CONWAY — Cannell’s Old Fashioned Country Store has been a roadside attraction on Route 16 in Intervale since 1940, when the late Lydia and Ray Cannell moved from Glen to get closer to the center of North Conway’s growing ski industry at nearby Cranmore.
Now, after being closed since 2018, the landmark establishment is open once again with new features and renovations.
kAmt?E6C:?8 E96 DE@C6[ E96 C:49 2C@>2 @7 $H:7E #:G6C #@2DE6CD 4@7766 8C66ED J@F] %96 4@7766 DE2CED 36:?8 D6CG65 2D eib_ 2]>] 2?5 E96 DE@C6 C6>2:?D @A6? 2E =62DE F?E:= f A]>] 52:=J]k^Am
kAmq6DE @7 2==[ E96 =@42= 2EEC24E:@? :D ?@H @A6? J62C\C@F?5]k^Am
kAm}6HDA2A6CD[ 3@@<D[ 4@7766[ 32<65 8@@5D[ A6??J 42?5J[ 366C[ >:=< 2?5 @E96C 36G6C286D[ 2?5 :46 4C62> ?@G6=E:6D 2H2:E 4FDE@>6CD[ 2=@?8 H:E9 DF49 E:>6\9@?@C65 :E6>D 2D D46?E65 32=D2> A:==@HD[ >2A=6 DJCFA 2?5 A@DE42C5D — E9@FD2?5D @7 E96>[ :?4=F5:?8 G:?E286 @?6D 52E:?8 324< E@ E96 `hf_D]k^Am
kAm(:E9 DF>>6C EFC?:?8 E@ 72==[ E96 r2??6== 72>:=J 2?5 DE277 2C6 =@@<:?8 E@ 255 @E96C :E6>D[ DF49 2D 9@E D@FAD]k^Am
kAm%23=6D 92G6 366? D6E FA 2=@?8 E96 7C@?E H:?5@HD[ 277@C5:?8 2? 6IA2?D:G6 G:6H @7 E96 x?E6CG2=6 $46?:4 ':DE2 WE96 AC@A6CEJ @7 H9:49 H2D 5@?2E65 3J E96 r2??6== 72>:=J E@ E96 DE2E6 :? E96 `he_DX]k^Am
kAm%96 DE@C6 2=D@ 762EFC6D G:?E286 H@@56? D:8?D 52E:?8 324< E@ E96 62C=J J62CD @7 E96 DE@C6[ 324< H96? E96 r2??6==D @A6C2E65 :??D :? x?E6CG2=6]k^Am
kAm%96 7@FC r2??6== D:DE6CD — |2CJ p?? r2??6==[ $E6A92?:6 r2??6== |F==:?D[ z2E6 r2??6== 2?5 r9C:DE:6 r2??6== — 2C6 AC@F5 E@ H6=4@>6 4FDE@>6CD E@ E96 3C:89E ?6H =2J@FE 2?5 E@ D9@H @77 E96 6IE6?D:G6 C6?@G2E:@?D 5@?6 D:?46 E96:C 72E96CVD 562E9 :? u63CF2CJ a_`g]k^Am
kAm%96:C 525[ y@9? r2??6== — 2 4@>>F?:EJ\>:?565 =@42= 9:DE@C:2? <?@H? 7@C 9:D D6CG:46 E@ E@H? 8@G6C?>6?E 2?5 =@?8E:>6 DA@CED @77:4:2= — 925 CF? E96 DE@C6 D:?46 9:D @H? 72E96C #2J’D A2DD:?8 :? `hff]k^Am
kAm“p7E6C s25’D 562E9[ H6 D:DE6CD E9@F89E =@?8 2?5 92C5 23@FE E96 DE@C6[ H9:49 H6 2C6 2== G6CJ 2EE24965 E@ W6>@E:@?2==JX[Q |2CJ p?? C64@F?E65]k^Am
kAmQ(6 >256 E96 564:D:@? E@ 42CCJ @? E96 =6824J ]]] 2?5 E96 C6DA@?D6 92D 366? @G6CH96=>:?8=J A@D:E:G6 7C@> @FC =@?8E:>6 4FDE@>6CD 2?5 E96 4@>>F?:EJ[ 2== @7 H9@> H6 H2?E E@ E92?< 7@C E96:C DFAA@CE[” D96 D2:5]k^Am
kAm%96 D:DE6CD H2?E65 E@ 8:G6 2 DA64:2= D9@FE\@FE E@ =@42= 4C27ED>2? qCF46 r@C?6C @7 |25:D@? 7@C E96 H@@5\2446?E65 C6?@G2E:@?D 2E E96 6IA2?D:G6 DE@C6]k^Am
kAm“w6 :D H@?56C7F==J 4C62E:G6[Q |2CJ p?? D2:5] QpE fg[ 96 92D ;FDE 5@?6 2 72?E2DE:4 ;@3 7@C FD] w6 :D C6DA@?D:3=6 7@C E96 362FE:7F= H@@5 7=@@C 2?5 362>D[ 2?5 7@C C6DE@C:?8 E96 H28@? E92E 92D 366? :? E96 72>:=J D:?46 2D =@?8 2D x 42? C6>6>36C]Qk^Am
kAm$96 2=D@ ?@E65 96 >256 E96 H28@? H966= 36?49 2?5 4964<6C3@2C5 E23=6 E92E 8C66E 4FDE@>6CD]k^Am
kAm~E96C 4@?EC24E@CD 96=A:?8 FA8C256 E96 :?E6C:@C :?4=F56 r@C?6C’D 96=A6C q:== r2C=6E@?[ !6E6 (:==:2>D @7 (:==:2>D #6>@56=:?8[ $4@EE (:?E6CD !=F>3:?8 2?5 w62E:?8[ p>6C:42? p:C $JDE6>D[ !2F= u@FC?:6C w62E:?8 2?5 !@A6 $64FC:EJ]k^Am
kAm|2CJ p?? 2=D@ E92?<65 96C E6?2?ED^?6:893@CD $F3H2J 2?5 %C2:=D t?5 x46 rC62> 2?5 x?E6CG2=6 {@4< 2?5 $276 7@C E96:C DFAA@CE]k^Am
kAm“tG6CJ@?6 92D 366? D@ 6?4@FC28:?8 E@ FD[ :?4=F5:?8 @FC ?6:893@CD 2D H6 2== H2?E E@ E9C:G6 96C6] %96 E@H? 92D 2=D@ 366? G6CJ DFAA@CE:G6[” |2CJ p?? D2:5]k^Am
kAmx? E:>6[ E96J H@F=5 =:<6 E@ 255 2? @?\D:E6 32<6CJ] “(6’C6 H@C<:?8 @? E92E[” D2:5 |2CJ p??]k^Am
kAm$96 D2:5 E96C6 :D 2>A=6 C@@> 7@C E6?2?ED :?E6C6DE65 :? 364@>:?8 2 A2CE @7 r2??6==’D 4@>A=6I[ H:E9 2AAC@I:>2E6=J b[___ DBF2C6 76E6 @7 C6E2:= DA246 DE:== F?@44FA:65 :? E96 D:?8=6\DE@CJ 3F:=5:?8]k^Am
kAm$6CG:?8 2D 86?6C2= >2?286C 7@C E96 DE@C6 :D zC:DE6? $?@H56? $2?EF44:@[ 2DD:DE65 3J |@==J ~’r@??6==j {:?52 qFC?Dj y@J46 |296Cj zC:DE6?’D 52F89E6C #6>J 2?5 96C 7C:6?5 $J5]k^Am
kAmv:G6? E96 E:>6D[ D@4:2= 5:DE2?4:?8 :D AC24E:465 3J 2==[ H:E9 92?5 D2?:E:K6CD @? D:E6 2?5 7246 >2D<D C6BF:C65 @7 6>A=@J66D 2?5 4FDE@>6CD 2=:<6]k^Am
kAm%96J 2C6 42CCJ:?8 @? 2 72>:=J EC25:E:@? @7 D6CG:?8 E96 AF3=:4 E92E 52E6D 324< E@ `ggc[ H96? |:??:6 |@@C6 r2??6==[ >@E96C @7 #2J r2??6==[ DE2CE65 2 E62 C@@> :? v=6? E@ D6CG6 C2:=C@25 8F6DED] %96 E96? 6=56C=J |:??:6 2?5 96C D@? >@G65 @A6C2E:@?D E@ x?E6CG2=6 :? `hc_[ 3FJ:?8 E96 x?E6CG2=6 x?? 2?5 23FEE:?8 t=>H@@5 x?? WE96 =2EE6C :D ?@H z6==6C (:==:2>D {2<6D 2?5 |@F?E2:?D’ x?E6CG2=6 =@42E:@?X[ 2?5 @A6?65 E96 DE@C6]k^Am
kAm“%96J H2?E65 E@ D6CG6 E96 7=658=:?8 D<: A@AF=2E:@? 96C6[” D2:5 |2CJ p??] “%96 72>:=J 42==65 E96 t=>H@@5 ‘E96 p??6I[’ 3642FD6 E96J FD65 :E 7@C @G6C7=@H :?? 8F6DED]”k^Am
kAm(96? E96 d_\C@@> x?E6CG2=6 x?? 3FC?65 @? y@9? r2??6==’D `gE9 3:CE952J :? u63CF2CJ `hcg[ #2J 2?5 H:76 {J5:2 AFC492D65 2 3F:=5:?8 24C@DD #@FE6 `e 2?5 C2? E92E 2D E96 }6H x?E6CG2=6 x??]k^Am
kAm%92E 3F:=5:?8 H2D C2K65 :? `hee H:E9 E96 =2?5 5@?2E65 7@C E@52J’D $46?:4 ':DE2] {J5:2 r2??6== 5:65 :? `hf_ 2?5 #2J :? `hff]k^Am
kAm}@H[ E96 r2??6== 72>:=J’D =6824J =:G6D @? H:E9 E96 D:DE6CD 2?5 E96:C DE277 2E E96 96=>]k^Am
kAmu@C >@C6 :?7@C>2E:@?[ 42== We_bX fb_\eeaej 6>2:= k2 9C67lQ>2:=E@i42??6==D4@F?ECJDE@C6?9o8>2:=]4@>Qm42??6==D4@F?ECJDE@C6?9o8>2:=]4@>k^2mj @C 7@==@H E96> @? u2463@@<]k^Am
(0) comments
Welcome to the discussion.
Log In
Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language.
PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.
Don't Threaten. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated.
Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything.
Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism that is degrading to another person.
Be Proactive. Use the 'Report' link on each comment to let us know of abusive posts.
Share with Us. We'd love to hear eyewitness accounts, the history behind an article.