Great service, nice selection of merchandise! The staff is…read morealways helpful and smiling. Not so everywhere...

Little Luxuries has two different stores - the first is the Artists Market which is small but…read moremighty and the other store is Little Luxuries and is huge! So this review is strictly for the Artists Market. Tons of handcrafted goodies and so much to look at. Love seeing all the different items from artists. A truly unique gift will be found at the Artists Market! Some of the items included earnings, greeting cards, baby gifts, candles, soaps, and the list goes on and on. I myself found a beautiful pair of handmade earrings that I could not pass up. Staff was helpful and complimented my purchase with a comment of herself having to go check out the earrings, since they were just showcased. My purchase was wrapped up in pretty tissue paper. A must stop when visiting downtown Mackinac Island!

Our third year on the island and one of our favorite stops. Really well made men's hats. There's…read morealso local art from a talented artist. I've purchased a small painting the last two years and sad they were out this year. Heavy Irish theme to the merchandise so get your knitted necklaces and handmade sweaters here.

This fun little store was our favorite on our recent trip to Mackinac Island. So super friendly,…read moreand the store was filled with great finds from Ireland and beyond. We were especially thrilled to find Premier League hats, scarves, shirts, and more. We went back to shop for braided bracelets, perfume, kitted weather wear and flat caps. They also have great women's wool hats, purses and scarves, and stack rings. Something for everyone!

Super adorable and very nice owners. We don't buys anything but this was one of my favorite shops…read moreon the island.

My Front Porch is so welcoming and the gift selection is plenty…read more Tucked away on Market St, My Front Porch offers so many quirky gifts and knickknacks. Each room is wall to wall filled with different finds that everyone will enjoy. I especially enjoyed the room filled with so many things for dog lovers. Hundreds of different keychains with various sayings or names on them. I have 3 dogs at home -- Ellie, Lexie and Charlie. Loved seeing their names on a keychain. I had two of my dogs with me for this trip. My dog, Charlie, ended up sitting outside and howling for me to come back. The ladies in the shop got a good laugh about it! I also picked up some Christmas presents while stopping in. Like I said, there's a gift for everyone here! Take the time to really enjoy it!

When I visited there, I felt the feeling of TIMELESS at the moment…read more Those wonderful woody galleries must be kept to protected forever more. So adorable and beautiful, astonish, amazing gallery to visit at least once.

We absolutely love this gallery and have purchased several pieces! Amazing art by some amazing…read morelocal artists. They have a variety of different fine art with scenery from Mackinac Island that you can take home with you. Looking forward to coming back during our next trip to see the new paintings by the artists represented at this gallery. The staff is very nice. Place is very warm and inviting. Highly recommend a visit.

We stopped at their Surrey Hill outlet, during our Carriage Tour of the Island…read more This shop has a nice selection of items to browse and explore. We indulged in purchasing some of their postcards. All and all, this little operation offers a pleasant diversion, while transferring carriages.

We took a trip to Mackinac Island last summer and my husband and I got a couple of coffee mugs. I…read moregot one with lilacs on it, because they were my grandmothers favorite flower and one of my favorites. I LOVED my mug. But I accidentally dropped it in the sink and broke it. My husband hopped online and ordered me a new one. Two days later it arrived, but this one was broken at the handle. He emailed them, and a few days later we got a new one, wrapped in bubble wrap, surrounded by shipping peanuts, and in tact! Even during the COVID pandemic, they got me not one, but two mugs, within a week. We will be continuing to visit this shop when we visit the island in the future. Thank you so much for the wonderful customer service!

What a find! This…read moreis a cute little gift shop featuring lots of home decor and Mackinac Island related merchandise. If you're interested in Lilac Festival or Somewhere in Time memorabilia, then this is the place for you. It's largely geared to women, with the emphasis on jewelry, clothing and home decor, with a bit of nautical-themed and Northern Michigan type souvenirs, like some of the other gift shops located in Mackinaw. Unlike most of those, Sophia's doesn't cater to the typical tourist, selling a glut of the same coffee mug, t-shirt and fudge as everybody else. It's more of a home decor/jewelry gift shop instead of a tourist destination. In other words, there were no cheap "Made in China" plastic souvenir lighthouses and run of the mill "Up North" bumper stickers in sight. Heck, it even has a row of white rocking and Adirondack chairs out front for guests to relax in, reminiscent of the Grand Hotel on the island. After a day of shopping, who doesn't want to rest their feet? It takes quite awhile to see everything in this store. I really love Lilac Festival (held each spring on Mackinac Island) and have been there for it a few times, so I was pleased to see so much gear devoted to it. I've been collecting the official Lilac Festival posters that come out each season for years now, so I picked up this year's edition here for $10. They had some previous year's Lilac Festival artwork available on clearance and I snagged one from a year that I didn't have yet for a few bucks as well. There was a huge selection of both costume and handmade jewelry, many pieces of which were priced between $40-$60 each. I thought that was reasonable. I loved the Parisian motif of the home decor, including trunks, signs, wall art, candles and more. I fell in love with a cute faux-vintage sign that was simply marked, "Love the Journey." I'm still kicking myself for not buying it when I was there. Ugh. Prices are moderate, considering this is a gift shop in a tourist town where the prices on the most mundane items are jacked up, no matter what. The customer service was great. The cheery lady behind the counter helped me locate the Lilac Festival poster I wanted and chatted me up about my travel plans, where I was from, etc. She was both friendly and helpful, but not in a fake, tourist town way. The only problem seemed to be with the store's inability to run a "chip" credit card. It had to be processed multiple times and eventually run with the pin code to complete the transaction. It was a problem we experienced at several of the smaller gift shops around Mackinaw City. Unfortunately (or fortunately), I have three "chip" cards in my wallet, so it's a problem when the store doesn't have "chip reader" capability. It was weird and kind of a drag, but it didn't deter me from shopping here. FYI If you have a "chip" credit card, beware, because it might take a few minutes to complete your transaction!

Very cute shop with Patagonia clothing on one side and miscellaneous housewares on the other. It…read morehas a lot of one of a kind items that's a must see.

Great little store in Les Cheneaux. High quality merchandise. A wide selection of Patagonia…read moreclothing, kids clothes and toys, jewelry and other fine gifts. Worth a stop in if you are in the area.

"Don't know much about history But I do know that I love you…read moreAnd I know that if you love me too What a wonderful world this would be" (Sam Cooke) If local history is your thing, you'll surely love the wonderful world that awaits you at the Museum of Ojibwa Culture. For example, you can stroll around in scenic Father Marquette Park with displays about his life. On the Museum grounds is the site where Marquette's French Jesuit Mission was located, where he lived, and where he was buried. Marquette established the French mission around 1671 as the area became a center of the flourishing fur trade. The old St. Ignace Mission is beautiful. Around the grounds, I saw plenty of displays of the area's Indian heritage, stylized statues of a Medicine Man, Indian Maiden, and several stuffed animal displays alongside plaques of the animal's Indian name. So if you're ever engaged in a bar bet about the Ojibwe name for a deer, you can confidently say "Wawashesh'she". There's also plenty of indoor and outdoor exhibits to grab a glimpse of Ojibwa culture and the lifestyles of the Huron Indians. Walking the Museum's beautiful grounds was relaxing, peaceful, and very educational.

One of the best museums I've ever been in! Don't be fooled by its size; the content is well…read moredisplayed with explanations that take time to read but make the exhibits much more meaningful. Gift shop is Native American based, not cheap knick knacks. Don't know how this museum is able to be open with no admission, so please be sure to donate generously.