Weston Village Store
WILL MOSES
TOWN GUIDE : WESTON
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DEERFIELD 1780
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60 Grandma Moses Rd . P . O . Box 94 , Eagle Bridge , NY 12057 1-800-328-6326
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Nine years after Rockwell ’ s magnificent illustrations secured his spot in the American artistic pantheon , the Saturday Evening Post also played a crucial role in the continual expansion of The Vermont Country Store . When the Saturday Evening Post published an article by Edward Shenton entitled “ The Happy Shopkeeper of the Green Mountains ” in 1952 , the Vermont Country Store began to receive more attention than ever before . Tens of thousands of eager customers from all around the country placed orders and made pilgrimages to Weston to experience The Vermont Country Store firsthand .
As the business continued to grow and blossom , Vrest and Mildred passed the leadership duties down to Lyman Orton in 1972 . Lyman grabbed the reins with vigorous enthusiasm , and took the opportunity to grow the business even further by diversifying their product range and expanding their phone ordering and mail-ordering capacities . In the process , Lyman also began to broaden The Vermont Country Store ’ s inventory by forging exclusive merchandising agreements with specialty companies that made hard-to-find products .
Today The Vermont Country Store has a large online presence , a large team of phone operators , and still sees heavy foot
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traffic . They have managed to maintain a good balance between in-person , over-the-phone and online commerce , and it ’ s all thanks to the tireless efforts of their team members and the insightful leadership of the Orton Family . In the years after The Vermont Country Store first created their online platform , Mildred ’ s Dairy Bar was opened at the Weston Location in 2010 . An additional Mildred ’ s Dairy Bar location was opened at their Rockingham store several years later . The Dairy Bar serves delicious farm-to-table comfort food , as well as delicious Wilcox Ice Cream , which is made in Mildred Ellen Orton ’ s hometown of Manchester Vermont .
Orton and his three sons , Cabot , Gardner , and Eliot , remain humbly dedicated to serving the Vermont community and far beyond with their fantastic products , attentive service , and conscientious stewardship . Gardner , Eliot and Cabot Orton have all played various roles at the Vermont Country Store over the course of their careers , but Gardner Orton makes it clear that they are all equal in their roles as Proprietors of the family business . “ We like the term Proprietor because it keeps us grounded in our roots as a family-run general store ,” says Gardner . “ Above all else , we want to create a phenomenal experience for every customer who comes here . We want them to leave with the same feelings of warmth and happiness that we get whenever we walk through the doors .”
For additional fantastic Vermont snacks and souvenirs , take a trip to Weston Village Store . Located in the center of town , their product range includes a wide variety of Vermont-made food products , fruit spreads , candles , nostalgic tin signs , apparel , puzzles , and snowglobes . Their house-made fudge is available in over 20 flavors , including exotic varieties such as Lemon Meringue and S ’ mores . Cheese enthusiasts will delight in their broad spectrum of Vermont-made offerings , which range from mild cave-aged cheeses to 7-year-old sharp cheddar .
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