Dec 7, 2012
Siv’s Scandinavian Gift Shop an Ellington Town StapleBy Caitlin FrancisEllington-Somers.Patch.com

Ellington, CT – The Scandinavian Gift Shop opened 49 years ago in the Ellington Center Plaza and Siv Harvey still runs the shop, now out of her home, across the street from its original location.

“It took time for the townspeople to get used to modern Scandinavian designs,” Harvey said. “And the old-timers looked at prices and gasped for air because they were so high!”

Harvey sells imports from Scandinavia, like porcelain, jewelry, ornaments and crystal. She also sells traditional Scandinavian foods.

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