Well, Kathy from the Lakeside General Store finally retired, and although we'll miss her grumpy…read morecharm, Lakeside needed to be retired as well.
The good news is that The Hamilton Mercantile has risen from the ashes of the old general store, and it's a welcome breath of fresh air in a town that needs it.
It's clean! And bright! They have nice tables! And since it's pretty much the only game in town for a lot of things, I'm glad they have tons of grocery staples (eggs, milk, butter, beer, hard seltzers, bread, canned food, peanut butter), toiletries, ice, candy, ice cream, and more.
They've got lots of camping supplies, such as s'mores ingredients, propane, wood, camping chairs, charcoal, fishing gear, hand warmers, tarps, bug spray, matches, etc, as well as toiletries and tylenol and toys and floaties and charging cords and clothing and gifts and a lot of other things you never knew you needed.
I'm particularly happy that they have Boar's Head meat that they sell by the pound, as well as make sandwiches. A girl eating at one of the cute little tables had herself a good-looking breakfast sandwich too, and there's also a pretty extensive pizza and wings menu now too. Haven't had the pleasure of eating any of those yet, but I'm sure it'll happen soon.
Best of all, they sell lottery tickets. And when I win the $1.5 billion mega millions tonight, I believe The Hamilton Mercantile gets $1 million for selling me the winning ticket. And I think they deserve it.