Roots & Routes Co. · Old Town McHenry
We're putting down roots.
Thank you for a wonderful first season on the Riverwalk. Because of you, Roots & Routes Co. is opening a permanent, year-round shop in Old Town McHenry.
You're invited
Be the first to know the day.
The opening date isn't set yet. Leave your email and we'll send it the moment it is, along with a first look at what's coming to Pearl Street.
Early 2027
What's coming to Pearl Street
A real home for the things we make, and for the people and places they're made about.
Open year-round
The Riverwalk Shoppes are seasonal. Pearl Street won't be. Holiday gifts, spring graduations, summer on the Chain: we'll be there for all of it.
The whole collection
Travel tracker maps, lake depth maps, city street maps, and location ornaments, together under one roof for the first time.
Made about your place
Your hometown, your lake house, your family name, your favorite coordinates, your dog. Personalized keepsakes, handcrafted here in McHenry County.
Rooted in McHenry
The Fox River, the Chain O'Lakes, and the towns around them, in wood. Local pride you can hang on the wall or on the tree.
Until then
Find us on the Riverwalk through December 27
Our Riverwalk shop is open for the rest of the season, which makes it a very good place to finish a holiday list.
On the Riverwalk
McHenry Riverwalk Shoppes, open through December 27.
Friday & Saturday 10–6 · Sunday 10–4
Any time
Or shop from the couch
Everything we make ships from our workshop in McHenry County, and most of it can be personalized.
A little history
About 3316 Pearl
Our new home sits in the heart of Old Town, a short walk from the Fox River, in a building that has been working for McHenry for more than a century: a Pearl Street auto garage in the 1910s and '20s, an auto parts store for decades after, and most recently The Studio Art School.
We make things that mark a place and its story, so landing in a building with this much of its own feels right. We're planning a few ways to honor the chapters before ours. More on that when the doors open.
Questions about Pearl Street? Email help@rootsandroutesco.com