Two Michigan Farmers Markets Among 8 'Must Visit' Markets in U.S.

David Prielipp from Hilltop Greenhouse, was selling “Davids Eggs” t the Royal Oak Farmers Market. (Photo via Royal Oak Farmers Market Facebook page)

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The Royal Oak Farmers Market is one of two from Michigan on Country Living magazine’s List of “8 Must-Visit Historic Food Markets Across America.”

The Royal Oak Farmers Market, located in the Civic Center at 11 Mile Road and Troy Street, opened as a truck market in 1925 as a partnership between the then-new city of Royal Oak and Oakland County.

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Produce, eggs and bread are offered on Saturdays, but on Fridays and Sundays, antiques and collectibles are also on the list.

Also on the must-visit list is the six-block Detroit Eastern Market, which is open every Saturday and on Tuesdays during the summer.

Farmers markets in Indiana, Ohio (two), Pennsylvania (two) and West Virginia also made the list.