I do a lot of bikepacking in rural areas and love stopping at these kinds of stores. You generally get real food to eat right away (v. packaged crap from a gas station) plus other stuff to take with you and you get to chat with locals and keep money in the local economy. During a trip in rural VT last summer, I stopped at a store that ba…
I do a lot of bikepacking in rural areas and love stopping at these kinds of stores. You generally get real food to eat right away (v. packaged crap from a gas station) plus other stuff to take with you and you get to chat with locals and keep money in the local economy. During a trip in rural VT last summer, I stopped at a store that barely looked like it had electricity, but when I went in, it was exactly this and to boot had a 4 door cooler stocked full of local IPA. It was like the angels started singing! So Vermont.
If you find yourself in North Shrewsbury, Vt — and you really should — visit Pierce's store. It matches your description pretty closely. We bought some sandwiches and a wonderful chocolate chip cookie there, and had lunch on Shrewsbury peak. That was one of my best days.
I do a lot of bikepacking in rural areas and love stopping at these kinds of stores. You generally get real food to eat right away (v. packaged crap from a gas station) plus other stuff to take with you and you get to chat with locals and keep money in the local economy. During a trip in rural VT last summer, I stopped at a store that barely looked like it had electricity, but when I went in, it was exactly this and to boot had a 4 door cooler stocked full of local IPA. It was like the angels started singing! So Vermont.
If you find yourself in North Shrewsbury, Vt — and you really should — visit Pierce's store. It matches your description pretty closely. We bought some sandwiches and a wonderful chocolate chip cookie there, and had lunch on Shrewsbury peak. That was one of my best days.
Cool. This was Floyds General Store in Randolph VT.