May 2022
A Look Back At Levi’s Crazy Days 2022
A look back at Levi’s Crazy Days 2022! Both our Bloomfield and Hannibal locations enjoyed a weekend full of free family fun! During our annual event, in the spirit of giving we offer FREE entertainment! This year was no different, we brought back our caricature [...]
April 2022
Levi’s Crazy Days 2022
Both stores are offering even more crazy fun this year including a Petting Zoo (Bloomfield location only), Live Bluegrass Musicians, Caricature Artist, and Coloring Contest. If you joined us last year, you’ll know that you’re in for a great time! Bloomfield Happenings Friday All Day: Incredible Deals & [...]
Crafting with Caroline
Here at Dutch Country General Store, we love it when kiddos complete one of our Melissa & Doug craft projects and then share their experience with us. Follow along with us as Caroline and her mom take us on a “Crafting with Caroline” adventure [...]
March 2022
All Things Chocolate
Here at Dutch Country General Store, we love all things chocolate – milk chocolate, dark chocolate, chocolate candy bars, chocolate cake, bulk chocolates, you name it! After all, chocolate is believed to contain high levels of antioxidants, which means it’s good for you, right? [...]
December 2021
Reflecting on 2021 at Dutch Country General Store
While reflecting on 2021 at Dutch Country General Store, we realize that it’s been a great year. Join us as we look back at some of our favorite memories and events! We’ve had our challenges, as most small businesses had in this economy. We want [...]
Holiday Gingerbread House Fun
At Dutch Country General Store, we love the holiday season and all the fun activities that come with it. One of our favorites is making holiday gingerbread houses. It’s a fun activity that’s perfect for all ages! Whether your gingerbread house is simple or [...]
Christmas Memories with the Goods
Christmas in Iowa. Christmas in the United States of America. Christmas around the world. There are many unique traditions and recipes. But what do we have in common? Memories. Good memories. Childhood Memories One of my cherished childhood memories began with disappointment. An anticipated out-of-state visit [...]
November 2021
2021 Holiday Gift Guide
Christmastime has come again! As most of you know, this is our favorite time of year here at Dutch Country General Store. We are once again able to bring you all the gifts and goodies you expect that will help make your family gatherings [...]
October 2021
2021 Missouri Life Magazine’s Best of the Best
During our time in Hannibal, Missouri, we have felt incredibly honored to have been invited to participate in Missouri Life Magazine’s Discover the Best of Missouri Life Awards. For the second year in a row, thanks to our amazing customers, we are humbled to [...]
Insights from Customer Service
I have been privileged to serve as a DCGS customer service representative for a little more than a year now. During that time, I have talked to so many people from all over the United States. Many are surprised to get an actual person [...]
July 2021
Our new catalog – the Pantry Edition!
Our new catalog – the Pantry Edition is 92 pages of everything you could possibly crave! We hope you’ll sign up and take a look through the pages and mark a few things that you need in your pantry. Give us a call, mail [...]
New & Returning Summer Toys for All Ages
Shop our New & Returning Summer Toys for All Ages! Summer is here and in full swing! Looking for some fun outdoor toys to keep those kiddos active and moving? Dutch Country General Store has a large selection of new and back-in-stock toys that [...]
June 2021
Levi’s Crazy Days 2021
Levi’s Crazy Days 2021 commenced at our Bloomfield and Hannibal locations on Friday, April 30th, and Saturday, May 1st with a weekend full of laughter, family fun, and crazy good deals throughout the store. The smell of homemade sandwiches filled the air, while the [...]
High School Graduate Spotlight
Wilson Brennemann is graduating from Palmyra High School in Palmyra, MO. He started working at Dutch Country General Store in June of 2020 and is part of our stocking and inventory management team at our Hannibal location. Wilson will attend Truman State University in [...]
May 2021
New Products Added to our Website!
We are excited here at Dutch Country General Store to share the new products and product lines we have been adding to our website over the last few months! Below are just some of the new treats you’ll find throughout the website. From old-fashioned [...]
April 2021
Join the Fun at Levi’s Crazy Days 2021
Enjoy all of the crazy fun we have in store (and online!) at Dutch Country General Store during our first annual Levi’s Crazy Days! Stop in at our Bloomfield, IA, or Hannibal, MO store to celebrate. We will have live entertainment, fun activities for [...]
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 [...]
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