The Smells of Summer

Stuff We Love

May 23, 2026

Lavender isn’t blooming just yet, but you can get the first scent of summer with candles from June Apothicaire in Boyne City. The company got its start in 2020 with the goal of offering natural candles at an affordable price. There are plenty of options to choose from, like the Petoskey Stone, Leland Blue, Boyne Balsam, and Mackinac Island Mist, but we’re partial to the Lake Michigan Lavender. Made with 100 percent natural soy wax and complete with a cotton or wood wick (the latter offers a soothing crackling sound), this candle highlights the purple flower it’s named for but also brings notes of citrus, jasmine, amber, woods, and musk. Order online or find June Apothecaire products in dozens of NoMi shops and markets from Mt. Pleasant to Mackinac Island: juneapothicarie.com/pages/store-locator.