Whitehall, NY, controversially held as the "Birthplace of the American Navy," is within a few miles of the Vermont border. The NYS Barge Canal runs through the little town which is a little quirky - this is NOT an overmulched "Disneyesque" destination. I happened upon Carol's Collectibles & Antique because Wes was on a teleconference on his cell phone and I was driving. From experience, we knew that once we headed for Vermont the call would be cut off for lack of signal strength. I parked at 84 Broadway and Wes stayed in the car on the call while I schmoosed around at Carol's. When Wes's call ended, he came into Carol's. Now, we were both impressed! The store is huge, probably an old department store, As Carol says " 12,000 square feet of bargins for
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