1. Lady Bug Knitting Shop
City: Dennis, MA
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (508) 385-2662
Address: 612 Rte. 6A
Description: In business since 1982, this shop concentrates on knitting only. In the Kings Grant complex, the shop carries lots of yarn, needles, supplies, shawl pins, and books on knitting. Owner Barbara Prue offers knitting classes for all levels. The shop is open year-round, daily in summer and Mon through Sat the rest of the year.
2. Linda Burke
City: Dennis, MA
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (508) 385-8102
Address: 633 Rte. 6A
Description: Linda Burke specializes in clothing that is classic and comfortable. The store maintains a customer registry that makes wardrobe-building easier and gift-giving error proof. Owner Linda Burke does all the alterations herself—you won’t find this kind of service in larger stores. The shop is open year-round.
3. Ross Coppelman Jewelers
City: Dennis, MA
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (508) 385-7900
Address: 1439 Rte. 6A
Description: Ross Coppelman’s unusual and classic gemstones are displayed in striking settings, many of them inspired by ancient Egyptian, Aztec, and Roman designs but with a contemporary flair. Just west of the Route 134 junction, the shop has two showrooms of gold and silver jewelry and a workshop where it is created. Coppelman, who opened his business in 1971, designs and produces custom jewelry, including wedding rings, and also resets stones. The shop is open year-round.
4. Tobey Farm
City: Dennis, MA
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (508) 385-2930
Address: 352 Rte. 6A
Description: Tucked inside this more-than-300-year-old working farm—one of the best stops on the Cape for fresh fruits and vegetables—is a small shopping area featuring exquisite, reasonably priced dried floral wreaths and centerpieces made from lavender, eucalyptus, rosebuds, and yarrow. Freshly baked pies and a variety of locally bottled jams and jellies are irresistible. It’s open year-round. Don’t miss their Halloween celebration, which includes hayrides for children.
5. Antiques Center Of Cape Cod
City: Dennis, MA
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (508) 385-6400
Address: 243 Rte. 6A
Description: This huge center has more than 160 dealers selling everything from wooden iceboxes to old dolls. With four massive buildings situated on four acres of land, this is easily the largest antiques center on the Cape. It’s open daily all year except Jan through Mar, when it’s closed on Wed.
City: Dennis, MA
Category: Shopping
Address: 820 Route 6A
7. Winstanley-Roark Fine Arts
City: Dennis, MA
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (508) 385-4713
Address: 744 Rte. 6A
Description: This gallery features the luminous oils and pastels—portraits, landscapes, and still lifes—by Robert K. Roark and the fine art photography of Anita Winstanley-Roark. They also host the work of about 20 other artists. Open daily in summer, the gallery is open Tues through Sun in the spring and fall and by chance or appointment in the winter months.
8. Scargo Pottery & Art Gallery
City: Dennis, MA
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (508) 385-3894
Address: 30 Dr. Lord’s Rd. South
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Description: Nestled in the woods near Scargo Lake, this unique working indoor/outdoor pottery studio is worth a stop to watch potters at the wheel and browse items in the showroom gallery that features the work of the four Holl sisters and resident artist Meden Parker. Signature pieces include glazed earthenware mugs, plates, birdbaths, tiles, and large-scale sculptural pieces.