Wellness
Amy Kudej Totes
367 Alger St, Marquette, MI 49855
County – Marquette
906-228-7937
I have been sewing regularly since 1996, opening my first business in 1998. I sold handmade clothes, housewares, accessories and jewelry. As my life has changed, so has my work: styles, materials and products have all evolved over the years..
I promote the use of cloth bags as alternative to disposable (grocery, lunch, gift bags, etc.). I use a lot of “recycled” fabric in my pieces. I am exploring hemp, soy, bamboo, and organic fibers.
Aspen Ridge Case Company
134 Engman Lake Access Road
Skandia, MI 49885)
(906) 346-7413
julie@aspenridgecasecompany.com
Backwoods Devine Creations
Errin Devine
HC1 Box 194; Marquette MI 49855
County - Marquette
235-4046
I am a self taught woodturner from the Marquette area. I make wine stoppers, bowls of various sizes, vases, goblets, salad forks, baby rattles, plates, walking canes, and spin tops for kids. All of my products are made from local wood, not harvested but scraps picked up from lumber mills, logging sites or trees that are already downed. I mainly use natural Danish oils, and a Carnuba wax finish (all are food safe).
BirchLeaf Designs
Wendy Johnson & Mojo Staley
287 F CR 550; Marquette MI 49855
County – Marquette
906-361-5179
Greetings! We are BirchLeaf Designs - a small family of folks near the Yellow Dog River in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. We work hard to provide you with handcrafted, natural playthings that inspire imaginations using wood, silk and felted wool. We also offer some housewares and custom woodwork. We make every effort to be gentle to the Earth while offering your family quality natural products.
We currently offer quality, natural wood and fabric playthings (like teething rings, bug boxes, flower presses, swords, poi, playsilks and playclips to name a few). We also offer household goods such as cutting boards, wooden spoons and spatulas, and chopsticks.
We like to reclaim wood and other pieces parts to make our playthings and housewares. We are known to use recycled/upcycled materials like cereal boxes for the flower presses or wood cut-offs from other projects; materials found in nature (like birchbark or acorn tops); during a dying session, we use nontoxic dyes and keep water use to a minimum; and our wood goods are finished with natural, homemade finishes.
We work to live simple...off the grid, solar power, solar water pump, wood heat, bees (!) and in return for our work, we get to enjoy those simple gifts...smiling children, maple syrup, honey, nature...sweet love, sweet life!
Butterflutters, Inc.
Colleen O’Hara-Jackson
153 W Washington, Suite C #113; Marquette, MI 49855
County – Marquette
250-7038
My work with butterflies started as an exercise and has transformed into a thriving business. It all began in April, 1998, when I returned from visiting Monet’s Garden in Giverney, France.
All of my cards are original art designs and printed on tree-free paper. All cards are printed at Globe in Ishpeming. Paper is purchased from a company in Michigan.
Cindy Wedig Ceramics
Gwinn, Michigan 49841
Dalman Wood Fired Pottery
Ryan Dalman
HC-01256A; Marquette MI 49855
County – Marquette
906-869-7371
The process of firing is demanding, it takes approximately two months for each kiln load. Wood is hand stoked every three to five minutes for 23-35 hours. The firers have to constantly monitor flame quality, amount of wood, and temperature. At least three people other than myself are employed six times a year to help fire the kiln. Three or four days after the desired temperature of 2300 degrees has been reached, the pottery is unloaded. The 200-500 pieces of pottery are then assessed, sanded, and packed for sales or to be sent to customers.
My goal is to make a living by creating the best product I can and continue to grow as a potter. My family is the catalyst for working so hard. They are my reason for creating a homestead in the north woods. I hope they can enjoy this safe place in nature for the rest of their lives and for their children’s lives as well.
Epona Anyiah
Christina Irwin
Baraga, MI 49908
Full Moon Cedars
Diane Lake
PO Box 112; Norway MI 49870
County – Dickinson
906-282-1710
Ful Full Moon Cedars began as a personal quest for products without added preservatives and unrecognizable chemicals, due to harmful effects from many of them. There weren’t organic and natural products available at the time. Positive feedback has inspired a continual desire to produce products that make people feel good.
Products are made in small batches to ensure the highest quality and freshness. Ingredients are acquired from “like-minded,” earth friendly, suppliers with strict standards to quality. Quality is guaranteed and prices are kept as reasonable as possible, so that more people can use them, which benefits the earth, too. Other products (such as bath salts, room fresheners) may be available again from time to time. Please mail any requests, questions to the above address.
Herbal Oasis Bodycare
Marquette, MI 49855
906-226-1129
deanna@herbaloasisbodycare.com
I am pleased to provide you with a uniquely diverse range of handmade personal care products designed to enrich your life everyday while emphasizing the importance of using natural products for your health and well-being. A lot of time and effort has been invested into researching ingredients to provide you with the safest and most natural products. I do this because I am passionate about serving my community and helping people become more aware of how chemicals negatively affect their well-being and the environment. There is nothing indulgent about focusing on wellness. Indulgence is not a luxury, it’s a necessity! Barb Bradley
Keepers of the Water
Skandia, MI
Greeting Cards and Postcards
Knit Witch
Janelle Buttery
Marquette, MI 49855
Mongozid Silks
Sherri Loonsfoot-Aldred
Marquette, MI 49855
Native Sister's Soap
Colleen Carlyle
591 S Rice Cake Rd; Gwinn MI 49841
County – Marquette
346-6035
Initially I only made soap for myself. Being an experimenter by nature, I ended up with way more bars of soap than I could possibly use or give away to family and friends. As my interest grew so did my soap-making library. I learned to invent my own recipes using saponification charts and a mathematical formula. I learned to superfat my soaps, so they’d be mild and gentle. Over the years I’ve experimented with lots of different ingredients and I still experiment and make changes, add new ingredients or delete others to keep improving my product.
My focus in soap-making is to use only natural ingredients. I don’t use synthetic fragrance oils or the so-called soy-based fragrance oils. I use only essential oils (steam distilled), CO2 extracts or non-hexane-extracted absolutes that are extracted with ethanol (grain alcohol). I purchase essential oils from Essential Oil University. They recently completed testing on all their essential oils and published the results; none of their oils have pesticides in them. The majority of the essential oils I use are therapeutic grade.
The base oils (coconut, olive, palm kernel, etc.) are all food grade and non-GMO. Most of my soaps are vegan too, with the following exceptions: Raw Honey Bar (organic honey and beeswax) and Parisian Milk Soap (organic goat’s milk).
Herbs, seeds, berry fiber and clays are used for colorants. I use a modified water cold process technique in soap making. This process allows soap to completely saponify in a day or two (my mother used to say I was a procrastinator…still am) as compared to the much longer cold process procedure. I superfat all my soaps by 5% allowing for a very mild bar while retaining good shelf life.
Open Wings Pottery
318 West Munising Avenue
Munising, MI
(906) 387-5070
Open Wings offers quality handmade pottery, created on-site, fully functional, for the home and garden. High-fired with food-safe glazes, for use in the oven, microwave and dishwasher. In addition to pottery, the gallery showcases regionally inspired works of art and handcrafts of other local artisans. You are invited to leisurely browse, shop and observe the process of pottery-making during your visit.
Sparklegarden
Mavis Farr
Marquette, MI 49855
All jewelry is made from precious metal, gemstones, and vintage glass. My fibers shop is now featuring natural fiber and organic clothing and upcycled and re-made clothing that is built to flatter and to last. Check it out! Natural fiber doll clothes and handmade knitting needles coming soon!
Tree Of Life Midwifery Care
Ellen Rabe and Wendy Johnson
287 F CR 550; Marquette MI 49855
County - Marquette
906-361-5179 or 906-226-2486
ellenrabe@hotmail.com or info@birchleafdesigns.net
Tree of Life Midwifery Care has been providing homebirth and hospital doula services for women and families in Marquette and surrounding areas for over 17 years now. Tree of Life consists of Ellen Rabe, founder and practicing midwife for over 21 years and Wendy Johnson, experienced birth attendant for 9 years. Our services include regular prenatal check-ups, labor and birth support in the family's home, and continued care up to six weeks postpartum. We also offer doula services if a hospital birth is preferred. We are knowledgeable about natural, herbal remedies and baby care, breastfeeding skills, family/mother coping skills and comfort measures. We are experienced as professional, personal advocates for the birthing mother, focusing on her needs and acting upon the vital signs of the birth...we believe, "Happy Moms Make Happy Babies!"
Herbal products offered at our Co-op include: Organic tea for pregnancy and nursing and soothing Herbal Baths.
Wilderness Herbs
Victoria Jangwirth
Box 518; Ishpeming MI 49849
County - Marquette
906-362-8717
We are a home-based, family business that was started due to the need for natural products and the desire for control over products used for my family. We have many wild-crafted herbal medicines. We are committed to sustainability in our business and in our lifestyle. All our medicines are made in small batches, carefully monitored. We gather our herbs in pristine, wilderness areas.
Yelland Designs
Elizabeth Yelland
Elizabeth has been painting murals in the Upper Peninsula for ten years in museums, businesses, restaurants, hospitals, churches, schools and homes. She applied her first murals to walls in her high school, Gwinn, Michigan 1982.
Yellow Dog Watershed Preserve
Wendy Johnson
PO Box 5; Big Bay MI 49808
County - Marquette
906-361-5179
Our watershed is located in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan in Baraga and Marquette County. It runs free and clean through wild country until it eventually reaches Lake Superior. This is how we want it to stay. Please take a look through our website and consider becoming a member or donating to help our mission.
Jasper Ridge Sewing Creations
Linda Salo
Ishpeming, MI
Wilson Creek Woodsmithing
Justin Savu
239 CR 550
Marquette, MI 49855
360-7288
Born from an interest and motivation to produce my own woodworks, all raw materials are locally sourced solid-wood stock. With rare exception for local specialty wood I trade for, all of my wood has come from trees personally obtained through my business – tree service work, blown down recovery, development and logging site salvaging, and small-scale respectful forestry work. Having a portable sawmill allows me to cut a specific size & orientation of logs and burls, with a shop set to finalize work. With a focus on function I prefer to utilize unique wood shapes, include commercially regarded “defects”, and allow the wood itself to convey most of the feeling about the work. In Japanese culture this would be referred to as kodama, meaning “the spirit of the tree.” This I am a firm believer in….after all, the work is not really about me – I just happen to be the one presenting the wood to you.
