The Retrofit Roundup

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Local businesses are thinking outside the box when it comes to showcasing their wares. Creative makeovers are setting them apart from the competition and providing customers with a unique shopping experience.
Go-Go Bubbles

Beers & Bubbly’s refrigerated mobile bars are in high demand for outdoor events. The “Sip Stand” is perfect for a more intimate affair and the “Swig Rig” will quench a large crowd’s thirst with a rooftop patio. Customized add-ons include a barrel bar or balloons.

Photo: Tender Moments Photography

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Bouquet Bar

Select your favourite bouquet of sunflowers off the new Bloom Bar at Fields of Gold this summer. The mini-truck got a pink paint job and the nickname “Rosie” over the winter and is ready to spread joy and positivity while the yellow giants are in season.

Primp Mobile

Your favourite earrings, home décor, and hair accessories from Little Dove Boutique are hitting the road this summer! On her socials, Sarah Racine, the shop’s owner, has been teasing the remodel of her 1974 Jayco camper. “The Nest” is making her big debut on August 12th at Cornwall’s Night Market hosted by dg vintage and Cornwall DBIA

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Bin There


Travel the backroads of Brinston to discover the Rutabaga Ranch’s grain-bin-turned-farm-stand. It’s colourfully decorated with a vintage aesthetic and teeming with farm-fresh eggs, honey, and organic seasonal vegetables grown just a few feet away. It’s open seven days a week (7am-7pm).

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Tapped In

We previously wrote about this 1982 Piaggio Ape named Tappo when it was the first truck to dispense champagne in Eastern Ontario. Now, it’s been reconditioned with 3 taps to best serve your drinks of choice. Book this little Italian gem as part of Champagne & Co’s event planning services.

Maxville-based Kerry Gibson is fond of her McCrimmon roots and passionate about giving back to her community (mostly by supporting local ice cream stands). When she’s not busy wrangling her kids, you can find her pulling weeds in the garden or in a tent by a lake.