The Mercantile

Make the trip to downtown Portage Wisconsin and browse our historic 3 story building full of wonderful artwork, collectables, hand-made crafts, chocolates, artwork and gift items.

Our Artists & Vendors

We also offer afternoon teas, art classes and more
Events

Our artists, staff and vendors are listed below and we look forward to serving you.

Olivia Stefonek & Tracy Fuqua (owners)
Featuring gift items, chocolates and specialty foods

Olivia Stefonek - Timeless Oddities
Creative nature presentations

Peg Napralla
Peg Napralla designs - kiln formed glass jewelry, bowls, night lights, wall art and more.

Joan Indermark
Giggles for kids - A fun collection of toys, games, books, plush animals and puzzles for kids... even some for grown-up kids.

Pat Atkinson
The Cubby Hole features unique Wisconsin products; cleverly embroidered dish towels, four varieties of beer bread, eight flavors of soup and dip mixes, handmade fragrant soaps, local delicious jams and more!

The Sign Shack
Custom handmade signs with a touch of Wisconsin

Barb Kidney
Sew Much Fun - Handmade handbags, table runners & baby blankets

Liz Gregory
Functional pottery

Chris Dreyer
Dreyer Design - Chris Dreyer’s love for watercolor started while studying architecture in college. He has since applied this passion to teaching, creating commissioned paintings and illustration work. For more about Chris visit:www.dreyerdesign.com
Dreyer artwork

Kathleen Jahn
Kreations by KJ - Original artwork in watercolor as well as watercolor and pastel. Notecards available in singles and packages. Hand knit and crocheted hats and scarves in numerous colors. www.kreationsbykj.com
Jahn artwork

Dave Eulberg
Owl Mountain

Mill Road Crafts by Pam
Hand painted on vintage items and miscellaneous crafted items

Kathy Raimer
Wild Geranium Studio / Kathy is a watermedia artist and, her favorite medium is watercolor, she also enjoys working with acrylics, gouache, and casein paint as well as watercolor pencil, ink and wash.
Kathy is primarily a landscape artist with a particular interest in barns, farmland and all things rural. Birds and flowers are popular and fun to create with mixtures of different textures and colors. There are limitless ways for Kathy to find her self-expression in art. Her work includes original paintings, inkjet reproductions (an affordable way to bring art into the home) and greeting cards.

Barb Sjoblom
Creations by Barb - Barb enjoys working in oil, acrylic and colored pencil. Some of her favorite subjects include old farms, animals, and flowers.

Susan Hilliard
Inn Designs - Jewelry by Susan

Lynette Koch
From My Front Porch - Furniture & home decor (reclaimed | repurposed | beloved)
From My Porch

Linda Kuruzar
Art by Linda

Janet Mankowski
Portage's only source for handmade doll clothes (to fit American Girl and all other 18" dolls)...aprons for everyone on your list, even matching sets! Baby onesies & drool bibs with cute sayings. Wisconsin coffee mugs, bumper stickers and handmade cards for every occasion. emory items made from your loved ones' clothing.