Category Archives: Shopping

FL: Stop for Chocolate Popcorn at Peterbrooke Chocolatier

Jacksonville, FL Exit 350B: Chocolate popcorn put Peterbrooke Chocolatier on the map.  The combination of sweet, salty, crunchy and chocolatey is a 31-year-favorite. At a neighborhood Holiday Magic festival, local retailers offered complimentary samples, but founder Phyllis Geiger could not … Continue reading

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SC: Fishing, Camping Supplies and Preserves at the Santee General Store

Santee, SC Exit 98: Anglers head to this store for fishing needs to catch catfish and stripers in Lake Marion. Rods by Zebco and Daiwa, Daiichi hooks, Dorman lures, Terminator spinners, Eagle Claw lead or Zoom worms are all here. … Continue reading

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VA: Stop for the Addictive Butter Toasted Pecans at the Good Earth Peanut Company

VA Exit 4: Sitting right on a 1650’s Tuscarora Indian trail which is now a railroad junction, in an old time (circa 1854) general store, this family business roasts and sells peanuts. Lindsey and Scott Vincent go beyond the ordinary … Continue reading

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SC: Stop for Fresh Produce at the Pee Dee State Farmers Market

Florence, SC Exit 164:  On land that had been a farm, the old red mule barn will be “Barn Again”. It is in the midst of renovation in order to house a restaurant (that is said to be by the … Continue reading

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DE: Tribute to Bob Marley and Artisan Craft Fair

Wilmington, DE Exit 6: On the same weekend, you can enjoy 2 different kinds of enjoyment in one city, Wilmington, DE – an artisanal craft fair and a live reggae music festival. The Annual Peoples’ Festival 4Peace Tribute to  former … Continue reading

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NJ: Set a Beautiful Holiday Table with Lenox at up to 90% off – Xmas Ornaments too

NJ Exit 8A: Lenox Outlet and Warehouse Sales – Anyone who loves to set a beautiful table will enjoy snapping up fine dinnerware, flatware, serving pieces, glassware, crystal and pewter by Lenox, Gorham, Dansk and Kate Spade at up to 90% … Continue reading

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VA: Minnie and Mickey Mouse Would Love this Cheese Shop

VA Exit 177: Cheesetique is a combo cheese shop, and wine and cheese bar which is perfect when you want an elegant picnic for the car which is so not road food (cranberry chevre cupcakes, burnt fig jam). The friendly … Continue reading

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PA: Hear Sauerkraut Band at Kutztown Folk Festival

PA : Good old-fashioned summer fun and nonstop entertainment happens all day at the 64th Annual Kutztown Folk Festival.  It’s the oldest folk  festival in America, priding itself in celebrating the Pennsylvania Dutch Culture. With activities and interests geared towards … Continue reading

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MD: New Visitor Center Opens at Exit 38, Savage Mills

MD Exit 38: Howard County will open a new Visitor Center at Historic Savage Mill, in Savage, Maryland. The new center highlights the story of Commodore Joshua Barney, local hero of the War of 1812, and opens on his birthday, … Continue reading

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MD: Where to Buy Edible Plants and Trees

MD Exit 100: Terra Joy Edible Landescapes is a specialty nursery which sells and teaches you about the ground to plate movement and the concept of food as medicine. Woody and Christine Carter grow and sell plants and shrubs that … Continue reading

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