Creating and celebrating 25 pleasure-filled years

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Betty and Ken Schoettle stand in front of the barn Ken built from pieces of 13 other recycled barns and serves as the location of their Country Pleasures Boutique business, 333 Townsvalley Road, in the town of Troy. Vera Roy-Stoeberl photo

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For 11 months out of the year, it stands tucked away in the quaint and quiet countryside of the town of Troy.

Then at the very end of October and continuing on for four weekends, the rustic and stately wooden structure becomes the center of bustling activity, with shoppers arriving, some even by the busload, to buy one-of-a-kind handcrafted gifts for family and friends.

The site is called the Country Pleasures Boutique, 333 Townsvalley Road, now owned by town of Troy residents Ken and Betty Schoettle. Country Pleasures will celebrate its “silver anniversary” this year, having operated for the last 25 years.

The Schoettles looked back over the past quarter century....

See photos and read more about Country Pleasures Boutique in this week's print edition of the River Falls Journal.

Shoppers will want to mark the dates and times of this year’s sale:

Fridays from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Sundays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Oct. 30, 31 and Nov.1; Nov. 6-8; Nov. 13-15; and Nov. 20-22.

For more information about the boutique, call 425-5576.

Tags: country pleasures, town of troy, lifestyle, boutiques, crafting