Cromwell Apiary
The Bontrager family keeps forty hives west of town. Their wildflower honey and cut comb stock our pantry shelf from June through the first frost.
Checking hours…
Good things, made close to home.
Lake & Main Mercantile is Syracuse's corner shop for lake-life gifts, home goods, and Indiana-made foods — right on Main Street, two blocks from Lake Wawasee.
This week's favorites
The pieces our regulars keep coming back for. Tap any item for a closer look, or hold it for pickup at the counter.
Seasonal picks — fall at the lake
Flannel weather, porch wreaths, and caramel corn for the drive home. When these sell out, they're gone until next year.
What neighbors say
Around the shop
Shop the shelves
Everything below is on the floor at 112 S Main St. See something you like? Hold it for pickup — we'll set it behind the counter with your name on it, and you pay when you come in.
Nothing on that shelf
Try a different word, or clear the category filter — new stock lands every week.
Our story
Lake & Main started in 2016, when Marla and Tom Ellery took over the old hardware store at the corner of Main and Huntington and asked a simple question: why should Syracuse folks drive to Warsaw or Goshen for a decent birthday card?
The answer became this shop — part gift store, part pantry, part front porch. Half of what we sell is made within fifty miles of the lake: honey from hives outside Cromwell, preserves from a farm kitchen near Milford, pottery thrown in North Webster, and candles poured two doors down.
The other half is the fun stuff lake life runs on — puzzles for rainy weekends, flannels for October, and the sign your cottage has been missing. Come in for one thing; most people leave with three and a sample of whatever's open on the pantry table.
— Marla & Tom Ellery, owners
From our local makers
When you buy these, most of the dollar stays in Kosciusko County.
North Webster Pottery
June Calloway throws every mug, vase, and bowl in her lake-road studio. No two glazes come out of the kiln quite the same — that's the point.
Main Street Soap Co.
Poured and cut two doors down from us, in small batches with Indiana sunflower oil. The cedar & sage bar outsells everything else we carry.
Local first
If it can be made well within fifty miles, we'd rather stock that than ship it across an ocean.
Fair prices, plainly marked
The price on the tag is the price at the register. No "sale" games, no fine print.
The counter is the point
We hold items, wrap gifts free, and remember your name. That's the whole business model.
Visit us
112 S Main St, Syracuse, IN 46567 · (574) 555-0148
Checking hours…
- ParkingFree street parking on Main St, plus the public lot behind the shop off Huntington St — enter by the alley and come in the back door.
- Coming from the lakeWe're a five-minute drive from the Wawasee public access site. Head north on SR 13, turn right on Main — we're on the left, under the green awning.
- Gift wrapAlways free at the counter — kraft paper, twine, and a sprig of whatever's in season.
Send us a note
Looking for something specific, or want a gift basket put together? Ask here and we'll write back within one business day.
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We'll get back to you within one business day. If it's urgent, call us at (574) 555-0148.
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