But with the addition of its next-door dry goods emporium, Burns Mercantile, there’s another entertaining way to spend time ...

And if you’re searching for a place to buy old-fashioned toys for all the kiddos this Christmas, the Kaffie-Frederick General Mercantile Store in Natchitoches, La. will hook you up.

The photo from March 1965 shows the G&G Mercantile Store on Marco Island being demolished. The store owners, Robert and Elva Griffis, operated the store from 1936 to July 1964.

Roger Malfait, left, holds 10-month-old Josie while tickling 3-year-old Ellerie as his wife, Savannah, laughs near a refrigerator case at Washougal River Mercantile earlier this month.

The store has been part of Denny-Patton's life since she was 2 years old — when her mother, Mardi Denny, started working there. Now 52, Denny-Patton said it's finally time to say goodbye. "It ...