Ship Street Building Company, LLC

09/03/2026

Another 5⭐️review and a nod to the best cleaning crew in the business! Come stay with us and enjoy downtown living! 🍁🍷🛍️🌅See comments for link!

08/29/2026

This 5⭐️review makes us smile! Fall is a lovely time to visit St. Joe🍁🍷🛍️ See link to this vacation rental in the comments.

08/29/2026

Shop the bluff then head to Elephant's Breath Antiques and Outta the Ashes !!

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🕰️ 𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗮 𝗼𝗳 𝗮 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝗟𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗮𝗻 𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄… 𝘄𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗟𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘀. ❤️

On Sunday, September 6, 𝗔𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗳𝗳 returns to St. Joseph—and this might have one of the prettiest settings for antique shopping in Michigan.

Because instead of wandering around a convention center…

You’re wandering 𝗟𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗳𝗳 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗸 overlooking Lake Michigan. 🌊

More than 𝟱𝟬 𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗲 𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗿𝘀 set up throughout the park from 10 a.m.–5 p.m., creating one giant open-air treasure hunt.

And you never really know what you're going to find.

Vintage home décor.

Old signs and advertising.

Collectibles.

Furniture.

Glassware.

Those wonderfully weird little objects that you have absolutely no need for but suddenly cannot imagine leaving without. 😂

That’s half the fun of antiquing, right?

You arrive looking for nothing in particular…

…and somehow leave carrying a 70-year-old Michigan postcard, a lamp you swear you have a spot for and something your spouse definitely did not approve in advance.

But the location makes this one especially fun.

Lake Bluff Park stretches along the bluff above Lake Michigan, right beside downtown St. Joseph, so you can make an entire day of it.

Browse the antiques.

Wander downtown.

Grab lunch.

Walk toward the lake.

And maybe stick around long enough to catch one of those ridiculously pretty southwest Michigan sunsets. 🌅

Here’s another thing we love:

𝗔𝗱𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘.

The event also happens 𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲 and is listed as both pet-friendly and accessible.

And if you miss this one, you’ve got one final shot this season.

Antiques on the Bluff happens on the first Sunday of each month from May through October, with the final 2026 market scheduled for 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟰.

But Labor Day weekend + antique hunting + Lake Michigan?

𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝗮 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘁𝘁𝘆 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗱 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆. ❤️

📅 Sunday, September 6, 2026
⏰ 10 a.m.–5 p.m.
📍 Lake Bluff Park — St. Joseph, Michigan
🎟️ FREE

08/06/2026

Proud sponsors of Chalk the Block! 🥰 Thank you to all the talented artists and St. Joe Today for this wonderful event‼️🫶🎨🖼️ 👩‍🎨

Artist: Elizabeth Niemczyk
Sponsor: Ship Street Building Company, LLC

07/14/2026

BIG NEWS: We’ve added another vacation rental and it’s already getting rave reviews!! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Check out Ship and Shore on Airbnb! All our properties have designated parking and are right in the ❤️ of downtown St. Joe. Live like a local, walk to everything! ⛱️🍷🛍️☕️😎🌊

Ship & Shore | Downtown Rooftop Deck | Fireplace

05/18/2026

We can’t wait to see all the kiddos learning and laughing in their own space! Congratulations Tara!

03/18/2026

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Highly recommend The Culinary Cottage, located on the ground floor of our Ship Street building!

03/04/2026

Get your goodies tomorrow!! 👩‍🍳😋

Community reminder ✨

You can find Bake Effect at Culinary Cottage on Thursdays starting at 7:30 am. Come say hi, grab a treat, and be part of the fun 🤍

(fair warning: leaving with just one item is rare-ly how it goes)

01/30/2026

on State Street!
Outta the Ashes
Elephant's Breath Antiques

Carolla plans new life for downtown SJ antiques mallBy LAUREN RICEHP S

01/21/2026

Delight your littles with this unique, FUN experience!

Ice Fest is coming, along with our Annual Frozen themed Breakfast with Elsa & Anna! ❄️ 2 different seating times, 2 days! Snowflake pancakes, bacon, cookies decorating, character pictures & so much more! Registration and info on the website! All ages welcome! ❄️❄️