Cards are not accepted. An ATM is available on site.
500 River Street · Ontonagon, Michigan
A bar.
A museum.
Only in the U.P.
Stubb's is the kind of place you don't manufacture. Local history, barroom oddities, familiar faces and a room that gives you something new to notice every time you walk in.
STUBB'S
A digital tribute to the unmistakable River Street landmark.
Bar & MuseumA classic bar surrounded by local history
River StreetDowntown Ontonagon, Michigan
Cash OnlyATM available on site
Snacks + PizzaSimple food for a classic bar stop
Before you walk in
Four things worth knowing.
The room is part of the experience. The more you look, the more you notice.
Hours can change. Facebook or a quick call is the best source before a special trip.
Stubb's is best experienced as a discovery, not a checklist.
Inside Stubb's
The walls do
most of the talking.
Stubb's is hard to explain until you see the room. Red light, old wood, local history, wildlife, arcade glow and decades of collected character all share the same few walls.
One of one
The place itself is the attraction
Not themed.
Not staged.
Just Stubb's.
Part neighborhood bar, part local-history cabinet, Stubb's has become a memorable Ontonagon stop because it has something most places cannot order from a catalog: character accumulated over time. The walls, displays and stories are as much a part of the visit as what is behind the bar.
Cabinet of curiosities
Look around.
This is not a conventional gallery. The fun is in the mix: local history beside wildlife, barroom nostalgia beside the wonderfully unexpected.
Upper Peninsula wild
Wildlife displays and Northwoods details give the room an unmistakable sense of place.
Local history
Artifacts, photographs and reminders of the people and industries that shaped the Ontonagon area.
Barroom oddities
Exactly the pieces that make people stop, point and ask, “What's the story behind that?”
The classic bar stop
Cold drinks, easy conversation and the kind of room travelers remember after the road trip is over.
Want the full field guide?Step inside the museum →
Every wall has a story. Some of them are probably true.Regional visitor information describes Stubb's as a classic bar experience with a fascinating museum showcasing local history.
Field note · Ontonagon
You can stop in for a drink and accidentally spend the next hour looking at the walls. That's the point. Stubb's isn't polished into sameness — it is memorable because it feels collected, lived-in and completely its own.
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A River Street original
Worth the detour.
Easy to find.
Stubb's sits in downtown Ontonagon, close enough to fold naturally into a Lake Superior or western U.P. road trip — and unusual enough to become one of the stops you talk about afterward.
Make it a stop
Find the red sign.
Address500 River St, Ontonagon, MI 49953
Phone(906) 884-9972
PaymentCash only · ATM on site
FoodBar snacks and pizza
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500 River Street