For Immediate Release
April 1, 2005

LANSING — Natures Photos, a specialty retailer in Stanwood, has opened shop in the Mall of Michigan, an Internet retailing and shopping service operated by the Michigan Retailers Association (MRA).

Shoppers can access Natures Photos online through the Mall of Michigan at www.mallofmichigan.com. The site is listed in the Art section.

Natures Photos features the photographic art of William Koehler, who specializes in photographing waterfowl and other wildlife, landscapes, waterscapes and scenes of Amish life. A large selection of historic images from Mecosta County and Big Rapids is also featured.

Images are available in a variety of variety of sizes on stretched or flat canvas. Matting and framing services are also available. In addition, Natures Photos can create a canvas reproduction from a personal photograph supplied by the customer.

The store’s website exhibits the photography, organized into 15 galleries by subject. It offers clear information about ordering online, pricing and store policies.

The Mall of Michigan is a collection of unique specialty shops—all of them MRA members—offering distinctive products online. More than 150 Michigan businesses now participate in e-commerce through this website.

The Michigan Retailers Association is the unified voice of retailing in Michigan and the nation’s largest state trade association of general merchandise retailers. MRA’s nearly 6,000 retail business members operate more than 13,000 stores across the state.