A couple miles off the main drag in a teeny tiny town but worth the detour, especially if you love…read morecheese. A good amount of variety and brands to choose from. We bought three varieties - super sharp cheddar, smoked mozzarella, and bacon cheddar. When in Wisconsin, eat lots of cheese!

If you have a passion for cheese, or if you are randomly in rural northern Wisconsin and looking…read morefor something to do, definitely check out this cheese shop. You may or may not see a sign for it on the highway, and you may wonder where you're headed turning down rural roads into farm territory, but when you make it there you'll be surrounded by all the cheese in its most glorious form and in its natural setting, (close to some cows). A wide variety of cheeses...I want to say too many...but there's no such thing as too many cheeses...but if there were... Lots of local goods of both the grocery and souvenir variety. Cheese samples. Lots of cheese samples. Super friendly ladies who will give you cheese samples. Don't pass this up. Did I mention the cheese samples? I sincerely believe that if you dropped this place in the middle of a major city, that everyone would line up around the building to witness and then devour its cheesy goodness. If you drive past it you're making a mistake. Don't think twice. Just go.

Great fish and chips right on the bay. Good, friendly service. Would love to hang there when they…read morehave live music. Fun times!

Made a quick stop to see if they had some smoked fish spread/ dip and indeed they did. This is a…read moretiny shop and looked to have a decent selection of smoked fish but we were focused on the spread. We got the spread home and gave it a try. Unlike some fish spreads it was not full of filler or too much mayo. Perhaps some would think it is too dry but it was good to us. The flavor was pretty mild overall and not as much smoke as I like. Guessing the main ingredient is white fish which is very bland.

We had breakfast nearby & loved the local breakfast sausage made here at Jim's Meat Market. So…read morenaturally, we had to come here (and spend over $55-but well worth every penny). Locally sourced & made meat products. Excellent service! You can ask them about their products because they make them! Try the Landjager-you won't be disappointed! Pssssst...the secret ingredient for the breakfast sausage is mustard seed. So we had to buy breakfast sausage frozen for our home use!

Bought the most amazing beef tenderloin. Cut to perfection! The best pepper stick ever! Will…read morereturn to take things back to Florida!!!

We've been using this business for 3 years and wouldn't go anywhere else. The Koosman family is…read morehonest, friendly, and knowledgeable. You'll enjoy the experience and quality

This place is amazing! The shop sits right on the farm. The owners are super friendly and they have…read more beautiful steaks. They also sell pork and cheese. Their prices are very competitive and the quality of their products is second to none! I always stop and pick up something for dinner when I visit family in Michigan. I highly recommend this shop if you want premium quality meats and cheese without paying premium prices.

My sister and I made it a point to stop at this place to sample some of their baked goods while we…read morewere up in the northland in later October 2024. The afternoon we were there, it was extraordinarily blustery outside, with dirt being whipped around town as their major through road area was under construction. We parked our vehicle and walked a block or two to Coco, where we got a hot beverage to sip on while enjoying the hot blueberry turnover that had just come out of their oven. It was sooo delicious! Flaky pastry folded over generous, intensely-flavored blueberry filling. The experience brought me right back to childhood memories of eating the frozen ones made by Pepperidge Farms that you baked in the oven at home. It was the rare occasion that my mom bought a box or two of them (there were 4 per box, and there were 5 members in my family), most likely, when they were "on sale" at a local grocer. The decor inside the place was very colorful, quirky, funny, awesome! Will make it a point to visit this place again when I'm in the area!

On a recent girls trip, three out of the four of us had dairy and gluten intolerances so we made…read moresure to include Coco's on the way home, even going out of our way to get there. After waiting in line for 20 minutes, we were only then told that hot food would take nearly an hour. That's something the line should be updated on every few minutes so people can decide whether to wait or not. The staff were very kind and efficient, and the girls with intolerances were happy to see such a large variety of options. They definitely need a bigger space to handle weekend rushes, but I get it, small town charm. The food and drinks we had were pretty good and overall fine, aside from the wait and the last minute news about the hot food. Would recommend for the people with intolerances but keep in mind it might take a while!

We love smoked fish, and Lake Superior is definitely the place for it. Halverson Fisheries came…read morehighly recommended, and now we know why! You park out front, walk towards the back by the pier towards a green building to the back. As soon as you entered the door, you're greeted with a glass display full of fish, a handwritten whiteboard menu, and folks cleaning fresh catches right behind the counter. We grabbed some trout, including a brown sugar trout filet and chuck, the first time--so good! Not too salty and reasonable prices.

Stopped by here on the way to Bayfield, and it was so good that I stopped by again on the way back…read moreto the Twins. That was the 4th of July, and Halvorson's was open. Very reasonably priced smoked and fresh fish (whitefish, trout, chunk, salmon...) along the South Shore; very close to Meyers Beach and the mainland sea caves- a jawdroppingly gorgeous hike. And yes, did you know our Great Lakes have Pacific salmon in them? Halvorson's even sells whitefish livers, frozen and vacuum packed, or fresh in deli container, both $10/lb. Im fine being the only one excited about this :D Also, whitefish cheeks-- which some call freshwater scallops frozen and vac-packer. Best of all, Geri, who will ring up and pack your fish, is the sweetest sweetheart. We had bread and pickles and such to round out the sweet-n-salty smoked fish, picnicked right at the beach and went for a dip after-

Great co-op! I was in town for the weekend and stopped here on my way out of town. I will make a…read morepoint to go back when I'm in the area. Good selection!

Great customer service and good grocery selection. We bought snacks like cheese, sausage, and…read morecrackers and everything was good and fresh. Very friendly staff.

Year in and year out Russ Kendall's has the best smoked fish on the North Shore. I always say if I…read moredrive by without stopping I think my car might blow up!

I've been coming to Russ Kendall's since I was a kid during trips to the North Shore or BWCA. As I…read moregot older, I wasn't able to make it up here as often from KC, but a friend of mine took annual trips to the BWCA. I convinced him to stop here on his way back to KC and bring me 3-4 pieces of fish each time. They freeze great, and would be a special treat any time I'd get them out. I was recently able to get back to the North Shore, and it was exactly how I remembered it. The staff were friendly and helpful as well. Inside is small, but packed with lots of goodies. I got a large piece of salmon and some trout as well. I froze them, used pieces multiple times this fall with charcuteries or with smoked salmon dip. I brought the smoked salmon dip to a party, and it was gone almost immediately. Awesome fish, must stop. If you can't stop, twist someone's arm you know that is headed this way to bring you some back.

Incredibly friendly staff and was thrilled at the selection of smoked fish! My husband loves smoked…read moresalmon so when I saw the first billboard for Lou's fish house on the way back from Grand Marais, I knew as soon as it appeared I would be stopping in! I ended up getting a chunk of sugar salmon, Cajun salmon, and peppercorn steelhead. Surprisingly my husband enjoyed the sugar salmon the most, said it had incredible flavor, not too dry, and good variety across the different fishes

They have, I think, every kind of food you can think of, ok except sushi. We had Thai, Chinese, &…read moreItalian. All were very good. Another table had sliders. Said they were excellent. Owner is very nice. We wish him the best! It's a diner type place nice, but it is a diner type place.