GReat little art studio, gallery, instruction and venue for local artists and musicians! THe owner…read moregoes out of her way to be personable, and provides a great venue for many arts in the area!

The taxidermy museum here was small but well put together. There's a wide variety of animals and…read moreother objects to see. There's fur to touch things to read. I especially enjoyed the small task at each exhibit, such as the find the arrowhead or find the chipmunk. Very neat.

I've been coming to the Spirit of the Woods museum since I was a little kid, around 15 years, and…read moreit is one of the highlights when I come to Elk Rapids! The opportunity to learn and see taxidermy and how the animals would look in their natural habitat is unmatched. The owners are both knowledgeable and will take time to answer any questions you may have. I love the sounds that play as you walk throughout and the different readings you can look at. The gift shop, although not to my taste, has some great and interesting finds you won't see at any old gift shop in ER. I wish there were more Guntzviller's specific items, because I come for the museum and can't afford any of the taxidermy myself (yet).

While we were in the area on vacation, we went specifically for the Lego Carnival. Having lived in…read moreTraverse City for a few years [about 15 years ago] I was glad to see the old library being used for something interesting, but it wasn't QUITE as exciting as the word "carnival" might make it seem. There were about three rooms of pre-constructed Lego buildings/objects (one case had things like a bra, telephone, cell phone, and safety pin) which of course the kids aren't allowed to touch and then a play area that contained the Lego tunnel (which was basically a single L-shaped section built from big wooden Lego-looking pieces) that took five seconds to crawl through, the big Lego block building area, the building area with a bunch of plastic bins of random Lego pieces on tables to build cars (or whatever else), and the ramp to test your cars. It really wasn't very exciting to look at...as an adult...but our son (and all the kids there) LOVED IT. So for that reason alone it gets four stars. I can't quite give it five stars because it's definitely not "as good as it gets" but for a smallish town it's pretty cool. And a great way to get out of the heat for a few hours. :) My husband and mother-in-law looked around the rest of the museum and I briefly looked at the rock display (to see what kind of rocks are found around the state) and it doesn't take long since it's not that big. We were there for just under two hours.

Spent $5 to get in, kids were entertained for 3 hours. We went in the summer when they had a huge,…read moreinteractive Lego exhibit. They had models designed and built by experts to look at, but they also had tons of Legos for the kids to play with. They also have a huge vat of cherry pits (large enough for 5 kids to play in at once) which is there year round. It's also just a cute little museum about Traverse City history in a beautiful location. Definitely recommend if you're in T.C. and you have a couple of hours to kill and some kids that need entertaining.

No books for me today, but it wasn't cause they don't have good ones. This was an exploratory…read moremission. There's many books, or many genres. There are adorable tote bags, and hey, snacks! Check it out!

A good little local gallery and supply shop. Prices are high for what is offered; better…read moreselections at the newest gallery open on South US 31. Framing quality is really good, but again, prices are on the high side.

Cool art that is beyond unusual, enlightening, cheery, as it inspires customers to gather all the…read moreseemingly useful materials at home that you don't know what can be created. In an art fair full of uniqueness and cool art, the Palmer's art caught my attention first. This artist shows how with some sheer artistic ability, something I immediately want for my walls can be made using fused glass, mosaics, miscellaneous metals and all kinds of objects made into fish type things. The focus of artists Stephen and Raenette Palmer are fish sculptures and fish designs - brightly colored fish sculptures that are as cool as an ocean breeze, and at (art) fair prices.

Variety of prints including animals, water scenes, forest scenes, and more. Not sure why this…read moreplace is called 'the wooden gallery,' I think it may have something to do with the frames. Note: some items in the hallway are 1/2 price.

I have had several prints done here. EXCELLENT work ! It will EXCEED your expectations ! Mike is…read morevery easy to work with and will do whatever it takes to give you the best experience possible. YOU WON'T BE SORRY ! I much prefer this process to glass, easy to maintain and the colors are very vibrant.

If I could give this place 10 stars I would!…read more This is quite simply the most stimulating museum experience that I've ever had in my life! The theme of the museum is that it's basically a walk-through the history of the technology of the reproduction of music. It is a guided tour that takes about an hour and a half, and it consists mainly of hearing about the history and development of the technology. And all of the pristine musical instruments are played for you. It is just a delight ! Clean well kept informative, exciting stimulating I just can't think of enough words for this place and I just want more people to know about it. The highlights are a player piano that plays Rhapsody and blue exactly the way George Gershwin would've played it And then a completely operating organ that would've been used (and was used) during the silent movie era This place is just so fun ! I was so happy after I visited and can't wait to come back hopefully for a special event so I can see a silent movie with the appropriate accompaniment! Worth every dime of admission ! They also take donations, so please give generously!

My Detroit to Michigan tour brought me here. Had a nice personal tour where the lady gave us…read morehistory of the Museum and played handful of old time Musical instruments like the pianos and organs. One self playing instrument was a combo duet between a violin and piano in a juke box. Truly amazing! This Pianoforte website explains well, "What is a Self-Playing Piano? Also known as player pianos or Pianolas, older style self-playing pianos uses a pneumatic or electro-mechanical mechanism to play pre-programmed music on your piano using perforated paper or metallic rolls. The keys would move up and down as if the piano were playing by itself." So you can imagine how the piano player was eliminated as a job performer to these new type of jukeboxes and self playing pianos. This little Museum is quite a little hidden gem that you would just pass by on the main road on to your next destination. The state of Michigan, the land of cherries and historical unique musical instruments! Well worth the stop.