Ice cream is the focus
now but in the 60's and 70's,
the Good Luck Country Store,
served as point of anchorage for the graceful
Dan
River Queen. Stepping inside the
store was like entering a time warp.
Long glass counters stretching the length of the
store were filled with licorice
whips, cream drops, jaw breakers and caramel creams.
Like any good country
store, the Good Luck Store carried a wide assortment
of necessities and possibles. Unfortunately for the patrons of that day, not ice cream.
Here you would find the stone ground cornmeal, wheat flour and
buckwheat flour
produced in the neighboring Cockram Mill. Tucked within a
corner, hanging on a nail
or a dusty shelf were all the treasures that were once
to be found
in country stores everywhere.
The Good Luck Country
Store served as a meeting place for local farmers to
swap tall tales, make deals
or just kick back and enjoy a battle of wits around the
old pot bellied stove
and we're sure they would have loved some wonderful ice cream
to go with the
stories.
Connected to the outside world by a
working crank magneto telephone, the Good
Luck Store served as a communications
portal for the mountain folk.
Remodeled and restored
to the original wood on the inside, the Good Luck Store
combines the rustic
charm of yesterday with a modern ice cream parlor.
Dee's Ice Cream serves
up cold creamy treats to delight young and old.
