Calsi's General Store

Old-fashioned cash-only countryside general store with quaint charm and lots of memories. Fresh doughnuts and bagels under glass covers and wax paper. There is a stuffed teddy bear which will play chess with customers. Newspapers are sold here, and old magazines. One can inquire about bulk orders for foodstuffs like sugar and salt. A few paces down Main Street is the store’s vegetable stand, which is open only in season. No more fresh tea and coffee since local government killed that with licensing! Outside is a bike rack.

Baroque music playing on an unseen radio as one enters what appears to be somebody’s living room with a garage sale superimposed. Fresh doughnuts upon wax paper await you beneath a glass cover. There is free coffee and tea to-go. Everything else in the store is decidedly unfresh, as in “vintage.” Older newspapers and VHS tapes for sale. Older maps of Dutchess County and surrounding areas. Curios of bygone days from forgotten places. The proprietor is very nice. A banner in the window lauds Senator Elizabeth Warren.

A step back in time and the chessboard awaiting some ingenious moves. Health food and vitamins are priced fairly and some are difficult to find elsewhere . The owner is very knowledgeable and vets what she sells. An impromptu sandwich or coffee/tea is always available. Local diary ,fresh eggs and sometimes duck or goose eggs.

Sharon, the owner, is a feisty Yankee! And you would never hear from her that she fought for Lyme's disease status with the NY legislature and was largely responsible for getting Insurance companies to pay. She has accomplished much with her Historical preservation efforts in Wassaic. The townspeople know they can count on her for a myriad of solutions to whatever emergencies come up and consider her a valuable resource.
A trip to her store offers not only the peace of quieter times, the ability to purchase healthy foods and snacks but also an opportunity to discover the area through the eyes of a raconteur whilst perhaps enjoying her famous Boston cream donuts and a refreshing cup of coffee.

Best old style American general store there is. Owner Sharon is really helpful, friendly and great! Great atmosphere in the store and great music.

I used to ride my bike through the store.... and catch crawdads under it.... oh the memories of this store are abundant!

I loved the old fashioned atmosphere of the store and talking with Ms. Kroger.

Great place
Sharon is wonderful person

I really like the store

Owner is very eccentric and does things her own way . One has to question how a store with such low business can stay open over 20 years must be some killer flax seed Sharon