Our Story

1959

If you have been a resident of Middlefield for any length of time, you have most likely been a visitor here. Maggie’s has been a part of the fiber of Middlefield since the 1960s. Its walls echos with stories from generations of families who have tasted the goodness and experienced the significance of the moments shared around a common love that bind them together - in this case, donuts made from scratch from the original 1959 recipes. 

Stan and Maggie Pierce first opened Maggies Doughnut Shop at 2149 Noble road in East Cleveland. Several years later, Stan’s friends, Basil and Junior White opened up the first grocery store in Middlefield with departments for meat, produce, and baked goods all located within the same facility - a novel idea for that era. They offered him a spot in the corner, so Maggie’s Doughnut shop was moved into Middlefield in the mid-1960s. 

1975

Mr. Ryan Naylor bought the shop from the Pierce family in 1975, and soon after 13-year old Bill Poole began working for him. After 14 years of donut making, he purchased the shop, and aside from a brief year-long stint in Chardon, Maggie’s has been at its current location on High street since 1991. In 2009 it opened its second location in Harrington Square Mall in Middlefield, Ohio. Maggie’s doughnuts now have locations in Madison, Hiram, Chardon, and Orwell and are continuing to expand to share the love of great donuts with everyone. 

2022

Though Maggie’s has passed from one generation to the next, the original recipe developed by the pierces way back in 1959 has remained the same. During the wee hours of the morning, when the village is still quiet, you will find Bill and his employees inside mixing ingredients from the age-old recipe, needing, cutting, and frying up their old-fashion goodness. These are topped and filled with Maggie’s special glazes, frostings, and fillings that have for decades delighted the taste buds of young and old alike. When the doors open at Maggie’s doughnut shop, visitors know they will find their favorites here, where they are still bringing the generations together by providing the same wholesome taste made fresh every morning for over 60 years.