautiful woodcuts and original Art and Features other Artists. It is newly…read moreremodeled this year and very exciting. Check out the new open performance space upstairs and watch for events. Also check out Rons World Rocks upstairs.

This is one of the most beautiful galleries in North Western Ontario. Representing 200 First…read moreNations/Aboriginal artist from across this region and across Canada. The speciality is the Woodland art style. The colors in this space is amazing. If you're ever in Thunder Bay you have to go and visit.

A shop fill with the most wonderful treasures. Storm Kromer hats and gloves. The lower level Brads…read moreguitars.

What a great shop! I said in my tip it was at the end of US 45, I suppose I could have said the…read morestart of US 45, but the truth is, US 45 neither starts nor ends. It has a loop so when you go as far north as you can, it loops around the block and goes south again - all the way to Mobile, Alabama but here, in Ontonagon, the Nonesuch Gallery sells some of the coolest stuff you can imagine. Oh, and if you need strings for your guitar or banjo, they have those, too. I sat out front with my buddy who seems to be a cousin of Charlie McCarthy's. He was wearing a hat that says, "Life is good, eh? In Ontonagon, Michigan." He told me I needed one, so I bought one. And an official Stormy Kromer hat, too. If you find yourself in Da Yoop someday, and you find yourself running north on US 45, take a run to Ontonagon and visit the Nonesuch Gallery. It's worth the trip to Da Yoop by itself, eh?