November 29th is Small Business Saturday!

Before you go off looking for deals, first understand that 

cheap goods are not always the best deal. 

But also, remember to ask yourself this: 

Which stores are most likely to go away if not enough people shop in them? 

Then, ask yourself if you're okay with that. 

7 Days and Counting Down: The Peanut Peddler

Today's Positive Eye On Small & Local: 
The Peanut Peddler in Mount Clemens. 

If you want a real treat (or even just a snack), I recommend that you mosey on over to The Peanut Peddler (58 Cherry St). As I mention in the accompanying Tout snippet, they have far, far more than just peanuts. You can find all manner of different nuts, seeds, dried fruits, and trail mixes. My personal fave is the Cajun peanuts, but I have been know to grab cashews, pecans, or pistachios for recipes, too. They have so many different ways of packaging them, that it makes them great gifts. Just ask the girls at my doctor and dentist offices! They'll tell ya! 

Small Business Saturday! Shop Local and Shop Small!

Before you go off looking for deals, first understand that 

cheap goods are not always the best deal. 

But also, remember to ask yourself this: 

Which stores are most likely to go away if not enough people shop in them? 

Then, ask yourself if you're okay with that. 

My Haunts in Downtown Mount Clemens... in 15 Seconds!

That's right.
I am going to start at the corner of Walnut & New Streets, head west, turn south down the Cherry Street mall, then east on Macomb Place, until I turn to go north up Walnut, and end up right back where I started... and I will name my favorite places along the perimeter of that block as I go.
In just fifteen seconds.
Ready? Set...
Here I go!

What a Wonderful Wednesday!

The Mount Clemens Farmers Market will be next to the Anton Art Center in the Roskopp parking lot for just two more Wednesdays... today and September 18th,  from 3:00 - 7:00pm!

Parking is FREE for market patrons and always free after 6:00pm.

Didja know that you can get a 20% discount at Max & Ollie's Vintage Boutique just by running over there and telling them what you bought at the Farmers Market?

If that's not enough for you, Nashville in the Neighborhood will be having another FREE concert this evening on Macomb Place, between Pine Street and Southbound Gratiot, from 7:00 - 9:00pm right there in that same general area!

This isn't the last concert, either, despite what the poster says... there will be another one on September 25th, to make up for the rain-out earlier this summer!

Many of the shops in Downtown Mount Clemens stay open late for special events (like The Peanut Peddler, Gemini Moon, and Max & Ollie's, among others), so have some fun wandering around while listening to the music!

Just so you know... the Farmers Market will still be open Friday and Saturday mornings, from 7:00am until 1:00pm, through mid-November at their normal location on North River Road.