Hurley Country Store
An Old-Fashioned General Store​ with a little ​bit of everything
November 29, 2024, marked the start of Glenn's 33rd year running the Hurley Country Store. He has seen two generations of customers coming through the doors. Children who used to ride their bikes to the store for candy or baseball cards now bring their children in. Those years have also formed many lasting friendships.
Welcome to the Hurley Country Store
There's something special about an old country store. Perhaps it’s the smiling faces behind the counter or the welcoming atmosphere of an old general store. Maybe it's the old-fashioned candy selection that takes you back, the trains running around the ceiling, or the feeling that you’ve stepped back in time to a store packed to the rafters with so many items you feel you’ll never get to see everything. Come visit Fran and Glenn at the Hurley Country Store. We'll help you find that unique gift for yourself or someone special.
Enjoy the frien​dly atmosphere, hot coffee, tea, and chocolate ready at any hour of the day, delicious pastries, bagels and hard rolls, and gifts for all occasions and every season.
We are always trying to add to the variety of what we offer. We look far and wide to find distinctive items that you won't find elsewhere.
Remembering Polly
Polly was a big part of our lives and the lives of many customers. She was a greeter at the Hurley Country Store for a long time. She passed away peacefully at the age of 17+. We miss her very much.
Historic Hurley
Established in 1662, historic Hurley was, in fact, for two months the capital of New York State. In 1777, after the British burned the city of Kingston, the government moved temporarily to Hurley while the buildings in Kingston were being reconstructed. The Old Guard House - known as The Spy House - was built before 1685 and is the oldest in Hurley. Designated a National Historic Landmark, it was here that a British spy was imprisoned in the cellar and later hanged on a nearby apple tree. One of the stone houses in Hurley is credited with the honor of hosting George Washington in 1782. The entire area was designated a National Historic Landmark District in 1961. Nestled between historic old stone houses and a thriving corn-farming community, Hurley is a fitting location for a general store. It was a stop complete with a train depot on the New York, Ontario and Western Railway. Its presence can still be felt along Depot Street. It is the perfect place for the Hudson Valley's mecca of model railroading supplies!