It looks like what I’ll call the Patriot Playoff Snowstorm is finally over this morning. Yesterday, it continued to deliver tiny snowflakes most of the day. The Brooklin General Store’s parking area, shown here, was refilled with snow and had to be plowed again after this image was taken. The BGS is closed (only) on Mondays, so it didn’t matter much.
There has been a general store acting as a community hub and landmark at that location virtually without pause since Captain Elijah Reed built one there in 1872. (There have been a few short periods without a store for such things as selling the property and reconstruction.) The original store eventually had to be demolished in 2016 and the current one was built mostly on the original foundation in 2017.
The current owners, Alissa Wagner and Graham Macbeth, purchased the BGS in late 2023 and continue to operate it as a community focal point and café, with a focus on local produce, store-prepared foods, beers and wines, and fresh-roasted coffee. (Image taken in Brooklin, Maine, on January 26, 2026.)