There used to be a store called the Yarmouth Royal Stores where the Tim Hortons is now. In that whole block, there was a department store and a grocery store. – Cindy

Main street used to have six hardware stores, just on this strip here. From here to where you turn to go to the ferry terminal. – Couple from Yarmouth

My parents moved to Isaac’s Harbour in 1973 from Halifax to open the country store… And the store soon became the main hub in Isaac’s Harbour. – Susan Peters

My great uncle started a store. Catering, at that time, to the mining people. – Gerald Nelson

Whatever you wanted, you could find it. Or she would find it. If you couldn’t, she knew where everything was. – Terry Clark