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Winnegance Store

The History of Winnegance: Winnegance General Store is located at 36 High Street in Bath on the right side of the road, just before you cross over the bridge to enter Phippsburg. The Winnegance General Store was built in 1902 (112 year old building) to serve the needs of the people who worked and lived at the tide mills which spanned the Kennebec River across the street. The store, however, went on to serve generations of people from Bath and summer visitors. Current Information: In 2009, the owners weren’t able to continue running the business because the foundation was damaged, and the floor inside was warped and uneven. The store was vacant until August, of 2013, the store was purchased by Jennifer Greene. She wanted to renovate and update the building while maintaining its original historic character. The old shed and both chimneys behind the store were torn, and the building was lifted and slid 35’ to the south. Doing that allowed a new foundation to be dug and poured. The “new” flooring is from a schoolhouse in 1910, and the glass pendant lighting is from a 1916 vocational college in downtown Lewiston. The mahogany store door which is 42” was found at Old House Parts Company where it had been removed from a Kennebunk summer house in perfect condition, and the large, open windows have been fully restored so there are views of the Kennebec River and the Winnegance Creek on the main floor. The building was slid back onto its new foundation and secured with new sills, floor and framing. There’s an apartment above the store that had undergone renovations as well. The walls, ceiling, and the floor of the apartment have been insulated as well. The main floor is open, so there are views of the Kennebec River and the Winnegance Creek. The people of Bath and the surrounding communities were excited to have “their store” open again because it brings back memories, and is a convenience for everyone. During the summer the City has even extended the town trolley’s run to end at the Winnegance General Store giving the tourists a chance to check it out and discover the history. There are regulars that go in everyday whether it be for breakfast, lunch or dinner, but they can never get enough. It’s amazing to see the smiles and friendliness of individuals that walk in everyday. Winnegance Breakfast, and Lunch Menu: Winnegance General store isn’t just a store, it’s a coffee shop, a bed and breakfast, and a place to grab a few sandwiches and go. Breakfast and lunch are served daily, with dinners on certain nights. For breakfasts and lunches there are 5 or 6 different mouth watering specials everyday for great prices. Served for breakfast is breakfast sandwiches, pancakes, french toast, a variety of 3 egg omelets as well as 3 egg scrambles. Specialty Seafood omelets, specialty breakfasts, and a breakfast burrito. The omelets, 3 egg scrambles, specialty breakfasts, and the breakfast burrito are served with a side of homefries and toast. There are 4 types of toast being white, wheat, rye, and an english muffin. Lunches offer appetizers, soups, and chowders. As well as Winnegance italians, fresh salads, wraps, sandwiches from the grill, and specialty tacos. Since October 8, 2015 every Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights are dinner served from 4pm-8pm. Friday nights are the classic Prime Rib served at 5pm-8pm. Bakery: One of the owners, Holly makes the homemade goods everyday. She goes in around 4:00 a.m just to prepare all the baked goods for the day. She has a remarkable amount of recipes for multiple different desserts. Some of the famous baked goods are her blueberry donuts covered in sugar, coffee cake, her delicious scones, some being raspberry pecan, mushroom caramelized onion and garlic, strawberry apricot, bacon cheddar and chive, pineapple toasted macadamia, mocha chocolate scones, and many more scones. Holly’s Maple Bacon Pecan sticky buns sell within an hour after she puts them out. She also makes cinnamon buns, lemon bars, peanut butter filled chocolate whoopie pies, eggnog whoopie pies, coconut carrot cake, cheesecake, peanut butter cookies, peanut butter sandwich cookies with chocolate drizzle, chocolate chip cookies, butterfinger brownies topped with chocolate ganache and crumbled butterfingers, and a variety of muffins like pumpkin chocolate chip, blueberry, chocolate walnut, chocolate chip, mixed berry, and many more. WInnegance Hours: Winnegance opens every morning at 6:00 a.m. Monday through Wednesday they’re open till 6:00 p.m. Thursday through Saturday they serve dinner, and stop serving at 8:00 p.m. On Sundays they close at 4:00 p.m. How To Get a Hold of Winnegance General Store: Phone number (207) 443-3300, and email address their website is http://winnegancegeneralstore.com Ones In charge of the Store: Jennifer Greene is the owner who bought the store in 2013 and spent months renovating it. Jennifer rented the store to Shawn Shutty and Holly Snowdon who has made the General Store a huge success. The Manager is Natasha Hudson Payment Methods: They accept Visa, American Express, Mastercard, Discover, and Cash. Troubles Winnegance General Store is Facing: The store now has a brand new driveway with parking for up to 6 cars. You’d think that was enough, but with all the business they’re getting there’s a lack of parking and road access which causes safety issues as well as troubling neighbors. Chris Chase wrote an article for the Coastal Journal about the good business that has infuriated neighbors. Winnegance customers had been parking on folks lawns, so John Williams put up “no parking” signs on his front lawn. About a week after the store had re-opened form being under construction Williams claimed that he had 4 vehicles parked on his front lawn. Even school busses are having a hard time because Winnegance Store is where they turn around and they can’t do that due to the amount of vehicles. William stated that he’s glad to see them succeed, but he wished they could get the parking issue resolved. Now, they made it a one way allowing you to enter one way, but park on both sides fitting around 12 cars.