Holiday shopping has to get done so why not start early and take advantage of the 19th annual Country Roads Holiday Tour to get gifts for everyone and enter to win $900.
Explore the 18 North Central Massachusetts local businesses and farms participating in the Country Roads Holiday Tour starting Saturday, Nov. 9 and ending Sunday, Dec. 8. Anyone can participate in the tour by picking up a stamp book from any of the 18 locations on the list.
After grabbing a stamp book, residents can begin their tour at any of the 18 locations. To be eligible for the grand prize and any of the second place prizes, people need to complete the tour and fill their stamp book. The grand prize is a $50 gift card from each of the 18 participating businesses, a total value of $900.
Only one person will win the $900-value gift card bundle, while 18 others can win a $50 gift from one of the 18 participating businesses. All stamps must be collected by Sunday, Dec. 8, to be eligible for any of the prizes.
The local businesses and farms participating are in eight communities: Gardner, Hubbardston, Phillipston, Templeton, Winchendon, Petersham and Barre.
Here is the list of the 18 local businesses:
- Back in Tyme at 58 Rice Road, Templeton
- Country Bumpkin’ Antiques at 36 Baldwinville Road, Templeton
- The Country Store at 2 North Main St., Petersham
- Giacomo’s Gourmet Food at 32 Main St., Hubbardston
- The Good Earth at 33 West Broadway, Route 2A, Gardner
- Hartman’s Herb Farm at 1026 Old Dana Road, Barre
- The Kitchen Garden at 268 Baldwinville Road, Templeton
- Petersham Art Center at 8 North St., Petersham
- Petersham Leathers at 202 Popple Camp Road, Petersham
- Plain View Farm at 130 Gardner Road, Hubbardston
- Red Apple Farm at 455 Highland Ave., Phillipston
- Sheldon Farm Baskets at 587 Sheldon Road, Barre
- Smith’s Country Cheese at 20 Otter River Road, Winchendon
- Soulful Body and Mind Apothecary at 12 Elm St., Baldwinville
- A Thyme & A Place at 52 Gardner Road, Hubbardston
- Valcourt Sugar Shack at 67 New Salem Road, Petersham
- Valley Florist & Greenhouses at 1 Valley Drive, Rte. 101, Templeton
- Valley View Farm at 179 Barre Road, Templeton