Vote for Stewart’s Shops for CNY Readers’ Choice Best Gas Station/Convenience Stores!

CNY Readers Choice Call for Votes for Best Convenience Store and Gas Station

Advance Media New York is kicking off the first annual CNY Readers’ Choice Awards. The Central New York community has nominated their favorite businesses and now it’s time to vote! Stewart’s is a finalist in the Best Gas Station/Convenience Store category and we need your vote! Voting began Sunday, November 8th! Get your vote in…
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Stewart’s Shops Supports the Hurley Heritage Society’s Scarecrows on Main Street Event!

Scarecrows at the Hurley Heritage Society

Halloween is almost here, and we could not be more excited. Despite the fact that Halloween may look a little different this year, we have truly enjoyed seeing the dedication our communities have shown at making it a fun and spook-tacular time for everyone! Recently, Stewart’s supported one of these events put on by the…
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The Votes are In: Gazette Readers Have Named Stewart’s the BEST Convenience Store and BEST Ice Cream Shop!

Stewarts is the Best Convenience Store and has the Best Coffee

Stewart’s has been named the BEST convenience store and we have the BEST ice cream in the 2020 Gazette Best of the Best Readers Poll! For the third year in a row, the Daily Gazette readers have confirmed it! Thank you for voting us the BEST!  This year the poll received a record number of…
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Stewart’s 75th Anniversary Trivia- We Asked, You Answered!

Photo of a Stewart's Ice Cream Shop from 1945, with a "Trivia Time" wave.

Recently, we asked our Stewart’s history buffs to partake in some fun 75th Anniversary trivia. We got lots of great submissions and were very impressed with how much you all remember- and how creative you were if you didn’t! We’ve got the answers here, so check them out and see how well you did. Trivia…
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Celebrating 75 years of Making Your Life Easier!

Original Schuylerville Shop

Stewart’s Shops has been evolving over the years to “Make Your Life Easier.” The 75 year evolution has taken the iconic convenience store chain from a simple ice cream shop to the neighborhood store with something for everyone.  The First Stewart’s Shop In 1945, Charles V. and Percy Dake purchased the first Stewart’s Shop with…
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Stewart’s Shops Construction Update and Grand Openings for Indian Lake and New Karner Rd.

Grand Opening

What’s New with Stewart’s Construction? As we celebrate our 75th anniversary, we are also celebrating our shop expansion! With each new shop, we have added convenience and are always looking for new ways to Make Your Life Easier! September was a crazy month with 7 new Stewart’s Shops opening! This week we are celebrating Grand…
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Gary Dake Accepts Hot Dog Challenge for Charity!

Gary eating hot dogs

We knew our president, Gary Dake was pretty awesome, but we didn’t really understand the level of his awesome-ness until the Hot Dog Challenge was presented. It all started on National Hot Dog Day when Kristi Gustafson Barlette, Times Union Blogger, said she would never eat a convenience store hot dog. All that changed when…
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