Sune's Grocery is THE place to buy groceries on Drummond Island. No, really. It is THE place. There is no other grocery store on the island. Oh, you can buy some groceries at the party store, but this is the only full-service grocery on Drummond.
Full-service does not mean big, like the stores you may be used to in Detroit or Chicago or Lansing, or any other large city. Sune's serves a year-round population of 1,200, and maybe up to 3,000 at the height of tourist season. It is basic, but complete. You can get what you need here. Vacationers can find some of the extras they need. Sune's does stock items that I believe mostly visitors care about. For example: vegan cookies? I happen to like them, but I doubt that the great majority of year-round residents care that their cookie treats are vegan.
I'm writing this as a visitor, so I can't describe how a full-time resident likes or dislikes Sune's. For me, it was great. It had what our little group needed and even a lot of what we wanted. You get in and out quickly.
The store hasn't been modernized in many a year. In fact, it looks a lot like stores did when I was a kid. The aisles are kind of narrow. The lighting could be better. The flooring has seen better days. So what? Sune's does the job. You see that I am giving Sune's 5 stars. This store is what it is, and makes no claims to pretensions or yuppie extravagance.
Of course, Sune's is on an island. Prices may seem high to you. They certainly are higher than hat you get in your local modern supermarket, in the city. Transportation and distance play a role in costs. Vacationers should bring their own food, if they're concerned about costs. They can always pick up the straw item they've forgotten, or decided they absolutely must have.
I like Sune's, and I like the people who work at Sune's. I kind of hope they don't modernize the physical plant. It makes me feel, a little bit, like I'm revisiting a fondly-remembered but long-gone place. But hey, if they do modernize, I am sure they'll still have the good selection and nice people work there read more