Great Lakes Ashlar — The Stone Mill Inc.
Partner Collection

Stone That
Holds Up
to the Design.

Michigan-quarried natural stone veneer for the projects where
nothing else will do.

Your clients don't settle. Your projects don't either. You need a stone partner who treats every project like their reputation depends on it. Because yours does.

Pure Michigan Producer
4th Generation Craft
NAHB Member
NSI Certified
The Stone Mill, Inc. — Howard City, Michigan (616) 835-5289 michiganstone.com B2B Partner Brochure 2025

The wrong supplier
doesn't just miss
a deadline.
They miss yours.

We've talked to enough architects and design-build contractors to know what keeps you up at night. It's not the design. It's the vendor who disappears, the shipment that's 14 weeks out, and the batch of stone that doesn't match the sample you specified six months ago.

High-end clients don't care about your supply chain. They care about the home. The pressure lands on you.

"We treat every order like an opportunity to earn trust we haven't been given yet."

— Steve Miller, Founder
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Lead Times That Blow Up Schedules
Imported stone can carry 12–18 week lead times. One hiccup and your installation crew is standing still. Your client is getting impatient. And you're absorbing the cost of the delay.
02
Inconsistent Batches, Mismatched Stone
You specify a color profile. The first pallet looks beautiful. The second arrives and the color is off. On a $2M home, there's no acceptable explanation for that.
03
No One Answers When Something Goes Wrong
You call the 1-800 number. You leave a message. You wait. Meanwhile your project is stalled. When you source from someone local, someone who answers their phone — that problem never takes root.
04
Clients Want Something Authentic — Not Cookie-Cutter
Manufactured stone repeats. Savvy architects and design-conscious clients can spot it. The homeowner who is spending $1.5M on a custom build deserves a home with a story, not a SKU number.

The only Pure Michigan
natural stone producer
at this level.

We are not a distributor. We are not a catalog. We quarry, we produce, and we stand behind every square foot we ship — from a single phone call away.

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Quarried Here. Shipped Fast.

No overseas freight. No customs clearance. No 36-week drama. Our stone comes from Michigan quarries and ships direct. Shorter lead times mean you can commit to timelines your competitors can't.

Michigan-sourced, nationally shipped
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Consistency You Can Specify With Confidence

Every batch we produce comes from the same quarries, with the same character. Natural stone varies — that's the beauty of it. But the color profile you specified stays consistent from pallet to pallet.

Batch-consistent coloration
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A Real Person Answers

When something goes wrong — and in construction, something always does — you get a real answer from a real person, fast. Not a ticket number. Not a callback in three days. We are six people, not six hundred. That's the point.

Direct access, zero runaround
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Stone With a Story

Every piece of The Stone Mill product carries the story of Michigan geology. No two pieces are identical. No "Chiclets" of repeating fake texture. When your client's guests ask about the stone, there is a real answer.

Fourth-generation craft heritage
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Small Order Flexibility

High-end custom homes often call for unique accent applications — a chimney, an entry column, a water feature. Large distributors don't flex for you. We do. Small runs, unique specifications — we make it happen.

Custom cuts & small-run capability
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Partner, Not Vendor

We will meet on-site. We will review your drawings. We will help you spec the right product for the right application. Our interest is your reputation — because that's what earns us a referral to your next client.

Project consultation included

Michigan Stone,
Every Character.

Natural thin veneer
quarried & produced
in Michigan — from ledge
to ashlar to cobble

Great Lakes Ashlar
Great Lakes Ashlar
Natural Thin Veneer · Ashlar
Black River Ashlar
Black River Ashlar
Natural Thin Veneer · Ashlar
St. Clair Castle
St. Clair Castle
Natural Thin Veneer · Castle
Silver Lake Ledge
Silver Lake Ledge
Natural Thin Veneer · Ledge
Hemlock Ashlar
Hemlock Ashlar
Natural Thin Veneer · Ashlar
Hiawatha Castle
Hiawatha Castle
Natural Thin Veneer · Castle
From Specification to Delivery

Friction-free from
first call to final pallet.

01
Reach Out

Call, email, or visit. You get a real person — often Steve himself — who knows your project type and speaks your language. No intake forms. No tickets.

02
Specify Together

We review your plans, your client's aesthetic, and your installation timeline. We recommend the right stone for the application — and we get samples to you fast so your client can approve with confidence.

03
We Produce

Your order goes into production in our Michigan facility. Consistent batch quality, tracked start-to-finish. You'll know exactly when it ships — because we tell you without being asked.

04
Delivered. Backed.

Your stone arrives on time as promised. If anything is ever wrong, we fix it faster than anyone else — because we're right here in Michigan. That's our standing commitment to every trade partner.

"Thank you for the opportunity to earn your trust." That's not a closing line. It's how we begin every relationship with every partner on every job.

Steve Miller
Founder — The Stone Mill, Inc.
Get In Touch

Let's build
something worth
pointing at.

Whether you're specifying stone for your next custom home, looking for trade samples, or ready to talk scope — we respond fast and we answer the phone.

"Thank you for the opportunity to earn your trust."

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Call Direct
(616) 835-5289
Steve Miller, Founder
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Website
michiganstone.com
Full catalog & project gallery
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20315 West Edgar Rd
Howard City, MI 49329
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