Fables at the Ferry, a "new tiny bookstore" located at the Vischer Ferry General Store at 357 Riverview Rd., Clifton Park, N.Y., will host its grand opening celebration tomorrow, Saturday, October 18, WTEN reported.
For co-founders Indiana Nash and Caroline Murray, the idea began as a joke, with them talking for nearly a decade about wanting to open a bookstore cafe or bar, but they considered it "wishful thinking." Then the dream became a reality.
"The Vischer Ferry General Store is a special place for both of us," they said. "We both used to live down the street from the store and would frequent it often. Indiana's wedding was there and she and her husband are in a book club there as well."
The bookstore is located inside a previously empty gardening shed behind the general store. Murray and Nash began work on the space in late September, painting the walls and moving in cozy furniture and bookshelves, WTEN noted.
"The biggest challenge has simply been learning the ropes as new business owners," the owners noted. "Each day we've worked in the shed, people have come by to ask questions and when we tell them we're opening a bookstore, they've been excited. It's been really encouraging."
Louise McManus, owner of the Vischer Ferry General Store, called Fables at the Ferry "a win for both businesses.... There's no more perfect fit than a bookstore and coffee shop, in my opinion! Indi and Caroline are not just opening a bookstore; they're creating another community within our larger VFGS family, of folks who love to read."
The bookshop will sell a curated selection of new releases, classics, and contemporary literature, as well as book-related gifts. Children's story times, author talks, book clubs, and other events are also in the works. The owners said they are "excited to connect with fellow readers."