Food Stores

You probably had no trouble finding the P&C in Canton. Here are a couple of places that you may not have thought of for groceries, or didn’t find.

  • Dollar General, Wise Buys – University Square, Canton – Both have an interesting inventory. Need a mole sauce? Check out the Dollar General!
  • Farmer’s Market – In the summer, we have a local Farmer’s Market every Tuesday and Friday from 8:30-3:00. There are many local farms represented at the Farmer’s Market, plus, lots of other kinds of vendors: maple candy, bread, candy apples, jewelry, goat cheese, etc. From 12:00-1:00 there is usually live music. The Farmer’s Market opens around May and stays open into the fall.
  • Frontenac Crystal Water – Clayton – Bottled Water, Water Coolers, Spring Water 1-800-722- 0236 or 686-4142.
  • Hannaford – 6300 State Hwy 37, Massena – In the mall parking lot with BJ’s. Nice, large grocery store. Good cheese selection.
  • Heritage Cheese House – 4786 Rte 812, Heuvelton – Tee, tiny place. Fresh cheese, and cheese curd, and various Amish canned goodies.
  • Nature’s Store House – 21 Main Street, Canton – This a good place to pick up healthy food. Rainbow, who owns Nature’s Store House, is a wonderful resource for anything you want to know. She also cooks big vats of vegetarian soup and sandwiches every day. Since there are few places to eat a healthy lunch around here, you may want to pop into her store and pick up something to go.
  • O’Reilly’s – Prescott, Ontario – is a real live grocery store: lots of produce, freshly made bread and pastries, BEAUTIFUL cakes and pies. They carry President’s Choice brand, and has a surprisingly good selection of house wares. Just remember, you can’t bring back beef or citrus fruit. Anyways, to get there, cross the bridge at Ogdensburg and get on the 401 westbound but take the next exit (about 2 or 3 miles from the bridge). You'll see the store right off the highway....and best of all, there's a new Canadian Tire store next door.
  • P&C – 179 Market St, Potsdam and 152 Harte Haven Plz Massena – The P & C in Potsdam is better stocked than the one in Canton, especially in terms of organics. The P & C in Massena is better than both the Potsdam and the Canton store. If you trek that far, be sure to do a B. J. ‘s run! (a wholesale club.)
  • Potsdam Co-op – 24 Elm St, Potsdam – You don’t have to be a member to shop at the Potsdam Food Co-Op but it’s nice to get the discount (2%). You can also work (1 hour per month per adult in the family) and get an even better discount (10 %). As a member, you also get a card which gives you other discounts around the North Country. It’s a nice friendly place with a pretty good selection. They also have a wonderful collection of Sun Feather Soaps (a local soap company) if you enjoy that kind of indulgence. http://www.potsdamcoop.com/
  • Price Chopper – 981 Ford St Ogdensburg – Nice, large grocery store. Good meat selection.
  • Purple Rice – 20 Elm St, Potsdam – Has a good supply of Asian food stuff, and Alex, the owner, is always friendly and cheerful and willing to get things you request if she doesn't already have it. There is also sushi on Thursdays (no raw fish) and various steamed buns and other goodies that Alex (or someone else) cooks on the premises.
  • Schwan’s – http://www.schwans.com – Food delivered to your door in cute, little yellow trucks! Frozen foods: meats, meals, fruit, ice cream, etc.
  • Wegman’s –Syracuse – ahhh…the Mecca of grocery stores around here. If you make it to Syracuse, and have time, go by here on the way home to stock up. There are several in Syracuse, but I think the best is off interstate 481 in DeWitt.

“…you have to go to Ottawa or Syracuse to get that…”
Maegan Bos, Mathematics