Downtown Alpena, there is a cute boutique store with unique items and brand name housewares. A…read morelittle bit of everything can be found. Nice place to shop and then stop for a coffee or tea, sit and relax. Helpful employees.

This is no longer a gift shop unless you are gifting wine or cocktail items. It is an upscale…read morecocktail bar with multiple cozy conversation areas.

Lovely shop full of home goods and gift items. We didn't try the bar but want to go back to do so…read more Purchased some lovely clothing and gifts.

Great Michigan and Alpena apparel for the whole family. Some of the logos are similar to name brand…read moreones which is fun. The prices where very reasonable, and there was a 10% military discount.

Lovely little scrapbooking, paper and rubber stamps store with a very nice owner. It is in a…read moreshopping center I pulled into to look up motels on my phone internet/Yelp or I might not have seen it. And it is right next to a cross stitching supplies store. I found one stamp I had seen in San Diego and liked but it was out of stock so I just bought it here. And I got a little bottle of gold embossing powder. But the real find was about $20 worth of mostly used but some never used stamps at $1-3 each that she was selling to help someone else out. Can't resist a bargain. With the dearth of rubber stamp stores in Michigan, this was a real find. 102711 10/28/16--Here I am almost exactly 5 years later and again I pulled into this parking lot to look up the location of a local knit store LOL. I guess I'm destined to find this store and the one next to it that sells cross-stitch items. Unfortunately the cross stitch store was already closed since it was nearly 6 but I caught the lady in the scrapbooking store before she left for the day and we had a nice visit. I bought about 3 items at 30% off because she is having a going-out-of-business sale. I wish her the the best of luck in her next endeavor!

You'll find lots of unique items at this shop. I stop there everytime I'm in the area.read more

Traveling Ladders has to be one of the coolest home decor and vintage gift shops that I've been in…read moreto. The backdrop for this shop is a turn of the century drug store that has now been creatively repurposed to meet the needs of any shopper looking for new and some vintage home decor. My favorite part of this shop are the ladders that were used to access items on different shelves at one time. There are two of them made out of wood and cast iron hardware. The store has two levels with the main entry level consisting of mostly modern items that will fit in with the antique farmhouse look. In the back of the store towards the right, there is a set of stairs that will lead you to the upper level where you'll find a large selection of vintage items and household decor. Make sure to take the view once you make it to the balcony, as this is really incredible for what it is. The shop owners were friendly and had a pretty good working knowledge of the building itself. There is a lot of history displayed on the walls and shelves. You're going to need a few minutes to take it all in. If you love vintage decor and small gift items, I would definitely recommend you stopping in on your next visit to Alpena. You'll be glad you did.

I LOVE this store!!! They offer such a variety of artful and unique things for your home and gift…read moregiving! The old drugstore is still there with tall walls of old medicinal bottles and antique ladders to get to them. Just as it was way back when. But below... are TODAYS treasures!! So FUN! You will truly enjoy shopping this shop! Promise!!

Le fave pharmacy is one of the most efficient I have ever been to. The staff always greats you with…read morea smile and a friendly greeting. I love that they offer so many different services. They were very kind to my father when he had surgery and had to purchase a lot of things. The wait for your prescriptions refills is short.

Because I happened to be in the scrapbooking store next door, I saw this place and stopped in here…read moretoo. Sure enough I found three patterns I liked, reasonably priced, and arranged for a free pattern I liked to be sent to me since they were out of copies of it. The lady wouldn't even let me give her 50 cents for the postage. They also had both purple and lavender Aida cloth so I bought two pieces of each. If you like needlework you will probably like this store.

This is an awesome cross-stitch store. You can get numerous patterns, fabrics, threads and…read moreaccessories. The framer at this shop is incredible. He makes sure the designed is framed perfectly. I drive hours to leave him the projects I want framed, and it is always exceptional workmanship. If you are looking for a store where the owner actually stitches, this is your cross stitch store. I do wish there were weekend hours still.

I myself, a 14-year-old, live in Alpena and the Mall was a huge hit/hotspot to the town, and even…read morenow it's now Permanently Closed, the Mall will ALWAYS remain in our hearts as a nice memory... The Mall ran its course. The Mall is now in Mall heaven with all the other Malls that have died. :(

This mall tries, but there just isn't any real traffic, and Alpena isn't really a "mall town" it's…read moremore of a Walmart town. Nothing bad, I think people just prefer going to Walmart to get what they need.