Lakeside Emporium

Whoever has a sweet tooth, please go and visit Lakeside Emporium. The owners are very welcoming when you walk in. The ice cream I tried on Saturday’s June 20^th visit was called «Michigan Pot Hole», move over Ben & Jerry’s, this one has you beat. Their selection of candy brings back so many memories of my childhood in the 70’s when my parents owned a grocery store. Not to mention a variety of Pop that I have forgotten about and some I have never seen before.
Their staff is friendly & helpful, always going out of their way to make sure you are taken care of. I have been sending my family, who lives out of state, their candy as gifts, (yes, they do ship it out for you too), let’s just say, I have a list now of what else they want me to send them. Excellent fudge selection, you don’t know which one to try, IT’S ALL GOOD!!! I“m happy I live close by.

HOLY FRIJOLE!!!
Lakeside Emporium carries Green River!!!
Also, best sea salt butter toffee EVER!!!

What a fun little store to peruse and darn near impossible to walk out of empty handed from. Lakeside Emporium covers all of the sweet tastes one could possibly crave or dream about.
Hard candies from rock candy to candy necklaces and every brightly packaged, florescent 80’s sweet treats I loved as a young boy. A large counter of homemade fudges, brittle’s, jellied fruit slices, cookies and chocolates just by sight alone, gets the water works flowing in your mouth. Jelly Beans of every conceivable color and flavor, lollypop’s the size of my head. No matter your age, the time warp that hits you, sending you back into your distant memory (depending on your age) to a time and place we all remembered where these treats were enjoyed in our youth. Another wonderful business in town that gives Muskegon many layers of charm.

? How are there no reviews for this place? One of the best businesses in Muskegon. It’s so delicious and reasonably-​priced (sometimes my friend and I will go there with 80 cents and walk out with quite an impressive pile o candy) :D And the couple that owns it are the two most amazing, kindest people in the entire universe. And they are CONSTANTLY working. What wonderful people and a wonderful store. Do YOURSELF a favor and support this yummy, yummy gem.

I love Lakeside Emporium. It has all the old-​fashioned candy and sweets plus many new goodies. They hand-​make their fudge and all the chocolates. They have a huge selection of gummy candy and jelly bellys. The staff is really friendly and will remember your face and greet you next time you come in. It can get a little busy inside but it just gives you more time to look around at everything they have to offer.
My favorites:
Coconut bon bons
Giant turtle
Sour peach hearts (gummy candy)
Pistachio Fudge (they only had it once but it was amazing!)
All truffles
Cherry vanilla soda
Check it out!
Note: Not open Sunday or Monday