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What makes the general store a special place is a sense of history and
sociability, a place central to a community, where making new friends, or a
chance meeting with old friends, is as important as whatever brought you in
to begin with.
Willey’s Store in Greensboro is one of Vermont’s largest and most
traditional general stores. The rambling building with wood floors has
served five generations of customers and carries everything from custom
meats to clothing, hardware, dry goods and hunting equipment. Email them at
tomhurst@sover.net.
The Falls General Store in Northfield Falls is an award-winning general
store featuring great food. A G-scale train, suspended from the ceiling,
runs past displays of Warren Kimble prints and an inviting checkerboard and
rocking chairs. www.vaics.org/vaics-northfieldfalls.html.
The Jacksonville General Store, near the junction of Rtes. 100 and 112 in
southern Vermont, has been serving hand-cut meats and freshly made baked
goods since 1854. You can reach them at susndori@sover.net.
The Newfane Country Store, just across Rte. 30, has over 100 hand-made
quilts in stock, along with distinctive gifts and items for the home. Make sure you
sample a bit of their homemade fudge. Find them on the web at
www.newfanecountrystore.com.
Vrest Orton opened the Vermont Country Store in Weston, in 1946. It was the
first restored rural store in the nation and stocked thousands of practical
necessities for daily living. They carry products almost impossible to find
elsewhere. Visit their web site at
www.vermontcountrystore.com.
Breathtakingly beautiful pottery and other kitchen items grace the shelves
at the Shelburne Country Store on the Village Green in Shelburne. You can
shop online at www.shelburnecountrystore.com.
Looking for more general stores? Search the listings
in the Shopping Section of the Vermont Travel Planner or visit the Vermont Association of
Independent Country Store’s website. www.vaics.org. | 
