We want to sincerely thank everyone who supported
Small Business Saturday. If small businesses are truly the engine of our economy, yesterday, we felt like
The Little Engine That Could. Everyone who shopped with us spoke of their support for Small Business Saturday, and the idea it represents- supporting the mom & pops, the tiny stores that dot the main streets and downtowns. To many, our little "downtown" died years ago. Once a thriving little village with beloved gift shops like Hazelton's,
Puritan Clothing, and Mahoney's Drug Store, Dennis Port had it all. But, it all faded away when a
local developer built
Patriot Square in Dennis, right off Rt. 6. As the people disappeared from the little village to shop and do errands at the new strip mall with the sleek, brand name stores, the shops began to vanish. It didn't take long for
Main Street to fade into oblivion. When we came to
Dennis Port, it was
tumbleweed city. I have been told more than once that I should have been a plumber--because I have so many pipe dreams--(and Joe wears his pants like a plumber), so I guess it was fitting that a couple of dreamers wanted to help to rebuild this little village. Passionately, we worked to put a shine on this old, forlorn and forgotten place
and fought to bring it back to life. For the past 15 years, we've invested our hearts,
our minds, our savings, and our dreams into Dennis Port. While it is still a struggle to lure "the locals" into our store, --one that often makes us literally knock our heads against the wall--, there are days like yesterday, when people show they really do appreciate the little guy. Thank you! Go small businesses! Keep supporting the shops that support your community...
We want to sincerely thank everyone who supported Small Business Saturday. If small businesses are truly the engine of our economy, yesterday, we felt like The Little Engine That Could. Everyone who shopped with us spoke of their support for Small Business Saturday, and the idea it represents- supporting the mom & pops, the tiny stores that dot the main streets and downtowns. To many, our little "downtown" died years ago. Once a thriving little village with beloved gift shops like Hazelton's, Puritan Clothing, and Mahoney's Drug Store, Dennis Port had it all. But, it all faded away when a 
local developer built Patriot Square in Dennis, right off Rt. 6. As the people disappeared from the little village to shop and do errands at the new strip mall with the sleek, brand name stores, the shops began to vanish. It didn't take long for Main Street to fade into oblivion. When we came to Dennis Port, it was tumbleweed city. I have been told more than once that I should have been a plumber--because I have so many pipe dreams--(and Joe wears his pants like a plumber), so I guess it was fitting that a couple of dreamers wanted to help to rebuild this little village. Passionately, we worked to put a shine on this old, forlorn and forgotten place 
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