Other Shops
Candy Stores
Adjacent to the Half Moon Shops, you can satisfy your sweet tooth at Cook’s Candy Kitchen (603) 366-5035 where you’ll find all the summertime favorites, from candy apples to salt water taffy, from fudge to fine chocolates. Cook’s also has a large selection of T-shirts.
Besides Cook’s Candy Kitchen, there are two other candy shops in Weirs Beach. One is Kellerhaus (603) 366-4466 at 259 Endicott St. North. Kellerhaus has been located in Weirs Beach since 1966, and offers a gift shop and ice cream bar, besides the great candy. A lot of the candy is made in house. A rare treat is their candy ribbons, made just for the Christmas holiday period.
A little further up Route 3 is the other Weirs Beach candy store: 603 Sweets, Meats and More (603) 366-5639, at 604 Endicott St. North, across from Funspot. The store, previously known as 603 Candy, opened in 2023. Their chocolates are made in house.
In downtown Laconia, the Candy Bar 603 (409-6037 just opened, in March, 2025. The store is located right next to downtown Laconia’s Colonial Theater. You can catch a concert and chomp a candy in the same evening out.
A little further afield is Lee’s Candy Kitchen (603) 279-5175, at the Mill Falls Marketplace, in the center of Meredith, open since the 1990s. They feature many New-England made candies.
The area’s largest candy store by square footage is Sweetz & More (603) 729-0047, at the Tanger Outlet Mall in Tilton, open since 2020. It has a huge variety of packaged and bulk candies.
Finally, the Old Country Store in Moultonborough still has a fine selection of old-time “Penny” candy. The store is not kidding when it says “Old”. It has been open since 1781!
Kellerhaus postcard, late 1960s
Clothing Stores
Other boutique clothing stores in Weirs Beach include an un-named t-shirt shop on the Winnipesaukee Pier; and Lake Vibes, next door to 603 Sweets, at 604 Endicott St. N.
Newly opened for the 2023 summer season is Rockin’ Thru the Ages (603) 851-3283 at 36 Endicott St. E. The store offers a huge selection of antiques and collectibles.
There are many other clothing stores nearby in Laconia and Meredith.
HISTORICAL GIFT SHOPS
When first built in the 1930s, the gift shop was called The Golden Rod.
Masseck’s Gift Shop, 1906-1924. This building preceded Pinney’s Gift Shop, in the same exact location. It was a family business, owned by Clinton S. Masseck and his wife Mary Lee, who together with their son, Clinton J. Masseck, specialized in photography of the area. Many of the postcard images of this era were photographed by the Massecks. The building burned down in the Great Weirs Beach Fire of November, 1924, two summer seasons after Clinton S. had passed away (on June 2, 1923). In the early 1930s, Mary built a new gift shop building, where she resided in an owner’s apartment. In May, 1943, Mary sold the gift shop to Mrs. Pinney.
