Sherman Marketplace Owner: Mike Luzi Opened: 1984 under current ownership Cooperative: IGA Location: 15 CT-39, New Fairfield, CT Photographed: July 9, 2021 This is a supermarket?! Yep, it sure is -- this rustic 7,000 square foot cabin-like building actually holds the Sherman Marketplace, an IGA-affiliated independent store. It's tucked away in a small, very quaint complex holding the town hall, a theater, a bank, and a liquor store. And the supermarket has been here for many decades, although it's been under its current ownership since only 1984. Still, 40 years is a good long time! See some background here and here . And the only signage on the outside of this store indicating that a supermarket may hide behind the stone chimney and vines is a tiny IGA sign peeking out from behind the treeline, as we see below... Heading inside, we find the store to be small but complete, with a wonderful small-town character. The cabin feeling continues inside with wooden be...