The latest news from Main Street Gardiner!

Did you know that over 90 spaces of public parking are available on the Arcade Parking Lot? This lot sits directly behind Water Street and offers easy access to all of Downtown Gardiner’s businesses and attractions. For easiest access to Water Street, use the connecting breezeway located between 1 Brunswick Trading and Gardiner Hardware. If […]

Remember the taste of a pint inside Bateau Brewing warm, cozy tasting room? If so, we have some good news for you. Beginning Friday, March 26th the brewery will be opening their tasting room for inside seating! Please know that your safety is most important to them so they will be following guidelines, spreading out […]

“I enjoy being able to help people feel good about themselves, whether that be through caring for their nails or skin. I feel like as time goes on people are taking better care of themselves and taking better care of their skin and nails. Back in the day soap and water was standard skincare and […]

“I think that people who see my work online might be surprised to know that I’m actually quite reserved and introverted. My art doesn’t really reflect that so in a way I am living vicariously through it and showing people sides of me they might not see otherwise. Maybe this is super cliché, but I […]

“Looking back, If I were to give myself advice in my first year it would be to not try and do everything by myself and to take advice from as many other business owners as I can. If you have an idea or passion that you want to turn into a business, it’s important to […]

“I think as a studio, we do things a bit differently than maybe others would. Technique is incredibly important, but all of us teaching here also realize that dance is different for each individual. We have a mixed set of students here with some who are here just for fun and purely recreational reasons and […]

As an agency we’ve built these really special relationships with our clients where it becomes multigenerational. Jack has been here over 50 years, so as an agency we’ve had that time to be able to establish that kind of partnership with the community. 

We looked at several different communities and kept coming back to Gardiner. We felt very strongly about that decision. The city officials and Gardiner Main Street were a big part of that decision to buy a building here and come out of retirement. We really picked the right place, too. It’s been a nice surprise how loyal our customers from our previous businesses are. They especially have been some of our biggest cheerleaders from waiting on us to open, to rooting us on now. 

"The other business owners that are here on Water Street are amazing, supportive, and all work together. Gardiner has been so amazing as far as making me feel at home."

"We’ve been here three months now and the turnout and excitement of people, the support from the community, all the encouraging words, it just has been so surprising. We have regulars that come from the bank, Main Street, and some other businesses. It's been really nice to get to know people. We know their orders when they come in or call."

“It takes a long time for people to walk through a door of business that they’re unfamiliar with. All you can do is provide the best service that you can and provide quality products. Over time with word of mouth and people receiving gifts and wondering where the gift came from, customers build. What I […]

“My son describes our store as using all your senses. You come in and you see all the color and shop around the gifts while you can smell the food throughout. It’s a little bit of everything. The gift shop has a mixture of locally made things and items I got when travelling back and […]