SHOPPING AROUND

If you’re looking for fun, you'll find lots of it at Starting Gate Action Sports on Route 209 in Bushkill! Selling 4 seasons of fun for next to 40 years, this well-stocked, shopper’s-dream sports center caters to active lifestyles and trend-setting people. Offering complete lines of equipment by Burton, Salamon, and K2, and tons of cool apparel by Burton, Volcom, O’Neill, Bonfire, and The North Face. Some equipment is also available to rent. The friendly, knowledgeable staff can recommend just the right local venue for your sport of choice! After you visit Starting Gate, you'll be set with top-notch gear, accessories, and accurate, on-the-scene information. Adjacent to the Pocono Indian Museum in Bushkill! Call (570) 588-4807, and see www.startinggateonline.com.

Discover Second Story High End Thrift, located at 756 Business Route 209, across from Eagles Glen Plaza in East Stroudsburg. This discriminating store has the look and feel of a high-end boutique, but the prices will amaze you! To see everything, you’re encouraged to open cabinets and drawers to find what one-of-a-kind treasures await you inside. In addition to the beautiful brand name and designer apparel, you’ll enjoy browsing through the wide array of accessories, shoes, artwork, and décor pieces. Hand-painted furniture is tastefully displayed, and sold at thrift prices. Second Story High End Thrift opens at 10:00am Tuesday through Saturday; closed Sunday and Monday. Call (570) 420-9948, or just drop in!

Pocono Tile Works serves the entire 4-county Pocono Mountains region with expert custom tile design and installation. Marble is also a specialty. See genuine examples of their beautiful work at www.poconotileworks.com! Call them at (570) 460-6439, or email rafal@poconotileworks.com to schedule an appointment for your free consultation and estimate. Pocono Tile Works is fully insured, reliable, and excellent references are available! 

Spaetzle machines to the left and woks to the right; you're at Cooks Tour! Every type of cookware and kitchen helper can be found here. The names speak for themselves: Cuisinart, Scanpan, Bourgeat, Henckels, Gaggia and Pavoni, Wusthoff, Le Creuset, Zyliss and Mouli. Pepper mills, pasta machines, fondue sets, and quiche pans fill this amazing shop, and the selection of specialty foods will satisfy the choosiest foodie. Gift certificates are available. Personalized service ensures that you’ll find the right ingredient, technique, cookbook, or device. Also a popular cooking school; classes are offered in international, low salt, sugarless, and low cholesterol preparations. Open daily on Route 390 in Mountainhome; call (570) 595-0370. Bon appetit!

For gift giving, collecting, or browsing, Switzerland Old World Gifts in Tannersville is a great destination! Over 100 different cuckoo, rhythm, and contemporary clocks, and over 600 imported and domestic beer steins. Aromatic incense burners and smokers, and nutcrackers in all characters, styles, and sizes. Christmas ornaments and collectibles, including Dept. 56, Hummel, Swarovski, Lenox Classics, Anheuser Busch, Polonnaise, Boyd’s Bears, Possible Dreams Santas, and more. Chamilia one-of-a-kind bead jewelry, created by you! Near the intersection of Route 611 and Route 715, just north of the traffic light. Open daily. Call (570) 620-2003, or visit www.switzgifts.com.

Let Kinsley's ShopRite Market in Brodheadsville serve your food and household shopping needs! In-store bakery, fresh produce, and an ample selection of all your favorites. The deli counters have everything for making fresh sandwiches and platters, plus ready-made salads and cooked dishes. Try their delicious hickory-smoked ham and bacon. Full service pharmacy, wide aisles, expansive displays, and plenty of checkout counters. Play the PA lottery here! On Route 209 in Brodheadsville. Hours are Monday through Saturday from 7:00am to 11:00pm; Sundays from 8:00am to 10:00pm.

An original in the Lake Region, with 2 Gumble Brothers, Inc. locations! Complete home centers with hardware, lumber, and renovation/remodeling supplies. Newfoundland store is on Route 191, (570) 676-3304; and, the Paupack location is on Route 507, (570) 226-4531. Paint, lumber, building supplies, plumbing, and electrical supplies; house wares and home supplies; power and hand tools, sporting goods, spackle, spades, and spigots. Free local delivery. The Newfoundland store is also a complete Rental Center stocked with quality, courtesy, and savings! Check out www.gumblebrothers.com.

While dining or staying at The Settlers Inn, or visiting historic Hawley, drop by The Potting Shed gift shop! The Shed’s merchandise changes seasonally, and is chosen with an eye for quality craftsmanship and environmental friendliness. Each product line is selected as a natural follow-through from The Inn’s commitment to green hospitality practices. You’ll find the perfect gift for a special someone, or a must-have item for yourself. From interesting jewelry, innovative stationery, and gardening implements to works of pottery influenced by the Arts and Crafts movement, The Potting Shed has something for everyone. Gift certificates are available. Located at 4 Main Avenue in Hawley. Phone (570) 226-2993 or 1-800-833-8527, or see www.thesettlersinn.com.

It will be "Love at First Bite" when you visit the Pocono Cheesecake Factory. Located on Route 611 in Swiftwater, the factory specializes in the fine art of cheesecakery, and they do it better than anyone else! They sell only cheesecake made fresh on the premises each day, so you know you're getting the real deal. Choose from a large variety of flavors and toppings. The best way to describe the experience is that this is the best cheesecake you have ever had! The very sweet shop is open daily from 10:00am to 6:00pm. Bring the coupon in the display ad. The number is (570) 839-6844. Place your special orders now! Taste www.poconocheesecake.com.

Hutton Metalcrafts creates an array of unique handcrafted metal works, copper lamps and lanterns, pewter Christmas ornaments, and more on Route 940 in Pocono Pines. Remembrances and objects for the home hand-made from copper, brass, and pewter, manufactured on the premises. Necklaces, cat rings, and ceiling fixtures. One-of-a-kind copper trees by Tom Hutton, hand-hammered from a slab of solid copper, silver brazed, then heat-colored to produce rich greens on the tops and reddish highlights on the trunks. Fine oil paintings on glass by Xian. Everything at Hutton Metalcrafts is unique! Open Tuesday through Saturday from 9:00am to 5:00pm; Sunday 11:00am to 3:00pm; closed Monday. Call (570) 646-7778, or visit www.copperlamps.com.

The Market at Durham Trading on Route 209, 7 Bridge Road, East Stroudsburg/Marshalls Creek, is a thriving market of 60+ vendors in a great location! Enjoy 20,000 square feet of comfortable indoor retail space, filled with collectibles, eclectic furniture, antique clocks, jewelry, sporting goods, name plaques, pet supplies, health and wellness, computer services/supplies, decorative light posts, pashmina scarves, purses and gloves, NASCAR, gifts, a nail spa, and a wedding planner. Enjoy down-home cooking in 2 cafes! The Market at Durham Trading is open Fridays from 11:00am to 6:00pm, and Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays from 9:00am to 6:00pm. Vendors welcome; contract now for prime space! Call (570) 424-6222, and see www.durhamtrading.com!