Small towns, independent bookstores
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1TheTwoDs
This thread is intended to be different than the various location-based threads where we have listed some of our favorite bookstores.
My wife and I like to travel to small towns with old-fashioned downtown business districts where independently owned stores and restaurants survive and sometimes thrive.
Some of our favorites:
New Hope, PA: This one is a very arty, offbeat town with a flair for the creative, inspired, no doubt, by its history as an artists' colony. Farley's Bookshop is the independent store on Main St with a great selection and very friendly staff. Besides books, there are many handmade clothing boutiques, artisan soap, candle and perfume shops and lots of art galleries and antique shops. As for restaurants, there are dozens of outstanding options including our favorites: Mother's, Wildflowers and Karla's. More details on the town at:
New Hope, PA
My wife and I like to travel to small towns with old-fashioned downtown business districts where independently owned stores and restaurants survive and sometimes thrive.
Some of our favorites:
New Hope, PA: This one is a very arty, offbeat town with a flair for the creative, inspired, no doubt, by its history as an artists' colony. Farley's Bookshop is the independent store on Main St with a great selection and very friendly staff. Besides books, there are many handmade clothing boutiques, artisan soap, candle and perfume shops and lots of art galleries and antique shops. As for restaurants, there are dozens of outstanding options including our favorites: Mother's, Wildflowers and Karla's. More details on the town at:
New Hope, PA
2maggie1944
My current favorite place is Vashon Island in Washington, just a ferry ride from Seattle. Last time I visited there were no big name stores or restaurants. The largest grocery store and hardware store on the island are associated with chain operations but I think pretty much everything else is small and independent. Additionally, it is a drop dead beautiful place to visit, but don't tell any one.
3oregonobsessionz
Sisters, Oregon is a town of ~1750 in high desert country, on the sunny side of the Cascades. They have the snow-capped Three Sisters mountains on the horizon, the Deschutes National Forest just outside of town, and all kinds of outdoor activities. Of course they have an independent bookstore, Paulina Springs Book Company (no website, but they aren’t hard to find).
Sisters Oregon Guide
Sisters is essentially a tourist town, with lots of artsy shops, cultural events, music festivals, etc. Their biggest claim to fame is the Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show, held every year on the second Saturday of July. In 2007 they displayed over 1200 quilts. The Stitchin’ Post quilt shop, owned by Jean Wells and headquarters for her daughter Valori Wells, organizes several days of classes, often with nationally recognized instructors, in the days leading up to the quilt show.
Sisters Oregon Guide
Sisters is essentially a tourist town, with lots of artsy shops, cultural events, music festivals, etc. Their biggest claim to fame is the Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show, held every year on the second Saturday of July. In 2007 they displayed over 1200 quilts. The Stitchin’ Post quilt shop, owned by Jean Wells and headquarters for her daughter Valori Wells, organizes several days of classes, often with nationally recognized instructors, in the days leading up to the quilt show.
