Junebug’s Beach House Opens in York.

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Junebug’s Beach House is now open in York on Route 1 at Caswell Farm. This new shop offers coastal inspired gifts for people, pets and home and specializes in unique, handcrafted goods made in the USA. Former owners of Cool Dogs & Crazy Cats in Ogunquit, Elysa Cooper and Tricia Zerhusen moved back to Maine last year to begin this new venture. “We missed the beauty and quality of life here on the Maine coast… we were really homesick, so we sold Cool Dogs, which we had relocated to North Carolina, loaded up the dogs and here we are”, according to Zerhusen.

Cooper states, “Everything we carry at Junebug’s Beach House evokes the feeling of the seaside lifestyle- through pattern, color or theme.” Both Cooper and Zerhusen have lived by the ocean for years and can not imagine life any other way. ”Our dogs love the beach as much as we do, so we thought we would expand the idea of our pet gift store, add the inspiration of the coast and carry a great selection of gifts for people, pets and home”. She adds, “We originally opened Cool Dogs because of the love for our dogs and our passion for rescue- with Junebug’s, we can continue this and add in our love for the coast.”

The most asked question so far is “Who is Junebug?” says Zerhusen. “The store is named after one of our rescue dogs who had a very difficult beginning… Junebug’s Beach House seemed like a perfect fit”.

“It is a fun, whimsical shop and we just fell in love with the beautiful Caswell Farm location”, Zerhusen explains. Caswell Farm is a fully restored antique farm house built by local builder Bob Cutts. This was a labor of love for Cutts, restoring the property with an amazing attention to detail over the past few years.

Offerings at Junebug’s Beach House include purses, apparel, jewelry, soap and cards for people; candles, frames, signs, pillows, rugs and cast iron accessories for the home and collars, toys, all natural treats, beds, bowls and bath products for pets.

Junebug’s Beach House is located at 908 Route 1 (1 mile N of Stonewall Kitchen) in York. They can be reached at 207-363-6030 or online at www.junebugsbeachhouse.com.