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The Country
Cupboard
AT BAYFIELD, ONT. CANADA
Bayfield Bulletin-July 29,1965-Page 3
ONE OF A SERIES OF PHOTO STORIES
ABOUT PEOPLE, PLACES AND THINGS
IN BAYFIELD AND NEARBY CENTRES
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Home made bread, jams, jellies and salad
dressings prove irresistable to those who can
recall the good things that used to come out
of the old country cupboards of our childhood
days.
Cottage pottery, handcrafted nearby, with
fine specimens of polished driftwood, the
unusual in arts and crafts, all add to the
attraction of this reborn little general
store.
The ivy .covered little shor on Louisa St,
for years used as the public library, this
year returned to its original function, as
a purveyor of the "good thinzs" in life.
Sugar N Spice
\' Everything Nice
by
ART ELLIOTT
Without much of a struggle I managed to
prevail upon the proprietor of The Country
Cupboard to permit me to tale and publish
the pictures which appear on this page,and
it was a pleasure, to say the least. Every
possible co-operation was given, and no p-
ains were spared to give aid and assistance
along the way.
The proprietor advised that this little
shop was the culmination of a life-long am-
bition, in fact the nadir of his dreams ,of
a little shop in which he could purvey the
items that appealed to him most. Rare old
cheese,luscious homemade "grub" as he ter-
med it, and arts and crafts of various ki-
nds that either stirred or revolted him.
I tasted the rare old cheddar cheese,
the fine Italian, Danish and Dutch type
cheeses, admired the water colors, theb
oil paintings by some of Canada's finest
artists. I nibbled on the tidbits from the
kitchen of the famed Little Inn and knew
right away what "manna" meant.
Here , in one of the oldest places of
business in historic old Bayfield, the prr-
prietor had recreated the old time atmos-
phere of the county store. The spirit of
grandmaw's country cupboard, the origin of
the really good things in life, had been
given a new lease on life.
I asked the proprietor: "Tell me, out of
all these weird and wonderful things, what
do you feel should be recommended to the
public 7"
He said: " I can, without reservation,
recommend every single ite - in this shop,
because, after all, I am the proprietor :"
This old country cupboard,symbo34c
of the store's name, now displays exot-
ic candles and other fine giftware.
Proprietor Art Elliott beams his p
easure while carving some good old two-
year-old cheddar cheese, a specialty of
the shop.
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At right is a
glimpse of the many
varied gifts avail-
able at The Country
Cupboard on Louisa
Street,including
pottery, woodcarv-
ingS, driftwood orn-
aments, oil painting
water colors,candle
sticks and candles,
wall plaques and
many other unusual
and interesting items.
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