Brewster General Store

When traveling through my little town of Brewster, one of the places you must stop is the Brewster General Store on route 6A. www.brewsterstore.com/

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The building was built in 1852 as a church and was converted to a general store in 1866. It still has the charm of that time with the creaky wooden floors, nostalgic decorations, penny candy (my favorite), as well as kitchen gadgets, gifts, cards,toys, etc. You can even play the nickelodeon for a quarter!!

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When we first moved to the Cape, my husband actually worked mornings at the general store. He loved how the old locals came in every morning for their pastries, coffee and the paper. They would sit in the middle of the store by the old coal stove on cold mornings and gab. On nice days they'd sit out front on the benches. You are sure to be be greeted with a friendly smile from someone sitting on those benches when you visit. (Or perhaps by a few little bunnies during Easter!).

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The windows of the store are always dressed for the season. My husband even got to put up the infamous Christmas tree on the little roof of the porch for the holiday season! (There are certain decorations we Brewster folk expect to see at the store.)

 

Be sure to make a stop next door to the Brewster Scoop for homemade icecream. A perfect visit!

 

To read an article about the Brewster Scoop, click this link from Wicked Local: http://www.wickedlocal.com/brewster/news/x986611494/Brewster-Scoop-shifts-service-spot