http://www.ccch.info/comic-books-grand-rapids-michigan/
There are fantastic model railroading hobby shops all across the United States. These stores all look like a lot of fun to visit, but what are the most popular? Here is a list for the great states of Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan.
The most popular model railroading shops (based on online chatter) in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan are:
10. Steve’s Train City in Hopkins, Minnesota
9. Scale Model Supplies in Saint Paul, Minnesota
8. Only Trains in Buffalo, Minnesota
7. Just For Fun Hobbies and Comics in Lansing, Michigan
6. Brasseur Electric Trains in Saginaw, Michigan
5. Sommerfeld’s Trains and Hobbies in Butler, Wisconsin
4. Hobby World USA in Brighton, Michigan
3. Rider’s Hobby Shop in Flint, Michigan and Grand Rapids, Michigan
2. Whistle Stop Hobby and Toy in Saint Clair Shores, Michigan
…and the most popular shop for model trains in Minnesota, Wisconsin, or Michigan is…
1. Hub Hobby in Richfield, Minnesota and Little Canada, Minnesota
Hobby shops not quite making my top 10 were Wild Bill’s Trains in Clinton Township, Michigan; A and E Railroad in Thief River Falls, Minnesota; Becker’s Model Railroad Supply in New Brighton, Minnesota; Carrs Hobby in Duluth, Minnesota; Flotsam and Jetsam Books and Model Trains in Cook, Minnesota; Hobby Hut in Moorhead, Minnesota; Three Rail Trains in Coon Rapids, Minnesota; Hiawatha Hobbies in Waukesha, Wisconsin; and RCSLOT in Franklin, Wisconsin.
So, there are clearly many great model railroading shops all over Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan, with all three states having stores in the top five. Michigan had the most with five in the top ten, but Minnesota had four – and also had the number one spot.
When in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan be sure to visit some of the excellent railroading museums including Durand Union Station in Durand, Michigan; Michigan Transit Museum in Mount Clemens, Michigan; End-O-Line Railroad Park and Museum in Currie, Minnesota; Gopher State Railway Museum in Shakopee, Minnesota; Lake Superior Railroad Museum in Duluth, Minnesota; Minnesota Transportation Museum in Saint Paul, Minnesota; Old Depot Railroad Museum in Dassel, Minnesota; Twin City Model Railroad Museum in Saint Paul, Minnesota; East Troy Electric Railroad Museum in East Troy, Wisconsin; Fennimore Railroad Historical Society Museum in Fennimore, Wisconsin; Mid-Continent Railway Historical Society in North Freedom, Wisconsin; National Railroad Museum in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
I compiled this list by searching for the hobby shops listed on a number of search engines and ranking them by the number of web pages, discussion forums, photos, videos, etc that are available online. I further screened this list to include only pages that mentioned model railroading. See a complete list of Model Train Shops in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan, at www.ModelTrainsWithLarry.com which has complete contact information for each shop including an address, phone number, and map to the store.
About the Author:
Larry Truett is a freelance PHP and MySQL programmer living in the San Carlos neighborhood of San Diego with his wife and their 3 cats. He enjoys hiking, reading, gardening, watching too much television, and other nerdy activites.
Article Source: ArticlesBase.com – The Top 10 Model Train Shops in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan
|
|
DC Comics – Batman Comic Book Insignia Fleece Lounge Pants for men $19.99 These lounge pants for men feature Batman’s Trademark Comic Books Insignia and Classic Logo in an all-over print on a warm and cozy black fleece fabric. They are machine washable, have a button fly, a covered elastic waistband with drawstring tie. |
|
|
Marvel Comic Strip Characters Lounge Pants for men $17.99 These knit lounge pants feature the Marvel Comics Super Heroes in a colorful collage of comic strip action. |
|
|
Superman – Comic Strip Explosion Boxers for men $12.99 These boxers for men feature Superman’s ‘S’ Shield over a colorful ‘explosion’ of comic strip action. They are machine washable, have an open edge fly and a covered elastic waistband. |
|
|
DC Comics – Superman Comic Shield Lounge Pants for men $17.99 These lounge pants feature the comic version of Superman’s ‘S’ Shield outlined in white in an all-over print on a Superman trivia background. |
|
|
Bazooka Joe – Comic Strips All-Over boxer shorts for men $12.99 These boxer shorts feature lots of funny Bazooka Joe comic strips, like the ones enclosed in Bazooka Bubble Gum wrappers. |
|
|
Emily the Strange – Get Lost Get Even Comic Lounge Pants for women $17.99 These lounge pants for women feature Emily the Strange famous sayings such as ‘Get Lost!’ and ‘I may be lost But I Always GET EVEN’. These fun, comic book style pants have an exposed elastic waistband. Machine washable and easy care. |
|
|
South Park – Don’t Kill Kenny Lounge Pants for men $17.99 These lounge pants for men feature colorful comic strip style South Park frames and read ‘DON’T KILL KENNY’. |
|
|
Peanuts Characters Then and Now Boxers for men $12.99 These boxers feature a glimpse at Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Linus and Pigpen ‘then and now’ in comic strip style on a blue background. |
|
|
South Park – Don’t Kill Kenny Boxers for men $12.99 These boxer shorts feature colorful comic strip style South Park frames and read ‘DON’T KILL KENNY!’. |
|
|
Disney – Mickey Mouse Animated Expressions Lounge Pants for men $17.99 These lounge pants for men feature Mickey Mouse’s comic expressions that made him the much loved icon of the Walt Disney Company. |
|
|
Marvel Comics – Spider-Man and Friends 3 Pack Briefs for boys $6.5 This boys underwear 3 pack features briefs with Spider-Man action scenes with his Comic Book Friends like The Thing, Silver Surfer, Iron Man and The Incredible Hulk. Machine washable with functional fly and elastic waistband. |
|
|
Marvel Heroes Spider-Man Comics Drawstring Capri for women $17.99 These lounge pants for women feature Marvel Heroes Spider-Man character in comic book action frames. They are capri length with a wide red drawstring waistband. Machine washable and easy care. |
|
|
Peanuts – Celebrate 60 Years Evolution Stripe Boxers for men $12.99 These boxers for men feature time line images of Charlie Brown, Snoopy and Linus as they evolved in the comic strip since they were introduced in 1950, on a bright yellow background. Machine washable with button fly and covered elastic waistband. |
|
|
Superman Truth, Justice … L/S Pajamas for boys $19.99 These flame resistant long sleeve pajamas for children feature Superman flying across the front and read ‘Truth, Justice and the American Way’. The printed pants are comic strip action cartoons. |
|
|
Marvel Comics – Superhero Commotion Boxer Briefs for men $12.99 These 95% cotton/ 5% spandex boxer briefs for men feature the Marvel Comics Super Heroes in a colorful collage of comic strip action. Machine washable with exposed Marvel elastic waistband. |
|
|
Family Guy – Stewie Immortal Classics Boxer for men $12.99 These boxer shorts for men feature a collection of Stewie’s classic images and immortal quotes on a distressed comic book style background. Machine washable with open edge fly and exposed elastic waistband. |
|
|
Comics Collage Boxer Shorts for men $11.99 These boxers for men feature a colorful collage of popular comic book superheros of old, including Blue Bolt, The American Crusader and The Avengers. Machine washable with button fly and exposed elastic waistband. |
|
|
Marvel Comics – Iron Man Tales of Suspense Briefs for men $12.99 These 95% cotton/ 5% spandex briefs for men feature Iron Man in Tales of Suspense action scenes on a comic style background with red detailing. Machine washable with functional fly and exposed Iron Man elastic waistband. |
|
|
Marvel Comics – Amazing Spider-Man Briefs for men $12.99 These 95% cotton/ 5% spandex briefs for men feature The Amazing Spider-Man in action scenes on a comic style background with blue detailing. Machine washable with functional fly and exposed SpiderMan elastic waistband. |
|
|
DC Comics – Superman Saves the Day Boxers for men $12.99 These boxers for men feature Superman’s ‘S’ Shield over comic strip action words, ‘Superman Saves The Day Yet Once Again…’ and ‘Faster than A Speeding Bullet!’. Machine washable with open edge fly and covered elastic waistband. |
|
|
Marvel Comics – Iron Man Triumph Lounge Pants for men $17.99 These knit lounge pants feature Marvel Comics’ Iron Man Superhero Character in comic book style action scenes in an all-over print. Machine washable with button fly, side pockets and covered elastic waistband with drawstring tie. |
|
|
DC Comics – Superheros Super Powers Briefs for men $12.99 These 95% cotton/ 5% spandex briefs for men feature DC Comics Superman, Batman, Iron Man, Aquaman, Flash and Green Lantern Superheros in a comic book style print. The waistband has ‘Super Powers’ lettering. These fun briefs are machine washable with functional fly and exposed elastic waistband. |
|
|
Scooby-Doo – Homerun Hit 3 Piece Pajama Set for boys $21.99 These flame resistant pajamas for boys feature baseball uniform styling with Scooby-Doo hitting a grand-slam homerun! The 3 piece set has a short sleeve top, a short bottom and a long bottom. |
|
|
Frosty The Snowman – Thump Flannel Boxers for men $12.99 These flannel boxers for men feature Golden Books’ Frosty The Snowman with a broomstick in his hand and wearing his magic hat on a red and white horizontal stripe background. |