Here’s an endangered species, a general store. In fact, it’s the Brooklin General Store on the third night before Christmas.
When approaching this place over lonely, dark State Route 175 on a cold winter’s night, the store’s lighted windows and the people seen inside sometimes seem to be a rural variation of an Edward Hopper night scene. But, there are no Hopper hints of heartbreak wrapped into that warm welcome. The store is a place for good cheer. (Image taken in Brooklin, Maine, on December 22, 2023.)