This Ocean Town Tourist Store In Maine Sells The Most Amazing Homemade Fudge You'll Ever Try
By Chris Dodge|Published February 06, 2023
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My name is Chris Dodge and I live right here in the great state of Tennessee. My family and I are full adventurers filled with passion to see the amazing things our state has to offer. We are avid hikers and have explored many different places in Tennessee and beyond but we are always thankful to be living in such a glorious state.
Imagine for a second you are on a road trip through a scenic ocean route in Maine. The time period is sometime in the 1930s and you have seen thousands of pine trees, craggy shorelines, and seemingly endless oceans. Then you stumble upon a fairly normal-looking building but you are intrigued by the sign to look a little further. Roadside attractions have been in a boom for a couple of years now and curiosities are a popular thing. The sign leads you to some tasty Georgia pecans, but once you are inside, you are greeted by a large alligator hide — something that you don’t see every day in Maine — and a buffalo that was shot by Teddy Rosevelt. This is Perry’s Nut House in Belfast, Maine, and it is still as nutty as it was back then.
Traveling along Route 1 you may have seen a building with a giant wooden squirrel statue proudly holding up a large peasant, or the giant eye-catching pink triceratops skeleton.
This is just a taste of what you can find at Perry’s Nut House. The ownership has changed a couple of times since 1927, but the mission has always been the same. Bringing tasty and fresh nuts, delicious fudge, and oddities from around the world to Mainers.
Inside you can still see the trick mirrors, alligator hide, and many other strange things not typically from Maine. The stuffed gorilla might catch your attention, or the fisherman found sitting in the outhouse. There is plenty to touch, see, and play with around every corner.
Shop for a new Christmas ornament, a gag gift, or some unique items like lobster claw oven mitts. The items are zany, fun, and fitting for the whole family. As you are having fun shopping you will be allured by the scent of freshly made fudge.
Several blocks of fudge are on display for you to choose from. At Perry’s Nut House, only pure butter and cream are used so that the signature flavor that everyone loves will be apparent in every bite.
The flavors will rotate based on the season. You can find fall flavors like pumpkin spice then around Christmas you can taste eggnog which is made with real eggnog.
Their signature flavor has thousands of Mainers flocking to this nutty tourist shop to try the fudge or to get yet another slice of heaven. This fact is not lost on the owners and they have started branding their own fudge. They are also experimenting with traditional Maine flavors to give visitors a true taste of the state. So great things are just around the corner for this beloved state nutty shop.
Perry’s Nut House in Belfast, Maine, is a must-stop shop when traveling on route 1, or anywhere for that matter. Their tasty fresh nuts, hilarious gifts, curious oddities, and the best fudge in the state are all reasons why this is a must-see. For more information please visit the Perry’s Nut House website.
