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A neighborhood meat market and curated cellar in downtown Spooner.

We're the Lutz family's shop on Ash Street — right off Hwy 63 between Minneapolis and Duluth. Wisconsin cheese, curated wine, hand-selected cuts from our sister store Amery Meat Market, gift baskets, and brats grilled fresh Friday through Labor Day.

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Family-Owned Downtown Spooner Off Hwy 63 Hand-Cut in Amery
The Crossroads of the North Meats & Cellar storefront at the corner of Hwy 63 & Ash St., Spooner — stonework facade with the NOW OPEN sign and patriotic bunting

The Lutz family has been in the meat business in northwestern Wisconsin for over two decades. CRN Meats & Cellar is their new shop on Ash Street — built for slow browsing, weekend pickups, gift runs, and the kind of customer who likes to know who's behind the counter.

What We Carry

What we'll have on the counter.

Hand-cut at our sister store Amery Meat Market, Wisconsin-sourced where we can, and aged 30 days. Walk in and you'll also find cheese, curated wine, brats grilling fresh Friday through Labor Day, and gift baskets for cabin weekends and holidays.

Crossroads freezer stocked with vacuum-sealed ground beef rolls in branded packaging — freezer beef packages ready for the cabin

Freezer Beef Packages

Stock the freezer with bundles from our sister store Amery Meat Market. Steaks, roasts, and ground beef — starting at $40. Bulk pork packages and custom cuts also available — message us or stop in for current availability.

Dry-aged ribeye at Crossroads — 30 days of careful aging for deep, beef-forward flavor

30-Day Aged Steaks

Hand-selected cuts from our sister store Amery Meat Market — aged 30 days and hand-cut to your specs, then packaged fresh for our Spooner counter. Deep, beef-forward flavor from every day of that aging.

Amery's brats on the grill at Crossroads — classic Wisconsin and house specialty flavors ready for the counter

30+ Brat Flavors

Amery's family recipes — from classic Wisconsin to house specialties. We grill them fresh in Spooner Friday through Labor Day.

Crossroads Original and Teriyaki beef strips and jerky on the shelf above Wisconsin cheese

Snack Sticks & Jerky

Snack sticks and jerky made through our sister store Amery Meat Market. Wild game trim from your deer can be turned into snack sticks and jerky by request through Amery.

Glass-door cheese cooler stocked with Wisconsin cheese — Roth, Yodelay, Widmer, North Country, Alpine Lace, and more

Wisconsin Cheese

Curds, blocks, and aged specialties from cheesemakers across the state — paired with a glass at the tasting room table or boxed up to take home.

Wine and cheese pairings at the Crossroads barrel table — curated bottles and Wisconsin cheese

Wine, Beer & Curiosities

Over 60 bottles curated by Jen and Dennis — wine, craft beer, pet food, and the oddball gifts you'd only find in a town that knows what a cabin weekend needs.

Inside the Shop

More than the meat counter.

Walk through the door and you'll find stocked coolers, a curated cellar, and a gift shelf — filled with brands we trust at home and the goods we wished someone in Spooner carried.

The Crossroads gift shelf — Wisconsin-shaped charcuterie boards, 5-piece cheese knife sets, candles, and gift baskets

01 — The Gift Shelf

Cut, serve, and give Wisconsin.

State-shaped charcuterie boards, 5-piece cheese knife sets, candles, and gift baskets built to order. The shelf between the counter and the coolers is what you came back for.

Tipsy brand absorbent coasters displayed on a whiskey barrel at the Crossroads shop Crossroads butcher-joke tea towels on rolling racks

02 — Coasters & Tea Towels

The little things that get grabbed first.

Tipsy absorbent coasters with witty sayings, and the butcher-joke tea towels people grab for friends and hostess gifts. Pick one up at the barrel by the counter.

The Crossroads apparel wall — branded tees, hoodies, and totes in red, olive, black, and navy

03 — The Apparel Wall

Branded tees, hoodies, and totes.

T-shirts, hoodies, and totes with the Crossroads mark — picked in colors that don't shout. Wear the shop home, or gift one to the friend who keeps asking what you brought back from Spooner.

Backlit Victorinox retail display board with chef knives, santokus, paring knives with color-coded handles, kitchen shears, and sharpening steel

04 — Victorinox Knife Sets

The knives the pros reach for.

Chef knives, santokus, paring knives, bread knives, slicers, shears, and sharpening steel — color-coded by handle, sized for real hands. Pair one with a board and it's a housewarming gift that gets used every weekend.

Industrial pipe shelving against a fieldstone wall stocked with BBQ sauces, rubs, hot sauces, honey, bread buns, and house favorites

05 — Dry Goods & Condiments

Sauces, rubs, and the pantry finishers.

BBQ sauces, hot sauces, spice rubs, honey, bread buns, and pantry staples from regional and national brands we cook with ourselves — stocked against the fieldstone wall, between the counter and the coolers.

Bundles & Built-to-Order

Stock up. Send something good.

Freezer Beef Package

Starting at $40

Steaks, roasts, and ground beef from our sister store Amery Meat Market — bundled for stocking the freezer. Bulk pork packages and custom meat bundles also available — ask in-store or message us for current cuts.

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Gift Baskets & Boxes

Starting at $25

Wisconsin cheese, Amery-made jerky and snack sticks, and curated bottles from our cellar. Built to order for holidays, thank-you gifts, corporate, and housewarmings.

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Family-Owned & Hands-On

A family-owned meat market and cellar, rooted in Spooner.

CRN Meats & Cellar is the work of the Lutz family — a family-owned shop built for a town they love. Spooner sits at the crossroads of Wisconsin's railroad history, lake country, and working farms, and that heritage runs through everything we do: hand-selected cuts sourced from our sister store Amery Meat Market, brats grilled fresh Friday through Labor Day, and a curated cellar picked with care.

We're putting the finishing touches on 118 Ash Street, right in the heart of downtown. Our plan is simple — bring back the kind of local meat market and corner store where you know who's behind the counter, where we grill Amery's brats fresh Friday through Labor Day, and where the cheese and wine were chosen by someone who actually tried them.

The Lutz family is committed to being hands-on partners with their team and their community. They're at the counter Thursday through Sunday — stop in, look around, stay a minute.

Cut & packaged in Amery

Our sister store does the cutting — we do the bragging.

Wisconsin-sourced first

If it's not from Wisconsin, it better be from somewhere interesting.

Hands-on owners

The Lutz family is at the counter, not in a boardroom.

Full interior overview of Crossroads of the North — the full shop in one frame, coolers, cellar wall, and apparel racks

We're hands-on partners with our team and our community. Stop in, look around, stay a minute.

Now Hiring — Team

We're putting the team together.

If you can lift a brisket, smile at strangers, and explain to a Wisconsinite why their cheese needs to be sharper — we should talk. Full job descriptions, schedules, and apply instructions live on the hiring page.

  • Store Manager
  • Weekly Cleaning Specialist
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We're hands-on partners with our team and our community. If that sounds like you, we want to hear from you.

— The Lutz Family

Word of Mouth

Tell us how we did.

We've opened at the corner of Hwy 63 & Ash St. If you've stopped in, we'd love to hear from you — find us on Google and leave a review.

Been in? Let people know.

We've got a 5-star start — and we'd love to keep it that way. If you've visited, drop a note on our Google Business Profile and help us grow.

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Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

We're open Thursday through Saturday 10 AM to 6 PM, and Sunday 10 AM to 3 PM. Closed Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday.
Yes — call or message us about custom cuts, gift baskets, and party trays.
Absolutely. We source from Wisconsin farms and producers whenever we can.
Yes. Bring your own clean container for meat or cheese and we'll weigh it out.
Yes — call us at (715) 416-0989 when you arrive and we'll bring your order out. Curbside pickup works for everything we sell, including freezer beef packages, gift baskets, and party trays.
Yes — Friday through Labor Day, weather permitting. We grill Amery's brats fresh around lunchtime. It's a good reason to time your visit, and a good way to meet Jen and Dennis if you haven't yet.
Yes — we build meat and cheese party trays and catering platters for holidays, grad parties, the cabin, and corporate events. Call ahead or message us on Facebook to put one together.
Yes — our Freezer Beef Package starts at $40 and bundles hand-selected steaks, roasts, and ground beef from our sister store Amery Meat Market. We also offer bulk pork packages and meat bundles. Stop in or message us for current availability.
Gift baskets start at $25 and are built to order with Wisconsin cheese, Amery-made jerky and snack sticks, and curated bottles. Tell us the occasion and we'll put one together.
We coordinate custom cuts through our sister store Amery Meat Market — we select everything, they cut it to your specs, and you pick up here in Spooner. From a quarter cow to a custom steak order, message us or stop in to get started.
We don't process venison at our Spooner location — but our sister store, Amery Meat Market, does. They've been Polk County's wild game processor since 1965. Drop your deer at 116 Central St, Amery, or call (715) 268-7515.
Yes — we build custom cheese and meat gift baskets perfect for holidays, thank-you gifts, or a taste of northern Wisconsin. Stop in or message us to put one together.
We're at the corner of Hwy 63 & Ash St. in Spooner, WI, making us an easy stop between Minneapolis and Duluth. Open during posted hours.

Visit Us

Find us on the corner of Hwy 63 & Ash St.

We're right in the heart of downtown Spooner — easy to find, easy to park.

Address

118 Ash Street
Spooner, WI 54801

Hours

Thursday – Saturday · 10 AM – 6 PM
Sunday · 10 AM – 3 PM
Closed Monday – Wednesday (we have to eat too)

Get in touch

The fastest way to reach us right now is Facebook Messenger. Or call (715) 416-0989.

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