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River’s Edge Antiques and Furniture, located at 238 Second Street in St. Mary’s, is now open for business Tuesday through Saturday from 1 p.m. to 1 p.m. (photo provided).

St. Mary’s – St. Mary’s is now home to a new specialty business, riverfront heritage and museum that expands the city’s ties to tourism.

The facility has quite a bit to offer the public, including a marketplace that specializes in antiques and items, a comedy club that already has an act, which runs in January, and even highlights bus tours. The history and beauty of the city.

Brenda and Tim Henry have purchased the historic Baron Mansion, which will become their permanent home, and the couple says it’s theirs. “He has finished renovating the house.”

River’s Edge Antiques & Collectibles is located at 338 Second St. in St. Mary’s, a three-story, 16,000-square-foot space that houses the first two floors of an antiques and collectibles marketplace that can be rented month-to-month by various vendors and the third floor. It features a variety of entertainment such as murder mystery dinner parties and a comedy club.

In the year We have already booked comedian Bill Biden to perform in January 2023, and tickets for the event will be available for purchase starting in November. Henry said. “It’s so much fun!”

Brenda and Tim Henry are the owners of Rivers Edge Antiques and Collectibles and are excited to bring their business to St. Mary’s. (photo provided)

Henry also said: “The first floor of the building includes a 1950’s ice cream and soda shop that reflects the nostalgia of that era and offers delicious food to our customers.

The couple touched on their childhood, “Tim and I each had mothers who collected antiques.” Brenda said “That led us to the idea of ​​opening our own business, focused on antiques and collectibles, and after careful consideration, that idea finally brought us here to open our store. We used to live in Columbus, I retired as a nurse and Tim is a retired business owner.

Brenda spoke of how welcoming the St. Mary’s community has been to her and her husband. “The entire community, including St. Mary’s City Council, St. Mary’s Chamber of Commerce, as well as many other local businesses and shops, have been very supportive of our store and our ideas.”

One of these was the implementation of bus trips for the city of St. Mary’s.

“We went to a trade show in Cleveland, and Tim gave a presentation about the bus tours in St. Marys, saying that the town was such a neat, historic place with a railroad through the center of the Ohio River, where one could see sterns and boats, and he blew the audience’s socks off. . Brenda said.

River’s Edge Antiques and Furniture, located at 238 Second Street in St. Mary’s, is now open for business Tuesday through Saturday from 1 p.m. to 1 p.m. (photo provided).

“We now have a lot of bookings with Great Day Tours and a huge demand for tour buses coming into town and we are now coordinating with other businesses to finalize the details to be ready when we receive the tour day.”

The store offers experiences during holidays and special events. Expect to see horse-drawn carriage rides, caroling, cookie exchanges and more during the Christmas season.

“We want to bring the old beauty to the St. Mary’s area.” Brenda said.

“This is a great opportunity to do something we both enjoy.”

Rivers Edge Antiques & Collections Grand Opening was held on October 8th.

River’s Edge Antiques and Furniture, located at 238 Second Street in St. Mary’s, is now open for business Tuesday through Saturday from 1 p.m. to 1 p.m. (photo provided).

“We saw over 500 people in attendance and being part of the grand opening we were delighted with the response and hope everyone had a great time.” Brenda said.

“We set up a petting zoo with pony rides for the kids, a Marietta-based business with goats and goats, as well as food trucks, candy vendors, and kettle corn. Property. Everyone seemed to have fun!”

Store hours are Tuesday-Saturday 1-7 p.m. Vendors interested in renting space at River’s Edge can call 304-299-4697.

Maria Rutherford can be reached at mrutherford@newsandsentinel.com.