IT'S MONDAY MORNING... WHICH MEANS IT'S TIME FOR "THIS IS OUR HOME." WHERE WE TRAVEL TO THE BEST PARTS OF VERMONT AND NORTHERN NEW YORK... AND SHARE YOUR STORIES. THIS WEEK, BEN TOOK A TRIP TO KEESEVILLE, NEW YORK... AND MET SOME FAMILIES WHO HAVE LIVED AND WORKED THERE FOR GENERATIONS. IF YOU'RE FROM KEESEVILLE, YOU PROBABLY KNOW "SPEEDY ARNOLD" AND HIS GENERAL STORE... A ROADSIDE STAPLE ON PLEASANT STREET FOR OVER SIX DECADES. <GEORGE "SPEEDY" ARNOLD 10:38:51 "I'VE BEEN HERE SINCE DAY 1, MY SISTERS AND I ALL WORKED HERE SINCE 1962"> AND IT'S BEEN A FAMILY AFFAIR EVER SINCE. <GEORGE "SPEEDY" ARNOLD 10:41:10 "I WAS STOCKING THE BEER COOLER WITH MY GRANDFATHER WHEN I WAS 7, AND NOW MY TWO GRANDTWINS ARE HELPING TO LEARN HOW TO SWEEP. THEY'RE ONLY 2? YEARS OLD, SO THEY'VE GOT A WAYS TO GO YET"> SPEEDY HAS WORN MANY HATS OVER THE YEARS. FROM TOWN ASSESSOR TO BUS DRIVER... BUT THE STORE IS WHERE HIS HEART IS. <GEORGE "SPEEDY" ARNOLD 10:41:42 "WE'VE BEEN VERY BLESSED AND LUCKY TO HAVE A LOT OF GOOD FORTUNE COME OUR WAY, AND A LOT OF GOOD EMPLOYEES AND GOOD CUSTOMERS: GOOD LOCAL CUSTOMERS"> WHEN HE'S NOT WORKING - YOU'LL FIND HIM WITH A SKETCHBOOK IN HAND. HIS ART, HANGING AROUND THE STORE. ALONG WITH HIS CHILDREN'S BOOKS! <GEORGE "SPEEDY" ARNOLD 10:47:43 "A LITTLE STORY OF MYSELF AND MY DOG GOING DOWN TO THE RIVER, AND SEEING THE ELEPHANT ROCKS, AND AN ELEPHANT ESCAPES FROM THE LOCAL CIRCUS - IN THE BOOK, NOT REALLY TRUE (CHUCKLES)."> FROM A GENERAL STORE SPANNING GENERATIONS... <NAT: ROOSTER CAWING> TO A NEW ADDITION ON MACE CHASM ROAD... MOSSBROOK ROOTS FLOWER FARM, NOW IN THEIR FIFTH GROWING SEASON. <CAITLIN LEAHY 9:11:33 "WHEN YOU'RE SUBMERGED IN THESE FIELDS, YOU CAN'T ASK FOR A BETTER WORK ENVIRONMENT"> EVENT COORDINATOR CAITLIN LEAHY, PART OF A NEW CHAPTER IN KEESEVILLE'S AGRICULTURE. <CAITLIN LEAHY 9:10:31 "WE HAVE A LOT OF YOUNG FARMERS AND AGRICULTURAL TOURISM STARTING THAT'S REALLY JUST MADE THIS AN ENJOYABLE PLACE TO STAY" THEIR FLOWERS CAN BE FOUND ACROSS THE NORTH COUNTRY. çáááSOTáááÑ <ANNE BURNETT 9:46:31 "WE HAVE A FULL-SERVICE FLORIST IN PLATTSBURGH AND THAT'S KIND OF OUR MAIN DROP"> FLOWER FARMER ANNE BURNETT, HAPPY TO CALL THIS AREA HOME. <ANNE BURNETT 9:43:57 "I'VE NEVER LIVED IN A PLACE WHERE SO MANY PEOPLE COME BACK HERE AND EVERYONE KNOWS EACH OTHER"> BACK AT ARNOLD'S... <NAT: DOOR OPENING WITH BELL> SPEEDY SHARES KEESEVILLE'S HOSPITALITY WITH ALL OF HIS CUSTOMERS. <GEORGE "SPEEDY" ARNOLD 10:45:28 "THE PEOPLE WITH A LOT OF MONEY, OR THE PEOPLE WITH NO MONEY... THEY'RE ALL DOING ME A FAVOR, COMING IN MY DOOR AND HELPING ME STAY HERE"> SO WHETHER YOU'RE HERE TO SEE THE AUSABLE CHASM, OR JUST STOPPING TO SMELL THE FLOWERS... THIS LITTLE HAMLET HAS A LOT TO OFFER. <AD-LIB ABOUT THIS IS OUR HOME