The Elmore Store - Elmore, VT

The Elmore Store

Opened: early 1800s

Owner: unknown

Previous Tenants: none

Cooperative: none

Location: 1208 Montpelier Morrisville State Hwy, Lake Elmore, VT

Photographed: August 13, 2025

Here's an interesting, unusual setup. This general store on Lake Elmore has been continuously operating since the early 1800s. When the previous owners were preparing to retire, instead of selling the store to a new owner, it was sold to a community nonprofit. The Elmore Community Trust was established in 2020 to acquire and remodel this store, which also serves as a post office and eatery. It's now run by a third-party operator but the building is owned and maintained by the community-based nonprofit, which also has plans to do similar projects on other buildings in town. You can read a lot more about the store here and here. You can also see just a glimpse of Lake Elmore behind the store above -- Vermont is not short on gorgeous scenery, but the lake is particularly beautiful. Now, The Market Report's next stop is in Morrisville just to the northwest of here!