Shop Local

Our local businesses need your support more than ever this Holiday Season. Shop: view the businesses below for unique gift ideas, special discounts, and curbside pickup. Eat: many of our restaurants offer delivery or take-out, click on the links for menus and specials. Stay: reserve your own room and find comfort by viewing our lodging options. Our businesses work hard to keep their staff and customers safe by implementing COVID-19 guidelines, please respect their policies so we can all make our holiday shopping experience safe. Thank you for shopping locally and supporting our region!

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Lamecker's General Store

Locally owned and operated general store, groceries, and hardware all in one store.

Granite Grinder Cafe & Gifts

The Granite Grinder Cafe & Gifts is a great choice whether you're looking to treat yourself to a delicious sandwich or a new scarf, book, or piece of home decor. The atmosphere is cozy and the staff is always friendly and helpful. Plus the coffee is hard to beat!

Classic Review

A great shop when you're looking for fashionable, affordable clothing and unique gifts.

NAPA Auto Parts - Madison

Auto parts, tools and equipment and many other items for heavy duty trucks, marine, and farming equipment.

Family Food

A quality grocery store with friendly staff.

Hardware Hank

Find household cleaners, small appliances, care care, yard care, tools, paint, and more.

Bradley D. Hall Studio

Artist Bradley D. Hall specializes in watercolors and hand painted linoleum block prints.

Net's Old Barn Antiques

Take a trip to the past! Antiques and collectibles, a wide variety of items to choose for yourself or someone close!

Benson Liquor Store

Lunch and supper, M-Sat, pizza, bar baskets, grill. Offsale available.

Runnings - Canby

Longtime chain retailer with a wide array of home & farm supplies & outdoor recreation equipment.

Folkestad Furniture

Family owned for over 90 years, you are sure to find the best furniture for a great price at Folkestad Furniture.

Montevideo Market

Bill's Supermarket is a full grocery store that also serves meals at the deli.

Billy Maple Tree's

Regional art, fair trade handicrafts, gifts.

Lewis Family Drug - Benson

Find gifts and collectibles in addition to your everyday drugstore needs.

Prairie Mercantile

Shop antiques and collectible gifts at the Prairie Mercantile.

Midwest Machinery

Midwest Machinery Co is a committed Ag, Turf, and Commercial dealership with a passion to assist our customer base with our products, knowledge, and support.

Reinvented Boutique

Check out this new boutique in downtown Appleton! You will find cute, trendy, affordable fashion for every age.

Thrifty White Drug - Montevideo

Find gifts and collectibles in addition to your everyday drugstore needs.

Moberg Meat Center

Butcher shop and more retail available.

Canby True Value

Appleton Hardware

Supplies, gifts and more are available at Appleton Hardware. Can't find what you want? Ask one of the amazing staff!

Fisher Furniture

Wonderful selection of quality furniture and home decor. Great gift items.

Gene Stukel Art

Artist Gene Stukel specializes in landscape photography of the Minnesota River Valley and beyond.

Monica's Apparel and Accessories

A boutique full of clothes, shoes, scarfs, jewelry, etc.

The Cellar Door

Features handcrafted items by local artisans & crafters. Consignment items available.

Lewis Family Drug - Appleton

Find a large selection of everyday essentials at an affordable price. Pharmacy is located here, as well.

Granite Falls Woodworks

Specializing in Custom Wood Products including Solid Wood Countertops and Bar Tops as well as anything made of wood and more.

J&S One-Stop

Serves pizza, sandwiches, and salads and is open Tuesday through Sunday.

Jim's Market

A family owned supermaket offering a fresh selection and a wide variety of trusted name brands.

Second Time Around Thrift Shop

Find quality used clothing, housewares, toys at Second Time Around Thrift Shop.

Gallery on First

Find gifts, prints, framing, collectibles, and more at Gallery on First.

House of Spirits

Find a variety of beer, wine, spirits, and more.

A&B Auto Parts

For all your vehicle needs.

Sewearables

Custom apparel store. Visit their storefront to find a variety of clothing, kitchen utensils, home décor, and more.

TAC Computers

Audio/visual equipment.

Almich's Market - Granite Falls

Almich's is a full grocery store with a deli.

Porter Cafe & Grocery

A great place to pick up a few items, or stop in for a bite to eat in Porter.

Mojo's Boutique

Every day is a fashion show & the world is your runway so let MoJo's Boutique be your one stop shop for unique and fashionable men's and women's clothing and accessories!

NAPA Auto Parts - Canby Auto Parts

Find auto parts, tools and equipment and many other items for heavy duty trucks, marine, and farming equipment.

Odden & Zimbelman TV & Appliance

Appliances, fireplaces, mattresses and more.

Moonstone Farm and Broodio 1

The Broodio Farmstay at Moonstone offers privacy, quiet, a continental breakfast; a touchstone to sustainable agriculture, and the rural renaissance; green; cozy; includes a vineyard and beach.

Mind Your Business

Art supply gifts and photo processing.

Country Butcher

Retail meats, meat cutting and deer processing.

High Voltage Spa

Not only is it a hair salon, but it's also a clothing and jewelry boutique!

Runnings - Benson

Farm and outdoor equipment, workwear, gardening tools, pet supplies, and more.

JGL Ceramics

Artist John George Larson specializes in wood-fired functional and sculptural ceramics made from southwest Minnesota clay.

Madison Lutheran Home Gift Shop

Unique gift items.

Almich's Market - Clara City

Great grocery store with a wide variety of products.

Zosel's True Value Hardware

Trestuen Gallery & Studio

Maple woodwork, acanthus carvings, carved dragons, embellished roof line. It is my privilege to add my color & desings in a beautiful gallery setting. Karen Jenson's studio.

Tokheim Stoneware

Wheel-thrown stoneware, paintings, prints, traditional Norwegian knives and silver spoons made by Lucy and Gene Tokheim at their studio near Dawson, Minnesota.

Do-Mats Family Foods/Deli

DoMat's is a full grocery store that also serves lunch and supper at the deli.

The Meat Shoppe

The Meat Shoppe is a great butcher shop in Granite Falls. They make delicious sausages, have great cuts of meat, and will even do processing.

Korthuis Jewelry & Gifts

Korthuis has a diverse selection of unique jewelry and gift items, plus they also specializes in clock and watch repair. Additionally, engraving is done on the premises. Korthuis provide personalized and knowledgeable customer service lending to an authentic experience.

Al's Mercantile

Al's Mercantile is a Hardware Hank Store. Offering a wide variety hardware, lawn equipment, paint, tools, and more.

The Flower Basket

This is an excellent full service flower shop, nursery, and greenhouse. Delivery is available in the town of Benson and surrounding areas.

Heather Nursery & Floral

Find handcrafted gifts and collectibles, as well as floral arrangements at Heather Nursery & Floral in Dawson.

The Meat Center

Find a wide variety of house smoked products including brats, hot dogs, summer sausage, sticks, jerky, bologna, and more. Custom processing offered.

Prasada Boutique

Fashionable women's boutique.

Jim's Clothing

Apparel and accessories. See them for your custom designing.

Don's Food Pride

In addition to being a great grocery store, Tim's also has a deli counter, Chester fried chicken, and other daily specials.

Knob Hill Arts

Artist Kerry Kolke-Bonk specializes in watercolor and encaustic paintings, eco-printing on silk, cards, and prints.

Nelson Rexall Drug

Pharmacy and gifts.

Tim's Food Pride

In addition to being a great grocery store, Tim's also has a deli counter, Chester fried chicken, and other daily specials.

Salty Heifers Off Sale

Offering a nice selection of off sale alcoholic beverages.

Jubilee Foods

A full grocery store with a deli.

A to Z Letterpress Printing

Hand printed linoleum block prints, calendars, stationary, framed prints, and card sets made by the artist, Andy Kahmann.

Thrifty White Drug & Gifts - Madison

Gifts and collectibles are available in addition to your everyday drugstore needs.

Clarkfield Hardware Hank

A great hardware store in Clarkfield.

Darold's Super Valu

Darold's Super Valu is a full grocery store that also serves lunch and supper at the deli.

Bergen's Prairie Market

Artisan foods, gifts, groceries and more at Bergens.

Milan Village Arts School

The Milan Village Arts School, founded in 1988, is a non-profit, member supported organization dedicated to promoting the arts. Each year, the school hosts a diverse range of classes, reflecting the rich heritage of arts within the community. Although traditional Scandinavian Folk Arts have been the foundation of the school, classes are also offered in the fabric, book, silver and other mediums.

Go Set Ready Coffee

Fulfill all your coffee needs at Go, Set, Ready Coffee! One of the most famous and tasty coffee spots in the area.

Stella + Poppy

Stella + Poppy is an artisan line of small batch, handcrafted natural home & beauty products.

Breen's Thrifty White Drug - Benson

Find gifts and collectibles in addition to your everyday drugstore needs.

Basketry by Claire

Artist Claire Swanson specializes in reed baskets in a range of shapes, sizes, styles, and hand-dyed colors.

Dawson Liquor Store

A city owned and operated off sale liquor store with great deals and friendly staff.

Korthuis Jewelry

Clarkfield Outdoors

A clothing manufacturer specializing in hunting clothes for men, women, and children. They offer camouflage garments in several patterns, warm and cold weather items, as well as some casual outdoor attire. They offer wholesale items and some retail items, to both dealers and individuals.