
April 2021

Hannibal Store Celebrates One Year!
Who knew we would be opening our Hannibal store in a global pandemic! When we started the buildout of the new store COVID was just making news globally and no one had any idea of the impact it would have on everything. Some folks [...]
March 2021

Make Easter Unforgettable with Piper’s Homemade Chocolates!
Make Easter Unforgettable with Piper’s Homemade Chocolates! Piper’s Grocery and Homemade Candies has been on the northeast corner of the Chariton, Iowa square for well over 100 years. Piper’s has come to be a bit of a local landmark. With its red and white [...]
February 2021

How to Clean & Season Cast Iron Cookware
We are asked a lot on our customer service line and in our stores all of the time “How to Clean & Season Cast Iron Cookware”? So we thought we better refer to Erica Good, Co-Owner and Family Dining Expert for our Dutch Country [...]
January 2021

Healthy Snacks from Dutch Country General Store
If you are looking for a healthy option especially for a snack then you have come to the right place! Dutch Country General Store may have fresh baked goods and of course a large selection of nostalgic candy but we also have a good [...]
December 2020

Season’s Greetings at the End of 2020
Hello FriendsSeason’s Greetings at the End of 2020 First, I want to thank you for your great support through a unique and unprecedented year. As we all can agree, nothing about 2020 has been normal, but we appreciate, from the bottom of our hearts, the [...]

Dutch Country Kitchen Holiday Entertaining Special
We are excited to be able to bring you Dutch Country Kitchen Holiday Entertaining Special, Season 2 and just in time for the holidays! Host, Diana Upton-Hill, and my wife, Erica, have had so much fun working on this new season full of delicious [...]

Rada Cutlery Buying Guide
This Rada Cutlery Buying Guide highlights all you need to know! We love Rada Cutlery because it’s made in the USA – right here in Iowa. They have been making top-quality cutlery since 1948 and every single piece includes a lifetime guarantee. Every piece [...]
November 2020

The Best Gift Sets for Anyone on Your List
“The Best Gift Sets for Anyone on Your List” is a list of hand-selected top 8 gift sets from a variety of categories and price points, so you’re sure to find that perfect gift for that special someone. Looking for a gift for someone [...]

The Most Popular Vintage Toys of 2020
OUR TOP 10MOST POPULAR VINTAGETOYS OF 2020! Our team has put together a list of the top 10 most popular vintage toys we sell on our website. We hope our list will help you in finding the perfect gift this holiday season! Sometimes it is [...]
October 2020

Bloomfield 8th Anniversary & Hannibal Grand Opening
Over the past weekend, Dutch Country General Store humbly celebrated our Bloomfield 8th Anniversary & Hannibal Grand Opening! It was a swell occasion for all involved! We are so thankful for everyone who came out to celebrate with us at both stores and we [...]
September 2020

Christmas Photo Contest
Taking submissions September 3rd - 20th, 2020. We are now accepting entries for our Christmas photo contest! (Yes, it is only September, but Christmas is just around the corner!) Here at Dutch Country General Store we are already in the Christmas spirit while assembling our [...]
July 2020

It’s the Little Things (Even In A Pandemic)
In the last several months things have gotten a little wild in the world. I’m sure you’ve noticed! It’s important to see the big picture and not hide your head in the sand, I don’t like to let most anything get me down. They [...]
May 2020

CINNAMON ROLLS FOR THE KIDS
Last week we had the great pleasure of donating 300 of our FRESH BAKED CINNAMON ROLLS to the Buddy Pack Program for the Hannibal Alliance for Youth Success and Hannibal Public School District #60. The Buddy Pack Program feeds tons of kids everyday throughout [...]
March 2020
A Note From Levi Regarding the Coronavirus Outbreak
Dear Friends, With news of the Coronavirus, we, at Dutch Country General Store would like to let you know that we are implementing some enhanced measures to ensure your safety, and the safety of our team, while still providing the service and products you have [...]
December 2019
GRATEFUL FOR GROWTH: DUTCH COUNTRY GENERAL STORE TO OPEN LOCATION IN HANNIBAL, MISSOURI
2019 has been an exciting year, and this final month on the calendar is proving to be the icing on the cake. Not only do we get to celebrate the birth of Christ, but we also get to announce that a second location for [...]
September 2019
7th Anniversary & Fall Festival
Dutch Country Kitchen live in-store event – “Make It With Pumpkin” Baking Contest Saturday, Oct. 5 Entries due by 9 am Judging behind closed doors at 9 Display & winners announced at 10:30 Prizes! (Gift cards $25, $50, $100) Pumpkin painting – for the kids! 10:30-3:30 Saturdays, Oct. 5 & 12 Just [...]
September 2018

Hard Work and Persistence Really Does Pay
Dutch Country Living Lands Spot on Inc. Magazine’s List of Fastest-Growing Private Companies – the Inc. 5000 By Levi Good, Proprietor, Dutch Country A couple months back I got an email that was humbling and also exciting. It was from the editor of INC Magazine, letting [...]
July 2018

Summer 2018
Good day to you and yours, Sunday afternoon took me to the couch looking through my old photo album when I was a pipsqueak. Ah yes, the joys of Summer as a child… As you can see in the photo, even at a young age [...]
March 2018
Easter
Hello folks, Well winter is almost over, and boy am i glad. The ice on the ponds is melting and the ice houses are about full and will hopefully last till the ponds freeze over again next winter, so now we can get back to [...]
October 2017
5th Anniversary & Fall Festival
The weather is startin’ to change which can only mean one thing — fall is upon us! And that also means we are celebrating our 5 year anniversary of owning Dutch Country General Store. My wife, Erica, and I bought this place believing that [...]
August 2017
Over the Post #2
Howdy! This summer must have wings because it’s just flyin’ right by! Here we are in August and we’ve sold a ton of peaches, sweet corn, and poly furniture and we’ve given away a lot of watermelons in the store. Nothing says summer like that [...]
June 2017
Post 1
Howdy! Man, what a week. Yep, ever since the weather started warming up we have been busy trying to keep up with our outdoor furniture website (amishmadepoly.com). We sell Amish made poly Adirondack chairs all over the country! I thought I had finally figured out [...]