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Habitat for Humanity's newest restore in the Upper Peninsula is proving there's plenty of business to go around.

Despite the existence of other restores in places like Iron Mountain and Marquette, customers in the Keweenaw say they are happy to have one closer to home.

"It's a valuable store that they opened because a lot of this stuff has ended up in the landfills over the years or people throw it away.  This way, somebody else can put it to good use, and I'm glad they've got one here," said Restore regular, Kevin Rouhonen.

Restores require donations, of course, but many volunteers are also necessary to pick up items around the community.

"We've picked up refrigerators, washers, dryers, old beds...you name it, we'll bring it here.  The resale store enjoys getting that kind of thing, anything that people can reuse," said volunteer, Dave Bach.

Big or small, light fixtures or even the kitchen sink, customers will find an endless supply of materials for home improvement projects.  Still, others come to search the piles for unexpected treasures.

"I like stopping in here because there's a variety of stuff.  We've stopped in numerous times since they've been open.  There's always something different," Rouhonen said.

The success has forced the restore to turn their basement into extra storage space.  Next they hope to purchase a box truck to help with pick-ups and possibly home deliveries.