North Bound Antiques is one of the best antique stores between Elk River and Grand Rapids…read more I've been to North Bound Antiques many times. I think my wife and I have been to nearly EVERY antique store (close to & adjacent to Highway 169) between Elk River and Grand Rapids. Let me tell you, there are some horrible stinkers that call themselves antique stores. But North Bound is easily one of the best...if not THE best of them all. North Bound is technically a "mall" with many vendors. But they're way above average with some fantastic vendors. They could hold their own with any antique mall in Minneapolis and St. Paul. And the building is a lot bigger than it looks from the outside. The best vendors seem to be in the front of the store. These are the ones that have the biggest, rarest, and most expensive items. Be prepared to fork out some dough if you want to buy something big and rare. They have brand-new hand-made crafts of different kinds peppered throughout the store too. Some of the larger lawn & garden type items are displayed outside. -Daddy Maxx Retro

A must stop! This shop has it all. From apparel, fudge, Amish popcorn, soda, magnets, planting…read morepots, metal signs, outdoor gardening items to rotating seasonal items, you can't go wrong. Come here to get your house inspired or to simply browse. Bonus: Don't forget to check out the discount shed outside. My family and I visit here frequently and it has become a time to bond together as we check out the ever changing space (this time the check out table moved to a completely different location and there was a bigger gardening section added). Each aisle of the store offers its own flair so you can be here for a good hour just to ensure you don't miss anything. Stop back when you can because seasonally, items change. I would say this store is a mix between Patina, Home Goods and a thrift shop. While a majority of the items are brand new, there is a very small section with gently used items such as rustic hand tools, records, teacups, and home decor. Enjoy! This place is a gem!

Best place ever! Unique one of a kind stuff that's great for the house, gardens, and gifts! Also,…read morethis store is the reason we are the proud new owners of 8 silkie chickens.

Worth the stop - 4 stars…read more Pine Creek is an antique store right on the main drag in the old town part of North Branch. It's a lot bigger than it looks like on the outside. The whole thing is shaped like a giant "L" and it actually has 2 separate entrances. This is a traditional mall type antique store with multiple vendors. The store also has quite a few "house" items that are owned by the store. The reason I know this is because the item I picked wasn't marked and they happened to mention that it's a house piece when they were trying to figure out the price. The shop is well organized, clean, and displayed nicely. The prices all seem super reasonable. And the staff members are nice people. I had a pleasant chat with the owners about the long history of the building...very interesting. One of the main things I like about this place is it actually has antiques! There are very few new items. By far, nearly everything is what I'd consider antique or vintage. One notable exception is a vendor that seems to be preoccupied with Christmas items, most of which looked like modern products. Not my thing but I suppose there are people that dig this. Thumbs up! -Maxx

136 Vintage is a fun and even educational store to browse. I always love going there, especially…read morewhen I have an out of the ordinary gift need. It's a fun treasure hunt every time, and I love great choices for a treasure hunt for those I love and desire to bless with a special and unique gift, or for my home.

Definitely an above average antique mall - 4 stars…read more 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!

The ice cream alone is fantastic. The owners are lovely. We ended up purchasing some homemade Mora…read moremagnets and a Christmas ornament and a few antiques as a way of remembering this lovely city. This is exactly the kind of place that has a small town feel with people who make you feel right at home. If we ever make it back to MN, we'll be swinging by here to have some ice cream and catch up with these delightful shop owners.

Awesome small town place to buy just about everything. Great antiques, collectibles, crafts of all…read morekinds, some foods like jams and honey and chocolates, some furniture (and they even have a guy who makes custom furniture very reasonably), home décor items, and much more. They even have a bike shop that sells and services bikes and an ice cream station in the front. They have something for everyone with great prices to boot. The owners are friendly and helpful. My wife and I go in there lots as new stuff is always coming in!

This is an average antique, vintage, collectibles mall - 3 stars…read more My first (and only) visit: this place is pretty mediocre by my tastes. The first floor is - about - half vintage stuff and half modern collectibles & nick knacks. Of course, they have the ever-present lame area featuring Christmas items year round...even in July. This one is right in front. I don't know why I always seem to find these areas in antique/vintage shops but it seems ubiquitous - I can't seem to escape it! I HAVE seen shops with very cool, legitimately antique Christmas items. But sadly, that's not the case here. The basement is mostly real legitimate antiques. There were far more interesting pieces down there. But nothing really knocked my socks off. On the other hand, on the positive side, nothing was very expensive either. You won't break the bank shopping here. I don't know why I have a fondness for those 22" antique framed photos in oval frames with bubble glass but I find them fascinating. I saw several cool ones downstairs and they were only in the 50 buck range. I usually see price tags of 100 dollars (and up) for these things, depending on the photo. On the day of my visit, the customer service was pretty pathetic and non-existent. I counted 5 people behind the counter and one old timer (customer?) leaning on the counter, talking everyone's ear off. No one could be bothered to greet me or ask if they could help me to find anything. I even interrupted them to ask a question, and I still had to wait & they all acted like I was bothering them. Yet, my pocket was full of cash. Oh, well. I left empty handed and underwhelmed. I might have...might have...bumped them to 4 stars if the customer service was awesome. I'm not a hater but I have to call it the way I see it in my humble opinion. I'm calling it as - not great and not bad - just okay. -Maxx

The staff were very friendly, and I enjoyed going to this antique shop. Everything was organized…read moreand well taken care of.