Boone And The Original Mast General Store

August 4, 2016

A few weeks ago, Doug, Zuma and I spent a few days in Boone, NC.  It's a fun, thriving college town in a beautiful area of the state. This was our second stay there; Boone is a beautiful mountain town, with a fine selection of wonderful restaurants and interesting shops, flanked by a peaceful mountain backdrop.  We spent a couple of days touring the twisty side roads on the outskirts of town and walked with Zuma in the dog-friendly downtown area.

One of our goals was to visit the original MAST General Store in the tiny rural village of Valle Crucis in Watauga County.  

Built in1883, the General Store was and still is a central part of the village. Today, it stands humbly yet proudly on the roadside and, as in the past century plus, it hosts a Post Office and offers groceries, footwear, clothing, gifts, old-fashioned toys and cool refreshments nestled in antique coolers.



In 1973, it was recognized on the National Register of Historic Places.  It's a step back in time.

The creaking floorboards welcome visitors and the interior is as it should be, filled with old signs, General Store antiques and artifacts.  Tourists flock here, MAST is a very popular store and has a total of eight locations in NC.  This original gem is everything a General Store is meant to be.  And all Mast stores are dog-friendly!