What The Griswold Inn Store (Goods & Curiosities) is known for
Goods & Curiosities is the Griswold Inn's own store at 47 Main Street in Essex, Connecticut, directly across from the Main Inn. It stocks Gris-branded merchandise alongside hand-crafted and Connecticut-made products. Limited edition prints from the Inn's art collection sit with home goods and books. Toys and artisan jewelry share space with specialty foods, and the Inn is marking 250 years of hospitality.
The Griswold Inn Store, trading as Goods & Curiosities, stands at 47 Main Street in Essex, Connecticut. It sits directly across the street from the Main Inn and works as the Inn's retail arm. The stock draws on the Inn and on New England more broadly. It reaches from Early American and maritime heritage to Connecticut living and entertaining today. Gris-branded merchandise sits alongside hand-crafted and Connecticut-made products. The shelves also hold limited edition prints from the Inn's art collection as well as home goods and select books. There are toys and artisan jewelry too, and a case of specialty foods. The Inn is marking 250 years of history and hospitality, and the store carries apparel made for the anniversary. The online shop offers the Gris-branded products together with a small sampling of other goods from the shop. Those were added at the request of customers and guests who live farther afield. Nothing online replaces a visit, the shop says, since there is nothing like the real thing. The store sums up its own mix in three words: traditional, whimsical, contemporary.
Best for — Heritage inn goods and Connecticut-made provisions
Connecticut, United States
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