Sweet Candy Stores in Upstate New York Are Ready This Christmas!

This is a sweet, sweet gallery!

The candy stores listed here, from all regions of Upstate New York, are packed with sweet goodies for you this holiday season. Thousands of candy canes and millions of miles of colorful ribbon candy can be found in stores from the Hudson Valley though the Catskill and Adirondack mountains and out through Central New York to the Finger Lakes and beyond!

What amazed this writer while putting this gallery together for you is the age of some of these legendary candy stores. As you will see, there are several on this list that are even older than 100 years! They have been handed down to family members over the generations and continue on to the future. That is so great! They all have great stories to them, so click on the business links and check it out.

Also, while yes, candy canes and ribbon candy take the spotlight this time of the year, lets now forget about our famous Adirondack chocolate bark candy. Talk about a perfect stocking stuffer! And we believe that , although you can get it in most places, nobody does a chocolate bark like our folks in the High Peaks!

Oh, and if your favorite Christmastime candy shop didn't make our list this year, please visit our Facebook page and give it a shout out. We really do want to hear from you!

Red, White, and Green Sweets Take the Spotlight in These Upstate New York Candy Shops at Christmas

Everybody has a favorite Christmas candy item. Whether it was something Grandma made from an old family recipe, or maybe it is something from the corner candy store of your youth, Christmas candy is a joyful memory that has carried on to the present day.

These 16 Upstate New York candy shops make thousands of miles of colorful ribbon candy each year. And hand pull and bend countless red and white striped candy canes for their customers. You will enjoy this list of candy shops that make each.

Oh, and while yes it is all about candy canes and ribbon candy this season, we couldn't resist adding a couple of places to buy homemade bark. Nobody makes chocolate bark like the folks in Upstate New York!

Gallery Credit: Chuck D'Imperio

Are These the 10 Quirkiest Museums in Upstate New York? Take a Look!

I love these odd, quirky little museums that seem to pop up all over Upstate New York. They are so worth a half hour of your time to stop, explore, listen to the docents, and learn about some of the most fascinating facts about our region. For example, did you know that more wooden hand-carved painted carrousels were made in Western New York than in all the other factories in the U.S. combined? The museum is on this list. Did you know that there is a special museum located in the heart of the Catskills that relates to an ancient fishing sport? The museum is on the list. Did you know that one of only three cheese museums in the world in up here? It is on the list. Take a peek. You might learn something here!

Gallery Credit: Chuck D'Imperio

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