Shoe store and tourist shop. Frames, wind chimes, candy and Tshirts. Tried to be friendly to…read morecounterwoman but she's nasty to me! Bought coffee that says "Proudly Made in Michigan" - but clerk says it's from Wisconsin. Review: 2

My wife and I shopped at the Teysen's Gifts on 7/16. We purchased a pair of Minnetonka slippers…read morefor myself and a Switchables night light combo for her. Together these items totaled over $107 dollars. THE BAD: While looking at the Switchables, an older, small framed female store associate with black glasses (I think) came up to us and said "May I HELP you?" in a very condescending tone. The reason for the tone was that we wanted to purchase the floor model Hummingbird ornament, and I was simply crouching down and looking in the cabinet below the Switchables display for the proper empty box, so that we would be appropriately charged. I explained to this unfriendly female associate what I was doing, and at that point she simply gave my wife and I a sour disapproving look and then brusquely brushed by us, making physical contact with my wife, and went through a door into a back office. Not once did she acknowledge or apologize for the "bump". If it wasn't for this last part, trust me - I wouldn't necessarily be on here sharing this. But I think that truly crossed the line of good store etiquette. I apologized for helping myself to the lower cabinet to look for the proper box, but in this day and age of ever increasing self-service, I didn't think I was necessarily being out of line. And for the record, my wife and I are middle-aged, decently dressed, middle class people - not your typical problematic customers. THE GOOD: In contrast, we had an EXCELLENT experience with Teysen associate Kelly, who assisted me with the slipper purchase, and encouraged us to go into the gift store to look for additional items in the first place. Kelly is definitely an asset to Teysen's, unlike how I perceive the older employee described above, based on our one encounter with her. EPILOGUE: I submitted this same information to the Teysen staff via their website on 7/16, but as of today 7/25 I have received no response. This post isn't meant to embarrass the store - but to inform them of a situation I'm sure they'd definitely want to know about.

Every artist that has artwork in this gallery has to live within an hour's drive of the gallery,…read morewith a few exceptions. They have everything from arts and crafts to fine art; sculpture, glasswork, pottery, woodworking, photos, paintings and more! The prices are VERY reasonable and they have a lot of small items for those visiting the area. Most items are original, although they do have a few artists who sell prints. One guy is blind and his paintings are awesome! The gallery is owned by a local family from the Bliss area and they are really supportive of their local community. It's a local gallery done right!

A fun gift shop featuring some of our local cryptids, along with a silly but fun haunted house with…read moreexhibits featuring local myths and legends. If you like roadside attractions, you'll probably enjoy this!

10/10 would recommend. We have been to Mackinaw City every year and have never been to this gem…read more Great family fun for all ages, yes even a teenager!! The walk through attraction was so much fun! Great gift shop too!! Gift for everyone.

We all lived this place. My kids didn't know at first if they would like it but my teen and…read moreelementary aged kids ended up loving it as much as the adults did. It is only $5 a person to enter and we spent a good hour in here just looking at all the details. Definitely worth the price!

Wacky is right! So is weird, funky, funny, kitschy, and educational.... This small inexpensive…read moremuseum ($5) is a real hoot! I am glad I saw this on the Roadside America website. I had been to an all frog version of a place like this in Croatia for alot more money and there they didn't allow photography. This place has a totally different vibe from the friendly artist owners who greet you. Very creative dioramas of taxidermied mice in all types of activities along with many other wild animals in interesting scenarios. There are also many descriptions on the history of taxidermy and past artists. This is a must stop if you enjoy weird Americana.

Wow there is some truly impressive photo art here. They are on multiple sizes of print. They have…read morethem in canvas, in medium and large sizes. Lastly on printed glass. The prices are pretty fair. The prices range from $28 to hundreds of dollars. The photos seem to be mostly Northern Michigan. From Northern Light to a Crane with her baby. From pictures of Pictured Rocks to dew on a flower. I wish I could have purchased a whole bunch of them. The service was laid back and very friendly. Overall 5 stars.

On December 10, 2021, Two kids see a photo, my brother asks the clerk if we can buy it as a…read moreChristmas present. Clerk tells us it is a 16x24 copy of a photo. We ask for smaller size but clerk says if we want it for Christmas we have to buy this one as there is no time for small copy in time for Christmas. He offers to prep the gift. We get to checkout and are charged $305.28 for a copy of a photograph. We give every penny to the clerk who neither explains this is purchasing "artwork", nor does he explain the owner has differing refund policies or what they are, nor explains purchasing a Christmas gift before Christmas voids the refund policy because the gift falls outside a window that is not identified as a returnable gift, nor whether a 14 calendar days, or 14 business days, nor if there are exceptions for holidays. But the owner himself today states in writing through social media to guardians that he does have a return policy then changes his opinion later stating failed to meet his changing criteria. I met that criteria as his business was closed for state holiday on Christmas. We returned to the store with the unopened print and witnesses within a couple days of Christmas on 12/29/2021. The clerk wanted to issue a refund but the owner on the phone said no. The owner further refused our request to talk to him on the phone, causing the clerk to be caught between opposing "policies". The clerk then asked to issue an (unwanted) store credit, but the owner said the equipment was broken and said I had to leave the print behind with contact info stating he would get back to us. Instead I went back and retrieved the print after initially leaving it there after realizing they gave me no receipt and no documentation of his agreement over the phone, and now could not trusted leaving the paid for, unopened print behind. Owner contradicted his own staff and his own "policies". At the end of the 12th day, I have a legitimate return today, 12/29/2021. Returned to store after opening on 12/30/2021 and again owner refused to speak to us on the phone. All receipts, timeline and accounting of this wretched experience is truthful. The clerk/owner knew the copy of a photo was a Christmas gift and they wrapped it for that purpose, so why not disclose that the gift bought before the holiday would not be honored as a return in their store's first open days immediately after the holiday? The business deserves the new, unopened print. I deserve a refund. Logan KM Our experience stands in truth. Lisa KM Petoskey, MI

Don't go here. Machines never hit once. lost my money within 15 minutes. Say away you will not winread more

Hidden in the side of the parking lot on Nicolet St. is the small Odawa Casino. It had 120 slot…read moremachines but no table games. There is no food to be bought within the casino but coffee, tea, and pop are available free. There are numerous penny machines with the cheapest bet being twenty five cents. There are other denomination slot machines.

We enjoyed it. We…read morearrived late morning in mid-June. The wind was calm and the temps were in the high 60s/low-70s. We toured the indoor area, then stepped outside and started out walk to the Fort. There were several things to see on the walk between the park and the lakeshore. Once we reached the fort, we visited all the buildings and exhibits, in the order suggested by the site map. Through the displays and the short movies, we learned a lot about the pre-colonial and colonial history of the upper midwest. For the cost ($15.25 per adult), it's a great way to spend several hours, learn quite a bit and do so at a low cost.

Very scenic, Beautiful beach with lots of places to swing by…read moreand learn more about the area stopped by on my way bk home and enjoyed my time here

If you were at all interested naval history are you just love seeing ships? This is a must see…read more Completely worth the money.

We had a wonderful visit and tour. The guides were helpful and kind. The history behind the ship…read morewas intriguing. My 15 yr old and 11 yr old both loved it. Well worth the price of admission. We spent about an hour on the self guided tour.

This museum is inside of a pizza place and is completely free! We just got cheese bread because we…read moredidn't know it was a pizza place and ate beforehand. The cheese bread was good and we will eat dinner here next time. They probably had the friendliest staff we encountered while in town.

A Must "Bookmark" in Mackinaw City, before or after Pizza!…read more After many annual October Fall visits to Mackinaw City, I was pleased to have visited this Michigan Historical Museum on October 19, 2019. It is located upstairs above the pizza business MaMa Mia's therefore my idea was to walk off my delicious pizza lunch, read and learn about the history in the building of the Mighty Mackinaw Bridge. This museum is phenomenal about the history in the building of the Mackinaw Bridge 1954-1958. When walking upstairs there are walls and walls of photos naming the many dedicated, skilled, talented iron workers. Their used equipment of helmets, work gear, tools and details is emotional too at the same time to see and read. They faced their dangerous jobs daily before, during and after the completion plus a few deaths did occurr throughout the construction. Free Admission Free Movie is played for your history lesson while relaxing in comfortable chairs as well. I wrote down facts and information last year to help my review.. :-) There was 11,000 International Iron Workers, other tradesmen, and engineers that were dedicated, hard working and skilled employees to start the construction ground breaking on May 7, 1954. They all risked their lives daily, weekly and monthly for three years on the job before opening the bridge to traffic on November 1, 1957. (During the construction in the 1950's five men died) The Mackinaw Bridge construction went on into 1958 with 3,500 workers, 895,000 structural and blueprint drawings. They used: 71,300 tons of steel 42,000 miles of cable wire 931,000 tons of concrete 4,851,700 steel rivets 1,016,600 steel bolts and over 90,000,00 dollars The metal structure is one of eight land based survey towers, which were used along with six water based towers. My review plus photos, describes only half of this business. A guest needs to make a trip to Michigan and put on your list of places to visit this "Mackinaw Bridge Museum" for yourself. Then afterwards take a drive over the Mackinaw Bridge to see, feel and understand the history of how the bridge was built. I enjoy it yearly in the Summer or Fall! :-) I will always look forward to visiting this museum when in Mackinaw City, in case I missed a part of the history story. Then to remember, reflect, honor those past brave and talented Iron Workers that dedicated their lives to build The Mighty Mackinaw Bridge!