Creative Country Boutiques Offer Fun Shopping Close to Home
Feeling like a road trip but strapped for time? There are some cute boutiques and specialty stores right up the road. From Wisconsin goods to unique items that are hard to find anywhere else, these locales are perfect for a mini shopping getaway. Find quality gift items or that perfect showpiece for the garden.
Kathy’s Country Angel
Kathy’s has a little bit of everything. The boutique and gift shop is a treasure trove for finding unique items for practically all occasions and holidays, and also has a coffee bar.
A large variety of home and lawn décor, collectibles, clothes, jewelry, food items and more make up the inventory. Just a small sample of the items Country Angel offers includes candles, baby and wedding items, beer bread, dip and soup mixes, tea, coffee, salsas, dish towels and other kitchenware, lighted canvas prints, and fashionable scarves.
Check out the treasure corner for sale items, and return around holiday times to see the store decked out with new items for the occasion. Read the full feature on Kathy’s here!
1303 S. Weber Ave
Stratford, WI 54484
Phone: 715-687-4077
Mon-Fri: 9-5 p.m.
Sat: 9-4
Sun: Closed through labor day. (11-3 p.m.)
This & That
Doubling as a small grocery store and shop since 2013, This & That specializes in the Wisconsin cocktail hour favorites: beer, wine and cheese.
Most of the items are sourced in Wisconsin. Choose a bottle of wine from the wide selection, including Fawn Creek and Von Stiehl, and Munson Bridge Wine from Withee. Try Nasonville cheese (fresh cheese curds daily), Hewitt’s Meats, Milladore maple syrup and candy, honey from Athens, Sprecher soda from Glendale and potato chips from Waupaca.
Check out the soaps (including beer and goat soap!), lotions, candles and wax warmers, handmade wine racks, and wood carvings. There’s also coffee, specialty items like pumpkin butter, salsa, and handmade mittens.
We Wine Wednesdays: This & That hosts free wine tastings every Wednesday through the end of August from 6-9 p.m. Sample different types of wine while lounging around the store’s outdoor seating area, with the opportunity to purchase favorites.
M607 State Highway 97
Stratford, Wisconsin
Mon-Fri: 10-5
Sat: 10-3
Sunday: Closed
(715) 687-8606
Deborah Ann’s
Deborah Ann’s retail store is perfect for eclectic and creative tastes. Get inspired by checking out the extensive range of garden décor sourced from around twenty artists that are placed for viewing around the store building. A small sample of what’s available includes colorful metal mushrooms and sunflowers, farm animals, towering dinosaurs, fish, birds, angels, graceful arches and spinning wheels.
Not all of it is just for viewing. A teeter totter and a moving airplane ride are examples of interactive pieces kids would love. To purchase any of these outdoor items, simply remove the white tag to take inside.
Home décor can be found indoors. There’s miniature rock sculptures, clocks, framed prints, holiday decorations, and much more. Boutique items include fashionable handbags and shirts, scarves and coats. Choose from a wide range of jewelry: beaded, glittering necklaces and bracelets.
Whatever the need, there’s all sorts of unique and unexpected items to find at this boutique.
D3240 County Hwy M (Rozellville)
Stratford, WI 54484
Mon-Fri: 10-5
Saturday: 9:30-4
Sunday: Closed
715-384-3996