Twin Pine Footwear opens in Jamesport

Twin Pine Footwear, owned by Henry and Ruby Schwartz, has opened on Hwy. 190 a couple of miles south of Jamesport. The business officially opened earlier this spring. The store is run by the two owners with help from in-laws.
The inventory includes dress shoes and works shoes for adults and children, along with
crocs and flip flops. Brand names feature Merrell, Brooks, Fila, Justin, Dockers, Ariat, SBS, Sketchers, Rocky, and Oboz.
They also sell socks, arch supports, and Bestsoles massaging insoles, which are supposed to be the best on the market. This fall the store plans to have snow boots, stocking caps, mittens, and winter scarves.
“Business has been good so far,” said Ruby Schwartz. “Despite the fact we don’t have all the shoes yet.”
She explained that the companies they order from have largely been shut down because of COVID-19; however, orders have been trickling in and right now they have shelves full of shoes to select from.
The store mostly caters to the Amish community and neighbors like the Mennonites, German Baptists, etc. But area ‘English’ and tourists are welcome, so long as they realize the colors are mostly plain black and some brown.
“The tourists seem interested in the summer footwear, like flip flops,” said Ruby. “We’re happy to help any customer.”
The building was remodeled from an existing storage building. They are working on putting a sign by the road.
It was always Henry Schwartz’ dream to open a shoe store and Ruby encouraged him because she knows how important it is to have the right shoe in the right size.
“If a shoe doesn’t fit the foot right it can cause a lot of spine problems,” Mrs. Schwartz adds. “We will help customers find the sizes they need and if it is not in stock, we can place a special order.”