South Milwaukee has flourished into an eclectic, fun community in the past few years. The city's natural world offerings have always been spectacular – Grant Park's Seven Bridges is one of the most gorgeous hiking trails in Southeastern Wisconsin – but it's also welcomed a lot of new businesses that ushered in a fresh, new personality for the community.
On Saturday, Nov. 30, in conjunction with Small Business Saturday, South Milwaukee will host Shop Small World Tour 2. The invite promises "a cornucopia of cultural diversity, shopping, entertainment and more."
The event takes place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and 16 businesses plan to participate. Each business will have a different themed shopping experience for the day and provide drinks and/or appetizers along with discounts. The shops will also issue maps/passports and raffle prizes. Attendees with at least five stamps can enter to win the prizes.
A shuttle – aka "tour bus" – will take attendees to the businesses off the beaten path and Bakehouse 23 will host complimentary hot cocoa stations at each stop.
"I love seeing how all the businesses come together to create such a fun event," says Sarah Mironczuk, owner of Bakehouse 23 and one of the event organizers. "I am personally looking forward to the food we will be creating and selling during the event for everyone to stop by and fuel up between shops."
Here is the list of participating businesses and their themes/countries of focus:
- Omen / Omen Alternative, 1310 Milwaukee Ave. – Iceland
- Parkway Floral, 1001 Milwaukee Ave. - France
- Bakehouse 23, 1309 Milwaukee Ave. - Ukraine
- Rosenquist Fine Art Gallery, 1805 10th Ave. - Sweden
- Immortal Toys, 907b Milwaukee Ave. - Puerto Rico
- The Chi Shed, 925 Milwaukee Ave. - The North Pole
- Better Together Cafe, 1301 N. Chicago Ave. - New York City “‘Elf’ style”
- Everything For Less, 1411 E. Rawson Ave. - New Zealand
- Dupree’s Vintage, 915 Milwaukee Ave. - United Kingdom
- Hollyville Boutique, 916 Milwaukee Ave. - Poland
- Pink Bunny Games, 1204 Minnesota Ave. - Germany
- ChowChow Treats and Bakery (for dogs), 907 Milwaukee Ave. - Africa
- Mari’s Flowers, Wine & Gifts, 905 Milwaukee Ave. - Italy
- C3 Designs Jewelry, 2110 10th Ave. - Around the World
- Black Sheep Tattoo, 1017 Milwaukee Ave. - Sweden
- Acetime Disc Golf, 918 Milwaukee Ave. - United States
"Last year being our first year was super successful and so much fun. I think the additional businesses this year as well as the added shuttle to make the shopping experience easier will really add to this event," says Mironczuk.
Check out the Facebook invite here.
Molly Snyder started writing and publishing her work at the age 10, when her community newspaper printed her poem, "The Unicorn.” Since then, she's expanded beyond the subject of mythical creatures and written in many different mediums but, nearest and dearest to her heart, thousands of articles for OnMilwaukee.
Molly is a regular contributor to FOX6 News and numerous radio stations as well as the co-host of "Dandelions: A Podcast For Women.” She's received five Milwaukee Press Club Awards, served as the Pfister Narrator and is the Wisconsin State Fair’s Celebrity Cream Puff Eating Champion of 2019.
