Totem Shop

HOLY high prices I stopped in there to find some sand toys for my little one we had forgot when we left for the trip paid twice as much as I am used to seeing

Metamorphosis.
This shop has grown right alongside me, over the past 40 years. It was Raiders back when my mother was a kid, and for us it has always been the Totem Pole, or the Totem Shop. My daughter calls it the Toto.
Kids race to this spot for tiny classic toys, like rubber balls, silly putty, cap guns, toy dolls or ponies, and children’s jewelry. They used to sell loads of candy, but have minimized that selection to focus on things like M-​22 t-​shirts, and North Face jackets.
The Sun Bum sunscreen is some of the only you’ll find in town, but it smells divine– lightly like a coconut/​banana.
The swimsuit selection is ample– this year I packed our family of four to come up here but somehow my own bikinis did not make it up. I was quickly able to choose 2 bikinis by Reef, with my size (M) in stock. Joy! In and out in ten minutes.
The store also deals in Murdick’s Fudge, which is a must-​taste by all tourists (I swear by Rocky Road or Maple Nut).
Did your sunglasses fly off the boat? They have Panama Jacks for sixteen bucks, polarized. A great spot to buy necessary outdoorsy replacements.
Change is difficult, but the new owners have retained the playful spirit of the store while upgrading the merchandise!

Every 7 year old kids dream come true — every post 30 somethings nightmare. Tchotkes galore ~ you need a postcard, a paper, current magazines, mini packs of aspirin, water wings, floats, squirt guns, coloring books, assorted toys, fudge, a petosky stone, northern Michigan themed jewelry, a tacky tee shirt, etc., this is the place in town to come.
Props for the extensive selection of Minnetonka Moccasins — reasonable prices, great selection — and for the awesome Totem Pole out front.
Love it or hate it — a Glen Arbor institution.