This couple is keeping a 120-year-old Aroostook general store alive by Melissa Lizotte 3 years ago Cashier Karla Dunchus helps snowmobile rider Kim Shelley of Gray purchase fuel during a stop at Coffin's General Store. (Staff photo/Melissa Lizotte) Coffin's General Store opened in 1902. It's the busiest spot in one of Aroostook County's quieter towns.Read more.