Six UP Thrift Stores Invite Community to Shop

Habitat For Humanity Restore, Goodwill, Pak Ratz, Salvation Army, St. Vincent's de Paul, and Silver Creek Thrift are all participating.

Mar. 30, 2026 at 10:52pm

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A brightly colored, high-contrast silkscreen print of a vintage cash register repeated in a tight grid pattern, conceptually representing the collaborative effort of multiple thrift stores to drive community engagement and support for local businesses.The Spring Thrift Hop event aims to bring the community together to support local thrift stores through discounts, deals, and a fun scavenger hunt.Marquette Today

Six thrift shops in Marquette, Michigan are working together to bring more customers through their doors on April 10th for a Spring Thrift Hop event. Customers can visit all six stores, get a punch card, and enter to win prizes. The event is designed to get the community excited about thrifting and supporting local thrift stores.

Why it matters

Thrift stores play an important role in providing affordable goods and supporting local communities. This collaborative event aims to drive foot traffic and awareness to multiple thrift stores in the Marquette area, helping to sustain these community-oriented businesses.

The details

The Spring Thrift Hop on April 10th will feature discounts and deals at Habitat for Humanity Restore, Goodwill, Pak Ratz, Salvation Army, St. Vincent's de Paul, and Silver Creek Thrift. Customers who visit all six stores and get their punch card stamped will be entered to win prizes. The event is designed to get people in the community excited about thrifting and supporting local thrift stores.

  • The Spring Thrift Hop will take place on April 10, 2026.

The players

Henry Morley

Marquette County Habitat for Humanity Community Programs Director.

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What they’re saying

“The idea is to get people in the community out and excited to spend some time in each of our stores, thrifting. And often they have a lot of fun seeing familiar faces and just people in the community.”

— Henry Morley, Marquette County Habitat for Humanity Community Programs Director

The takeaway

This collaborative thrift store event is a creative way for local businesses to drive foot traffic, build community engagement, and raise awareness of the value that thrift stores provide to the Marquette area.