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baked goods, vegetable and flower pots, hanging baskets and Virginia wines, in addition to the full assortment of herbs and antiques found at Faith Mountain. And there is more.
Down the street from Faith Mountain is Carriage House Antiques, which Tom and Danielle Junk opened about a year ago. In an interview, Mr. Junk said he and his wife moved to Sperryville because it was the right kind of small town for their business. “A lot of traffic comes through this way. There are lots of things that draw people: apples, Skyline Drive and antiques,” Mr. Junk said.
He too thinks Sperryville is on the upswing, noting that “There is a mood to get the area cleaned up.” Once the bugs are ironed out of the sewage system, it will be an asset to the town, he said.
Last year Mr. Junk’s sales were up 40 percent. He attributed the increase to the stronger economy and said that people are more interested in buying than they were a few years ago. He even said he did as well in the dead of winter as he did last summer.
Mr. Junk predicted that more antique shops will come to Sperryville because of the town’s improvements.
Randolph Clater, owner of the Comer Store in Sperryville, said the town is going to “pick up.” For Clater it already has. Last year he had more gross sales than at any time in the store’s history. Needless to say, “I’m satisfied with business.”
The key to the town’s success, said Clater, is to attract more tourists by building new businesses. “That will help the town of Sperryville.”
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