Patch Picks: 5 Specialty Stores in Rosemount

Look to these specialty shops in Rosemount for great crafts, airline travel gifts, clocks or boating equipment.

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Yarn Garage sells a variety of colorful yarns. Knowledgable staff will help you pick the perfect yarn for your craft. Patterns and other artisan-made clothes and crafts are also available. Run by local artist Steven Be (also of Steven Be's in Minneapolis), the Yarn Garage is a great place to shop whether you're a beginner buying your first pair of knitting needles or an experienced crafter. 

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Airways Gifts is the store for the traveler who can remember when commerical airline travel was fun, comfortable and exciting. The store features a fascinating line of collectibles for aviation fans. "We celebrate the airlines as they were," said the store's owner. Gifts include detailed wooden flightcraft quality models, custom models, logo tails, color prints, logo stickers, collectors pins, baseball caps, lil' wings tie-tac replicas of commerical airline pilot wings, tiebars, license plate frames and logo stickers. Some 95 percent of the business is done by mail order, but Rosemount aviation fans should drop in and check out the exquisite models. A catalog is also available.

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Founded in 1948, Empire Clock is a Rosemount wholesale business that specializes in commercial, antique and modern mechanical clocks and signage repair and parts. The company sells clock parts, professional grade cleaning solutions for clocks, watches and instruments, tools and offers instruction. Empire Clock provides repair or replacement of existing clocks. For clock parts, Empire Clock has a large printed catalog that covers everything clock related. Parts available include clock keys, dials, mainsprings, suspension springs, quartz battery movements and pendulums. The toll free number is 1-800-333-8463.

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Lighthouse Motorsports and Marine offers fast fun on the land and on the water with sales, service and parts for a variety of outdoor recreational equipment, including boats, snowmobiles and ATVs. Lighthouse Motorsports is an Artic Cat Dealer. The store carries both original manufacturer parts and aftermarket parts. The staff is also good at securing hard-to-find parts.

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Rosemount Floral in downtown Rosemount offers a large inventory of fresh-cut flowers plus a lot more. The store has green plants and tropicals, exotic flowers, European/dish gardens and contemporary, traditional, high-style and novelty arrangements. There's also an extensive gift line, including Fenton glassware, greeting cards and candles. The staff serves as bridal specialists and consultants and offers funeral designs. The store is family-owned and -operated. Local delivery is available for a $9 fee.