Three storefronts that sat dark through the winter have new tenants this month, and the block association says two more leases are close. Residents credit slower rents, longer market days, and a stubborn habit of walking to buy things.
The Halloran family has sold nails, paint, and neighbourly advice from the same narrow shop since 1986. A Saturday open house will mark the anniversary with cider and a ledger of old receipts.
Outgrowing Linden Square on busy Saturdays, vendors are eyeing the covered platform at the old rail depot for shade and room. A vote by the market co-op is expected before the harvest peak.
A final quarter-mile of gravel path now links the north footbridge to Grove Landing, completing a loop that walkers have petitioned for since the flood-year detour of 2019.
Trails
Where to pick up the trailhead, which overlook catches the last light, and the bench worth the extra half-mile.
Harvest
A short drive up the river road brings the first pressings of the year, plus a cider line that forms by nine.
Markets
When the outdoor tables fold up, the old arcade keeps its lights on — and its regulars close the year here.
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