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wall plaques.
The Farm Pantry (519 664-
3626), 1386 King Street North, is filled
to the brim with every kitchen gadget
you didn’t know you needed, along
with local speciality foods such as jams
and maple syrup. This store is beside
Stone Crock Meats and Cheeses
(519 664-3610) retail outlet that supplies
many of the local eateries, including
its namesake Stone Crock
Restaurant (open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.,
Monday to Friday and 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
on Sunday). This business was one of
the first in town,launching in 1975 as a
grocery store catering to the developing
tourism trade at that time.
Stone Crock is synonymous with
home-cooked simplicity. The Stone
Crock Restaurant (519 664-2286),
1396 King Street North, is the ideal
locale for a hearty country breakfast of
French toast and summer sausage to
start the day. And the rustic wooden
interior of the Stone Crock Bakery
(519 664-3612), 1402 King Street
North, beside the restaurant is a good
stop for afternoon coffee, scones, pie or
a lunch of homemade soup and wraps.
Despite an influx of so many boutique
stores — a common trend in
many small villages like this one — St.
Jacobs has remained true to its artistic
roots.Visitors can buy handmade corn
brooms at Hamel Brooms (519 664-
1117), 1411 King Street North, starting
at $15. And the Robert A. Brown
Glass and Metal Studio (519 664-
1435) sells contemporary custommade
sinks, counter tops and shower
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Produced locally, maple syrup
is available directly from producers
in St. Jacobs village and
surrounding areas.
doors with swirling water-like designs
embedded in the opaque glass.
The anchor of downtown is still
the Old Mill building, 1441 King Street
North. As previously mentioned, it was
developed in the 1980s as artists’ studios
during a time when major malls in
nearby cities were attracting shopping
dollars away from downtown. Today,
inside the Old Mill (and its attached
silo) is a concentration of handcrafted
merchandise, such as Daniel Kramer’s
carved bowls and woodwork at The
Top Drawer (519 664-2421). Fleur de
Soleil (519 664-1232), located on the
third floor of the mill, features three
women artists — Jan Fretz, Kathi Kelly,
and Judy Gascho-Jutzi — specializing in
printmaking, painting and fibre art.
There’s also a potter, weaver and
PHOTO: ST. JACOBS COUNTRY