Newcomers to the area can drive along the
city's suburban thoroughfares and feel right at home; most national retailers
are here, and many have several locations around town. Unique,
unusual, or locally owned shops and boutiques are clustered in the area's older,
historic sections.
LAKESIDE MALL
The renovated Lake Side
Mall features Marshall Fields, Sears, JC Penney, and Lord & Taylor as well
as more than 180 specialty stores and services. Other amenities include a
children's play area, a coffee corral, 12 restaurants, a 700 seat, state of the
art food court featuring 10 eateries Many national retailers are located in the
surrounding area and M59 Hall Road.
MACOMB MALL
Macomb mall
has been expanded several times and extensively remodeled. The Macomb
Mall has more than 80 stores and shops, and is anchored by Crowley's, Kohl's,
Old Navy, and Sears.
GIBRALTAR TRADE CENTER
Most stores are
small, many are owner-operated, and all pride themselves on offering
personalized service. Among the offerings are new and used books,
sporting goods, upscale men's and women's apparel, antiques, jewelry, costumes,
cigars, home furnishings.
OTHER SHOPPING CENTERS
Some of
the other shopping centers in the area are older malls, several are strip
centers, and others are new collections of national, big-box
retailers. Most of them are anchored by supermarkets and national
discount chains, but they also include a wide variety of local retail stores,
professional offices, and restaurants. A few hours away is the Birch Run Prime
Outlet Mall. Birch Run is one of Michigan's largest and most popular
malls.
DINING
Restaurant guides are available, but perhaps
the best place to obtain current information on the variety of dining options
available in Michigan is to open the Yellow Pages or visit the travel Michigan
website listed in the Contacts/Links. You will find every type of
cuisine, in every price range, in every part of town. Downtown Mt.
Clemens offers everything from sub shops to upscale eateries, brewpubs to coffee
shops. Many of the region's best and most interesting places are
hidden away where you would least expect to find them, so ask you new neighbors,
coworkers, and friends to recommend their favorite Mexican, Chinese, seafood,
Thai, barbecue, Italian, steak, French, pizza or Vietnamese
restaurant.
Whether it's a burger and fries in an authentic 50s diner or
a gourmet evening at a five-star restaurant, you'll find it in Michigan. Be sure
to sample some of our Michigan specialties, such as pasties from the Upper
Peninsula, a planked Great Lakes whitefish with a glass of Chardonnay, delicious
morel mushrooms, and world-famous Michigan cherries. View the Dining directories
at the Visit Detroit or Travel Michigan web sites.
SALES TAX
INFORMATION
The current sales and use tax rate for Michigan 6%. Some
items such as home heating fuels are taxed at 4%. There is no sales tax on the
purchase of food items in Michigan.
Lakeside Mall, Macomb Mall and Gibraltar
Trade Center are located within a 20 minute drive from US Army Garrison-Michigan
(Selfridge). Please visit Contacts/Links for more information