Crosby

Crosby is the antiques city of the mid west. Its small town friendliness and service are a tradition. Built around Serpent lake in the heart of Cuyuna Country, the Crosby area offers dozens of beautiful natural lakes. Minnesota's newest lakes arecfilled with natural crystal clear water. These unique lakes were created when the old Cuyuna Iron Range open mine pits stopped operation. The pumping stopped and the excavated mine sites turned from scarred earth to a new wonderland reclaimed by nature.
There are about ten antique shops in Crosby, possibly what we would call memorabilia rather than antiques. We found stuff in them from our childhood in the UK, which reflected that the nation comes from British origins. We searched around them until we were pretty much antiqued out. What we have found though is that people really want to talk to us as we have a 'funny accent' and more time was spent talking than looking. By then we wanted coffee and found a charming cafe that was comfortable and homely. Another one of those places that we would love in the UK, but that Health and Safety would prevent. It was run by Grandma, mother and daughters, a great place with home made fruit pies. After an all day breakfast, we went down the road to the park and beach and had a wander in the hot sunshine. It was wonderful by the water. What a great life!