Cute shop with a lot of interesting stuff. Service is fine. Selection is assorted and it's not…read morecheap. We go in a couple of times a year when we're nearby.

If you're looking for "Industrial strength Adirondack stuff," you've come to the right place…read more They've got clothing, calendars, house decor, toys and games, and more. In the back they have quite the selection of foods, sauces, maple products, toy stuffed animals and cookbooks. Are you looking for more authentic stuffed animals? They have a few as well. For example, if you'd like a stuffed moose head, they have one available downstairs in the furniture area - it's only $3960!! They also have quite a wide variety of traditional and rustic furniture (at specialty store prices).

Staff are very friendly and very helpful. You can find…read morebasic everything you would ever need! Prices are fair.

Good old fashioned and friendly service. The selection was amazingly large for a small store.read more

The staff is friendly and helpful. I am not mechanical, and they are invariably helpful about how…read moreto solve my problem. The store has a big inventory and a wide selection of newspapers.

If you need to do business at a hardware store in the Old Forge/Inlet area, I strongly suggest that…read moreyou go to the ACE Hardware in Old Forge rather than the one in Inlet. Even if you live closer to Inlet it will be worth your gas and time. The customer service in Inlet is terrible. We purchased a Peerless fauet in July 2012 nad the knob cracked in less than 6 weeks. We were told in Inlet it could have been "undue stress" and the Inlet store would not take it back. While in the Old Forge store, I was looking at the units to try to get the model number so I could contact Peerless direct and an employee approached me to see what I needed. To make as long story short, he gladly processed the return, gave me a new unit and told me to return the useless repla,cement knobs to the Inlet store which we did. Today we needed a thermostat. We had received a 20% off coupon for being ACE Rewards members in the mail but it was only good yesterday. Do you think ACE in Inlet would give us a break and offer the discount today? Of course not~! I will never do business there again!

Agreeable old school department store of the small town type you rarely find anymore, which has…read moremostly pivoted to a visitor-oriented souvenir store, but not entirely. They still have work clothes, for instance, along with a gazillion sweatshirts and hats. The front is gift-style merchandise, the larger rear mostly clothing, and in season there's an outside section with beach toys, camping supplies, fishing gear, and seasonal items. Everything's marked up a bit of course but not too much.

This store has everything. Perfect place to buy a gift that represents the Adirondacks. I couldn't…read morebelieve that I could buy a flashlight, candy AND beautiful dinnerware all in the same location. Worth a stop if you are driving through Speculator!

As my wife and I travel we like to find unique stores. Blue Mt Design has been around fir a long…read moretime. There have been multiple owners in-fact it's for sale now. They have expanded their offerings to include food and coffee on addition to the gifts. If you are looking for some clothing with Blue Mt lake on it they have it. New this year is a wine and liquor store. The selection is small but unique items. Well worth time to stop in.

I bought a wooden Adirondack chair from this shop and within three years of gent use and care, one…read moreday out of the blue one leg collapsed into soft powdery chips. After examining the chair I found out that the wood has a knot inside that was not properly treated and likely was rotting when the chair was made. That rot spread and over time destroyed two pieces of wood, including this leg, from the inside. I contacted Elizabeth at the shop, offered to drive the chair to her shop and pay for reasonable expenses - only asking her to coordinate a repair. Yet Elizabeth replied to say that the chairs were sourced from a non-professional artist; and that partly because this artist uses pine wood which is not best fit for outdoor furniture she is no longer buying from this artist. As to why she sourced the pine chair from the artist in the first place, Elizabeth said that she was still learning about wood back then - yet she still washes her hands clean of any responsibility to help me save the chair. Furthermore, she repeatedly suggested that I somehow did not care for the chair properly despite the fact that the rot was inside the wood, inside the paint - the layers of paint the store sold me on as weather proof. When I finally reached the maker of the chair, they replied that they were making the chairs as a hobby and believe that a knot rotting inside at the time of making is not detectable and thus selling a chair with a rotting knot covered up with paint is somehow acceptable. They did explain Elizabeth's sourcing process - the makers went into Elizabeth's store while vacationing and showed Elizabeth photos of the chairs they made as a hobby - and Elizabeth bought them for resale! No quality check, no standard. Even after the makers admitted the rot was likely already there when they made the chair, Elizabeth insisted that this chair, rotten and collapsing within three years, was at its "natural life span" - what a scam! I do NOT recommend this shop and I would urge all existing customers to reach out to Elizabeth to ask about her sourcing process and quality control approach. As for me - I am now determined to hold Elizabeth accountable through all avenues - regulatory and litigative. Seeing a chair my family adored collapsing is painful and Elizabeth so far only added to that pain, not what I would have expected.

Great service. Great prices. Great selection. Staff is well versed in their products.read more

-In Jan 2025, we managed to arrive at Gore without my grandson's ski boots. The AAS Outfitters had…read moreboots that fit his 9 wide feet at a great price. They also checked the binding settings on his skis and assured that the boots fit the skis. The people in the shop and rental area were knowledgeable, helpful and easy to deal with. Our next trip north will require a couple complete rentals packages, so we'll be back to see them again.

This was such a nice surprise addition to our hiking trip after stopping by for ice cream next…read moredoor. I did not expect to see such a well-curated shop in this small town. There are cute pumpkins and gourds on the deck, and the interior is like someone's house, only filled with creative--and yes, rustic--decorations. They have salsas, jams, sauces, fudge. The whole place is filled with tempting unique pieces of home decor. The bathroom had nice smelling soaps and body creams. They also have some antique jewelry near the front. I immediately bought a candle upon smelling it (log cabin, which smelled like the pine trees on our hike), and then realized there was a whole upstairs section I missed. Each of the rooms upstairs had different themes. One was bridal, there was one with 99 cent small christmas ornaments, and one with clothes and shoes. I would come again if I ever happen to be on this road. It would be perfect for some browsing even if you don't end up buying anything, or to search for a gift. Even if I don't return, this place has introduced me to A Primitive Glow candles, which I'm happy enough about.

This shop has something for everyone looking to add a treasure to your own home decor. These ladies…read moreput a lot of thought into everything they display and how they display everything. Room upon room is filled with very unique, some one of kind items. Love the Lost in the Woods candle company scents and wooden bowls filled with 3,5,7 or more wicks. You can special order bowl size and fragrance selections. Antique window frames, local items, antique kitchen items, jams and jellies, so much to see. The shop ladies give you all the attention you want or browse to your hearts content. You MIGHT have to wait a few minutes to check out with other customers, but they are focused on each customer, friendly and helpful. So look around another minute while you are waiting and enjoy your shopping experience the way it should be.

Gorgeous place with such fair prices!! I didn't want to leave. Can't wait to be back!read more