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Rust Artisan Shop – It’s All About the Ambiance, Baby! At 173 North Main Street in downtown Ste. Genevieve, Rust Artisan Shop transforms Missouri’s surplus corrugated tin into luminaries and lights that cast perfect shadowed images onto walls and ceilings. Owner Sam and her team of local artisans have created a gallery where recycled materials become art—corrugated tin salvaged from old barns and buildings finds new life as functional sculpture. The shop’s tagline says it simply: “At Rust, we make stuff from recycled products.” Featured in Missouri Life magazine, this Main Street mainstay represents the kind of authentic, locally-rooted creativity that makes Ste. Genevieve’s shopping scene distinctive. As one visitor noted: “We purchased several pieces from the shop to remember this awesome spot. Love, love, love!” Recycled Relics and Artisan Craft Rust Artisan Shop specializes in the “Recycled Relics” line—products made entirely from reclaimed and donated materials. The signature pieces are tin luminaries and lampshades crafted from old corrugated tin, creating distinctive lighting that projects intricate patterns. Candle holders, ornaments, and signs emerge from scraps that might otherwise end up in landfills. The philosophy centers on utilizing Missouri’s abundant supply of vintage corrugated tin from deteriorating barns, sheds, and agricultural Read more…

252 Merchant St., Ste. Geneviève, MO 63670 Call us at 573-517-3751 Thursday 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Friday and Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Sunday 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Candles, wax melts/tarts, country crafts, primitive items, and hand-painted driftwood. All handmade! Read more…

Sainte Genevieve Art Center & Museum – Historic Legacy Meets Living Creativity Nestled comfortably in the shadow of the historic Sainte Geneviève Catholic Church at 310 Merchant Street, the Sainte Genevieve Art Center & Museum occupies a place of quiet significance in both the physical and cultural landscape of Missouri’s oldest town. This isn’t just another small-town art gallery—it’s a vital institution that illuminates Ste. Genevieve’s surprisingly important role in American art heritage while serving as an active, thriving hub for contemporary creativity. A Building with Its Own Story The Art Center is housed in a stately Norman-Revival stone building that itself tells a story of community pride and celebration. Built in 1934 in preparation for the city’s bicentennial celebration, the structure reflects the civic confidence and architectural ambition of Depression-era America. The choice of Norman-Revival style—with its solid stone construction, arched openings, and medieval European echoes—was particularly fitting for a town celebrating its French colonial heritage. That this beautiful building now serves as home to the Art Center creates a perfect synergy: historic architecture preserving and presenting both historic and contemporary art. The stone walls that once marked a bicentennial milestone now safeguard the legacy of artists who found Read more…

Sassafras Creek Originals – Where Early American Life Directory Craftsmen Create Heirloom Quality in an 1850 General Store At 311 St. Marys Road in the heart of Sainte Geneviève’s historic district, Sassafras Creek Originals occupies the circa 1850 Brooks House—a two-story brick building transformed into colonial-era general store where owner Kandye Mahurin (selected for Early American Life Magazine’s Directory of Traditional American Craftsmen eight consecutive years) and fellow Directory-juried artisans showcase hand-crafted Colonial/Primitive Early American folk art that meets museum-curator standards for authenticity, scholarship, and period-appropriate materials and techniques. This isn’t a shop selling colonial-style imports from overseas factories—Sassafras Creek’s rigorous quality standard requires that at least 75% of merchandise is American-made, with vendors carefully selected from the prestigious Early American Life Directory, ensuring every game board, bandbox, redware plate, woven coverlet, piece of tinware, and folk art creation represents genuine traditional craftsmanship using period materials, tools, and techniques that curators at Colonial Williamsburg, living history museums, and motion picture producers rely on for authentic period pieces. Step inside rooms arranged like an old-time general store and discover heirloom-quality handcrafts preserving American artisan traditions rapidly disappearing in the digital age. The Early American Life Directory: Museum-Quality Standard Sassafras Creek Originals’ Read more…

Schultz Antiques – Where 42 Years of Family Expertise, Custom Refinishing, and Carefully Curated Collections Meet Southeast Missouri’s Most Trusted Antique Destination Some antique stores are weekend hobbyists selling grandmother’s attic contents. Others are impersonal warehouses where dealers rent booths and merchandise turns over so rapidly that no one actually knows what they’re selling. Schultz Antiques is neither. This is family-owned operation that’s served Southeast Missouri and Southern Illinois for 42 years—four decades of building expertise, cultivating relationships with collectors and estate sales, developing refinishing skills that transform damaged pieces into functional furniture, and establishing reputation that makes “call Schultz” the automatic response when locals need antiques appraised, estates liquidated, or vintage furniture restored to usable condition. Located at 24534 US Highway 61 in St. Mary, Missouri (just north of Sainte Geneviève), Schultz Antiques occupies the sweet spot between serious antique dealing and accessible family business. The owners know their inventory—not just what’s in stock, but where pieces came from, what restoration work they’ve received, why particular items are priced as they are, and which customers have been asking for exactly this style of hutch or that specific type of table. The wide range of antiques, collectibles, and furniture means Read more…