The ambience can't be beat! Fun little place to stop and have breakfast or lunch. There is also a…read moregood selection of essentials in the general store and some good touristy gift options. Everyone should stop at least once to experience it!

Always enjoyable. Filling breakfast and interesting atmosphere. This stops adds to the eclectic…read morevibe of the shore.

This is a nice little general store. They have a little bit of everything, including DVD rentals…read morefor local vacation rentals and hotels. A rarity these days. They have some fresh produce. Groceries. Fishing bait and tackle. Unfortunately, the day I want the coffee machine was not functioning. And the coffee shop next-door was not open mid week. It's a gas station too. Located right next to the post office in Lutsen. There's not much else around. They have some cold sandwiches that you can heat up in a microwave, but no grab and go hot food. No fresh pastries, or donuts, everything is premade and packaged. A decent store with some nice variety.

Great collection of things you need and gifts you want. From local sourced makers to standard…read moreproducts it is hard to leave. They have dvd rental and fishing gear too. Dog toys? Yes.

Giving this place short of a 5 star rating is beyond me…read more Amazing store with extremely reasonable prices, considering it is in the most remote part of Minnesota. It is not even a block away from the Canadian border. The store has such a big variety of items that we stayed there for over an hour just perusing. Extremely friendly staff which is a plus. If you are ever that up north, this should be on your list. P.S. their jerky is absolutely phenomenal and it is cheaper than the big box brand jerky.

They don't have any magnets or Tshirts that say Grand Portage on them. All the magnets say Canada…read moreon them even though the store isn't in Canada. There's a liquor store next door which I didn't go into. Great selection of Canadian candy!

On the way to our friends camping site, we stopped into the Dawson General Store…read morefor...Smashburgers. Yes, smashburgers. OMG, they are delicious!!! Double hamburger patties on homemade hamburger buns, pickle, onions and cheese. If you are in the area, you gotta stop in and have 1 (or 2 if you wish). Amazing service and friendly staff.

Great establishment! Lifesaver for local folks. Great management and staff! New owners are just…read morewhat we needed. They actually have stock of useful items.

From the owner: Crystal Beach Variety is a one stop convenience store/gas station. We have regular and diesel fuel,…read morea full compliment of convenience store and grocery items, fireworks, worms, lottery, ice cream (summer months), and we exchange 20, 30 and 100 pound propane tanks. We are also an LCBO agency store, as well as U-Haul and Purolator depot. The parking lot is large and can easily accommodate RV's and transport trucks. There is easy drive off, drive on access to the TransCanada highway.