As you drive along scenic Highway 61 in northern Minnesota, what looks like a flea market emerges on a wooded shoreline where the Beaver River flows into Lake Superior. Rows and rows of tables are set out, filling the space between the highway and the unassuming building set back against the tree line. Upon closer inspection, you realize this is more than a flea market. It is, in fact, the venerable Second Hand Rose, which has been an institution in the village of Beaver Bay for decades. With its deep inventory of antiques and collectibles and its undeniably stunning location, how could you not feel compelled to pull over?
As you pass through the village and come upon East Beaver Bay, you’ll see a roadside display of table upon table of goods.
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It’s just east of the Beaver River’s tumbling cascades.
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The majority of goods on display on the outdoor tables is glass of all shapes and sizes.
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In fact, you’ll likely notice that all the glass is arranged by color.
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As are the items on display outside.
torie quismundo/Google Reviews It’s really quite eye-catching to the passerby.
As you explore a little further, you may poke your head into a tent.
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Or you might venture into a shed to see just how deep the variety of goods really is.
Banle Gaar/Google Reviews And you’ll see that there’s much more than glass or dishes for sale.
Second Hand Rose offers all manner of collectibles.
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Even books and fishing gear.
Banle Gaar/Google Reviews Anyone who stops in will certainly find something to tickle their fancy.
While it’s not a flea market, Second Hand Rose does manage to effect a flea market atmosphere, with its tables upon tables of al fresco goods. Have you visited Second Hand Rose? What did you think? Is there another spot that feels to you like it’s more than a flea market?
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This is Second Hand Rose.
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It’s really quite eye-catching to the passerby.
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And you’ll see that there’s much more than glass or dishes for sale.
Anyone who stops in will certainly find something to tickle their fancy.
Speaking of which, check out all these legitimate flea markets in the Land of 10,000 Lakes.
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Address: Second Hand Rose Antiques and Collectibles, 1016 MN-61, Silver Bay, MN 55614, USA
