Shops - Gifts

For the past 11 years, Janet has owned and operated Main Street Bears, a delightful shop that serves as a temporary home to hundreds of stuffed bears. The business, which occupies an 1880s home, sells "huggables to collectibles," as well as bear-related cards, pillows, afghans, wall hangings and pins. Bears are available in many sizes, from Little Gems, one-and-a-half-inches tall, all the way to Black Bart, a four-foot bear who greets the patrons on the front porch, all dressed up in the garb of the season, no less!  Read Story.

Christmas and country just seem to go together. Many folks yearn for that cozy "back-home" feeling when decorating, throughout the year and especially at Christmas time. Amish Country Peddler, located below the Holmes County Amish Flea Market, right on SR 39 (on the western edge of Walnut Creek), is the place to go for all your Country Christmas needs.  Read Story.

/?/(??s invited to attend the annual Christmas Open House at MCC Connections Thrift Shop in Kidron. Be sure not to miss this wonderful event scheduled for November 8-10. Come shop for many holiday items including Christmas decorations, trees, lights, florals, wreaths, music, nativity sets, books, ornaments, stuffed animals, baskets, tins, stockings, dishes and much, much more.  Read Story.

"Left foot, left foot, right foot, right; feet in the morning and feet at night ... In the house and on the street, how many different feet you meet." Dr. Seuss must have been thinking of Roy Miller (owner of Charm Harness and Boot) when he wrote The Foot Book! Seriously though, many different feet have been coming to Roy's shop.  Read Story.

The Berlin Village Gift Barn and Country Gatherings are two of my very favorite stores. I guess I'm a little like Donny Maria -- a little bit country and a little bit rock and roll! Both stores carry things that complete the decor in my contemporary home that's filled with antiques. My daughter-in-law Kristin "is" the Berlin Village Gift Barn, and.  Read Story.

The Berlin Village Gift Barn - the place for home-decor and tasteful garden accessories - has convenient parking, a rarity in the bustling village of Berlin.  Read Story.

Almost 200 years after Betsy Ross was asked by a secret committee of the Continental Congress to sew the first flag of the United States, Mel Wacker began his sign business on State Route 93 in western Stark County. What do the two have in common? Well, the sign company -- run today by Mel's daughter Bonnie Maier and her husband.  Read Story.

In the north end of Wooster, The Greenhouse Shoppe, located on State Route 3, or Cleveland Road, has transformed itself into The Christmas Shoppe. And, they're having a special Christmas Open House Saturday, November 5, from 9:30 a.m. until 5 p.m.  Read Story.

A place to dream; a place to come in, feel relaxed and get ideas. This is how Manager Miriam Beachy describes Dutch Valley Furniture, and Gift Market at Dutch Valley, two establishments in the Dutch Corporation's complex just off State Route 39, between Dover and Sugarcreek. Here's a destination all unto its own ...  Read Story.

A visit to Pine Tree Barn and Farms near Wooster is like giving yourself a present. Four presents, actually. These presents are a result of 25 years of a now-four-generation family operation owned and operated by Roger and Rita Dush.  Read Story.

I like to get my Christmas shopping done a little ahead of time so I can enjoy December to its fullest. However, I always seem to procrastinate when it comes to buying stocking stuffers. Hey, it's only the stockings; it can't take long.  Read Story.

They say things get better with age. If that's true, The Parsley Pot, located in the beautiful countryside just east of Ashland, must be just about perfect by now! For 30 years, Don and Sally Dilgard have been pouring their hearts and souls -- not to mention their creative talents -- into their wonderful business. Their shop is located in a.  Read Story.

Back in the late 1980s, Orrville residents Gary and Jeanne Gonter began brainstorming with another couple to come up with some sort of hobby to keep themselves busy and earn a little money. Their discussion led from one thing to another, and finally they came up with the idea of doing something related to the Amish in our area. How about.  Read Story.

To re-phrase an old saying, "You can take the gift barn out of the country, but you can't take the country out of the gift barn." Well, maybe you can -- because Steve and Ruth Schlabach, owners of the Berlin Village Gift Barn, recently did just that! According to Manager Tammy Weaver, she and the Schlabachs wanted to offer decor for.  Read Story.

There are only six pewter studios open to the American tourist, and if you're coming to visit Amish Country, youre in luck. One of them is right smack dab in the middle of Millersburg. is owned and operated by a charming couple, Three Feathers Jones, a Master Craftsman, and his wife, Willa Hollingsworth, a Journeyman.  Read Story.

The idea for the Simply Smuckers retail store originated as a two-fold project: to provide a place where customers could make selections from the vast array of Smuckers products, and to give back to the community where the J.M. Smucker Company originated, namely Orrville, Ohio. You see, in the early 19th century, John Chapman, or "Johnny Appleseed," wandered the Ohio countryside,.  Read Story.

I'm just amazed how so many people find us! said Jim Coffey, who, together with his wife Carol, owns the Olivesburg General Store, a mainstay of the small community of Olivesburg since 1840. People literally from all over the world find their way to this little general store right out of yesteryear. Located in rural Richland County just across the Ashland.  Read Story.