Looking for an out-and-about fall afternoon packed with delights? Northern Michigan’s antique shops are filled with untold treasures. Our next stop: Black Horse Antiques in Beulah. (More on our first stop, Elk Rapids Antiques, below.)
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– A is for Autumn and Antiques –
Photo by Allison Jarrell
Destination: Black Horse Antiques // 11 N. Benzie Blvd., Beulah
When Jill Rineer was deciding what to name her antique shop, just three blocks north of charming downtown Beulah, she landed on a combination of her maiden name and her favorite animal (which makes her collection of Black Horse pub signs and figurines throughout the shop even more whimsically wonderful). Jill’s vibrant vintage patio furniture will catch your eye outside, but step inside for a well-curated collection of glassware, kitchen décor and gorgeous pieces like a mid-century modern Heywood-Wakefield drop-leaf table, or a primitive pine cupboard. (Note: Black Horse Antiques closes for the season in mid-October.)
Photo by Allison Jarrell
Fun finds: Jill’s assortment of glassware is impressive—a rainbow of cups from the ’60s and ’70s covered in prints of fruits and flowers. While browsing, we came across a teacup with an odd semicircular ledge inside, and a half-moon-shaped opening. The label—“mustache cup”—piqued Allison’s interest, and a quick Google search later, she found that it was invented in the 1870s by a British potter, designed for men to, of course, keep their whiskers dry while sipping. Having no such need herself, she left the mustache guard behind.
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Photo by Allison Jarrell
Don’t miss: The refurbished patio chairs and deck furniture, which come in almost any design and color you can imagine. A seafoam green chair. A pastel blue bench. A neon yellow rocker. You’ll feel like a kid in a candy shop.
We fell in love with: Allison was drawn to a periwinkle blue ceramic Lipton teapot. Collectors say these vintage pots were made by the Hall China Company in East Liverpool, Ohio, for Lipton Tea.
Photo by Allison Jarrell
Stop for: The giant Bavarian pretzel and craft beer cheese at Five Shores Brewing. Pair it with a Local Legend lager or a Te Quiero amber.
Related Read: Five Shores Brewing Thrives with Benzie Community Support
Photo by Allison Jarrell
Photo by Allison Jarrell