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Mast General Store

Creaky-floored general store with 500 candy barrels.

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Our take

The restored 1940s general store anchoring downtown's shopping blocks... creaky wood floors, cast-iron, camp goods, and about 500 barrels of old-fashioned candy in the back. Worth a wander even if you only leave with a paper bag of sweets. You probably will.

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