Main Street, Bridgton, Maine - Antique Capital of Our World

Do you like to decorate your lakefront cottage with antiques and accessories? Then Main Street in Bridgton is just the place for you.

From Hidden Brook Antiques at 184 North High Street (Route 302) all the way down Main Hill and through town to Flowerbed Antiques at 428 Main Street, you will find an array of antique shops, all within walking distance of Highland Lake.

Family heirlooms passed from one generation to the next are my favorites. In fact, I've decorated our home with what I call "Early American hand-me-downs." But, I still like to scour the antique shops in the Lakes Region.

There are so many opportunities to see antiques in their traditional settings along our highways and by-ways. What I especially love is the nostalgic memories that antiques evoke, like the hand painted cotton table cloths similar to the ones my grandfather had on his kitchen table. Life seemed so simple then, didn't it?

Well, life can still be simple if you take time to explore the treasures found along Main Street in Bridgton. Collecting antiques is fun and relaxing. And . . . you can decorate your summer vacation home with your vintage collectibles. Plus you are helping to recycle-an ever-important concept in these days of planned obsolescence.

So . . . after you've finished looking at lakefront property, consider wandering along Main Street and purchasing antiques and collectibles to enhance your cottage décor.

Here are a few of the antique shops you'll find in Bridgton, Maine:

Hidden Brook Antiques, Inc., 184 North High Street, 207.647.5241, open May-Christmas

Cottage Charm Antiques and Collectibles, 22 Main Hill, 207.647.5727, open seasonally

Corn Shop Trading, 179 Main Street, 207.647.9090

The Lamp and Shade Shop, 209 Main Street, 207.647.5576

Wee 3 Antiques, Just off Main Street near the stop light, Route 117, 207.647.2102

Flowerbed Farm Antiques, 428 Main Street, 207.647.8433

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