The outlet mall in Howell you’ve more likely heard about is the Tanger Outlets with stores like Nike, Tommy Hilfiger, Levi and dozens of others. Not a bad place to find some decent deals, if you do some looking. The mall sits just off I-96, hard to miss on a Lansing-Detroit commute.
But the real outlet shopping experience in Howell is tucked back behind the Tanger spread, about a half-mile down N. Burkhart Road on a plot of what we’ll assume is old farmland (because didn’t everything in Michigan used to be farmland?). Welcome to the Livingston Antique Outlet. If you think you need to carve out plenty of time to give Tanger an adequate perusing, just wait until you check out the LAO.
Just do the math. More than 200 vendors have stocked parcels of space in the old barn with everything you can imagine. If you only devoted 1 minute to each, you’d be looking at more than three hours. Truthfully, that’s hardly enough time to thoroughly browse the 33,000 square feet of space.
You’ll find a little bit of everything as you wind your way up and down the aisles at the LAO – antiques of any breed, vintage home décor, collectibles and row after row of stuff you would have never thought to look for but were thrilled you found.
Do enough driving around Michigan, you’ll notice no shortage of antique stores. Some cities even have full blocks devoted to specializing in selling old things. In terms of quantity and variety, few rival the Livingston Antique Outlet. Just make sure you leave yourself enough time.
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