Farmers Markets near Gaylord, MI

Boyne City

Boyne City Farmers Market has run at Veterans Memorial Park on N. Lake Street for more than 40 years. It's one of the longest-standing markets in northern Michigan, open year-round — Wednesdays and Saturdays through summer, Saturdays only in winter. Vendors sell seasonal produce, fresh-cut flowers, baked goods, pasture-raised meat, maple syrup, and honey alongside Michigan-made crafts. The market accepts SNAP and Double Up Food Bucks, and hosts live music plus a Harvest Festival every September.

Boyne City

Mancelona

Mancelona Farmers Market runs Thursdays, 3 to 7pm, May through October, at 121 East State Street in this small Antrim County town. It accepts SNAP, Senior Project FRESH, and Double Up Food Bucks, stretching grocery budgets in an area where the nearest big supermarket is a drive away.

Petoskey

Coveyou Scenic Farm Market sells organic produce, Michigan-made grocery goods, and annual and perennial flowers from a historic barn on US-131 south of Petoskey, overlooking Walloon Lake. The operation traces back to 1874, a century and a half of family farming on the same ground. Beyond the market stand, it carries Amish-made outdoor furniture and local art, and runs a seasonal produce membership starting at $100 a month.

Indian River Grower's Market sets up in season along South Straits Highway, with vendors selling fresh fruit, vegetables, baked goods, flowers, and other artisan goods. It accepts Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program coupons, a detail most small Up North markets skip. The exact market day and lot have shifted between recent seasons, so calling ahead before a long drive is worth it.

Grayling

Grayling's Back To Our Roots Farmers Market runs indoors at 6811 West M-72 Highway, Thursdays 10am-5pm and Saturdays 10am-3pm, spring through fall. It's listed with the Michigan Farmers Market Association and stocks produce, baked goods, honey, prepared foods, and artisan goods. Crawford County's growing season is short, so vendor variety leans heavily on preserved and prepared goods alongside fresh produce.

Petoskey

Old Town Emmet Farm Market runs Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., late May through mid-October, at the Friendship Center parking lot on Anderson Road in Petoskey, after relocating from its original downtown Emmet Street spot. Manager Tricia oversees vendors selling vegetables, fruit, pies, muffins, baklava, honey, maple syrup, flowers, and Cottage Food Law baked goods.

Petoskey

Runs Fridays, 8:30am to 1pm, from late May through early October on Howard Street near downtown Petoskey. Vendors sell organic meats, fresh produce, flowers, and other locally produced goods. The market is organized by the Petoskey Regional Chamber of Commerce, which also manages the seasonal vendor waitlist.

Petoskey

Gypsy Farms Market runs seasonally at 5251 Charlevoix Avenue in Petoskey, with long daily hours that stretch into the evening, spring through fall. Vendors sell produce, baked goods, and artisan goods. Petoskey draws a heavy tourist season, and the extended hours here reflect that summer foot traffic along Charlevoix Avenue.

Bellaire

Torch Lake Co-op is a farmer-owned online grocery serving Bellaire, Elk Rapids, Alden, Rapid City, East Jordan, Central Lake, Williamsburg, and Traverse City, with delivery twice a week year-round or free pickup. Produce, beef, pork, dairy, prepared foods, honey, maple syrup, jams, and nursery plants come straight from member farms and area kitchens. The co-op accepts SNAP/EBT, WIC, and Senior Project FRESH, which puts it ahead of most online farm stores on food-access options.

Bellaire

Bellaire Farmers Market runs on Maple Street in downtown Bellaire, the Antrim County seat in Michigan's Chain of Lakes region near Torch Lake. Like most markets this far north, it works a summer-only schedule matched to the region's short growing season.

Bellaire

Bellaire Winter Farmers Market moves indoors on North Bridge Street, a few blocks from the town's summer market on Maple Street. Winter markets like this one are how small Northern Michigan towns keep producers selling — baked goods, preserves, stored root crops — after the outdoor growing season ends.