Category: Shopping

Camping is a very popular activity in the Bear River Heritage Area. Here you can purchase locally made canvas tipis, tents and camp supplies. Red Hawk made the world’s largest tipi for use at the Salt Lake City 2002 Winter Olympics. They also specialize in making reproduction tents that are…

Local Mom and Pop grocery store. Mike Jensen and his dad Reed bought the place in 1972 and ran the grocery store together. Today, Mike features a custom butcher counter, grocery, deli, wines and produce. The building, built in 1954, has always been in use as a grocery or general…

Family-owned since 1904, this store was known as Theurer’s (pronounced “Tire’s”). It is now named Julie's Marketplace. They sell groceries, hardware items, and they also have a custom butcher shop. It is a local favorite for residents of Cache Valley.

In the town that celebrates Black and White Days (named after black and white Holstein cattle) to honor dairy farming in Cache Valley, Casper’s Malt Shop makes delicious dairy treats, including Casper’s famous Fat Boy ice cream sandwiches and Casco ice cream sundaes on a stick. The production plant location…

Stylish Fabrics opened in the 1960s, supplying patterns and fabric for clothing. Today, the shop specializes in fabric and batting for quilt making, a well-developed local craft. Their inventory is so complete and high quality that they have many out-of-state customers who send for materials here. Stylish Fabrics also sells…

This business has been owned by the same family since it was founded in 1929. The intermountain area, with its dry climate, is considered one of the best areas for production of low-moisture honey that stores well. A glass observation hive on the premises allows visitors to watch the bees…

London Drug is independently owned and operated. They offer the same quality products and value prices of chain drug stores. Established in 1950, this is the place to get frozen homemade pie dough for perfect pies!

This family-owned company was founded in 1966 by Edwin Gossner, a cheesemaker from Switzerland who came to Cache Valley to start a cheese business because he felt the conditions here were ideal, similar to those in Switzerland. The company specializes in several varieties of cheese, plus shelf-stable milk-a form of…

Come pick your own fruit according to your discerning taste. Indulge your senses with decadent blackberries, raspberries, grapes, peaches and apples. Mt. Naomi Farms in Hyde Park is established on land that belonged to the Meikle family as far back as 65 years ago. Historically a dairy, the farm is…

This rich hand-dipped chocolate candy shouldn’t be missed! The company has been in business since 1914. A second location is in the Albertsons shopping center at 49 East 400 North, just north of Juniper Take-out and east of Zion's bank.

This old-time mercantile was owned by Mary and Kim Thomas, who took over the business from Kim's parents. The Swan Lake post office was inside and they had a large selection of fabrics and tools for quilting. The owners say that Thomas Mercantile has had the same phone number since…

Locally owned and operated for many years by local entrepreneur Jay Moyle, Papa Jay's grocery is now owned by his daughter, Mary, who continues the tradition of making her dad's famous homemade beef jerky. Jay always enjoyed talking about the history behind the drying of meats, and experimenting with making…

Discover what western life was like from 1820 to 1920 at this 160-acre living history center. Learn to spin wool, weave rugs, milk a cow or just enjoy the fresh mountain air and beautiful scenery on a wagon ride around the site. The center offers hands-on learning as you visit…

Lau Family Farms have been direct marketing grass-fed beef and lamb since July of 2004. John Lau is the fifth generation to live here, and his ancestors were one of four families sent by the Mormon Church to settle Soda Springs. The farm was established in 1882, and has received…

Dragongoose Farm is an interesting site, featuring an historic home and granary built in 1875. Settler Niels Bergeson planted a box elder tree around 1874 that is listed as a Utah Champion Box Elder. Part of the historic home was used as the Bergeson Maternity Home from 1939-1949. When you…

This farm and ranch supply business was founded in 1914, and has always housed dry goods or mercantile. J.M. Roylance bought it in 1919, and his son still runs it. Just strolling through the aisles of this 100+ year old building is an experience you wouldn't want to miss. The store stocks everything from…

This Utah Century Farm, established in 1904 by William Zollinger, a Swiss-German immigrant to Cache Valley, was  always known as a fruit farm throughout the years. William Zollinger established one of the first apple orchards in Cache Valley. When grandson Ron Zollinger took over the the management of the family…

Clarence Hughes runs this charming 1892 store, which was moved to the town park in Samaria to keep it from being torn down. It’s a popular hangout for school kids and farmers in the afternoon. He sells local crafts, cookbooks, candy and sodas, and has video rentals. Historic photos and newspaper…

This jailhouse, built in about 1870, was originally Bear Lake County Jail, and was located in Paris. About thirty years ago, the owners of Bear Lake Handicrafts moved the historic building to this site in St. Charles in order to help preserve its history and provide a home for the…

Anderson's Seed and Garden reflects local heritage not only because of the historic building in which it operates, but because of the agricultural community it has historically served. The building was constructed in the late 1880s and was originally Sydney Steven's Implement Company. In 1942, Anderson's Seed and Garden was…

In 1913 this building housed a doctor's office and general store. It has seen various owners and uses since then, until 1964, when Sam Krebbs bought the store and established Sam's Market, a mainstay in the community of Grace.

At Rockhill Creamery artisan cheeses are made with raw milk from the farm's Brown Swiss cows, using traditional artisan techniques. Located in Richmond, 12 miles north of Logan, the farmstead is listed on the National Historic Register, and was honored at the 2007 Utah Heritage Foundation Awards for best adaptive use of an…

This is the oldest drugstore in Idaho. Stop in for an old fashioned soft drink like iron port. The store sells gifts, cards, and historical book by local authors, along with the usual drugstore stock.

In business for 81 years, Idle Isle Candy offers hand-dipped chocolates made daily in the store. Stop by and taste the house specialty and best seller, the almond cream toffee ball.

Walton Feed has been in business since 1962 in Montpelier Idaho. They serve ranchers and farmers all over Idaho, Wyoming, Utah, and Nevada. Over the years they have made feed for everything from chickens to buffalo.

Beginning in September, local potato farmers sell their newly harvested potatoes in fifty pound bags. Watch for opportunities to buy real Idaho spuds at roadside stands often found along State Highway 34, near Grace, Idaho, or along US Highway 91 in Preston.

This nearly century old building was always used as a cooperative mercantile serving the folks of this remote northern Utah town of Grouse Creek. The small building was originally made of logs, then later tongue-and-groove siding was added. The owner runs the Grouse Creek Store in between school bus runs;…