Rockland St Mary Post Office and Store

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. It was an ordinary morning in Rockland when a delivery driver noticed something odd. The sun had barely risen over the hills, casting long shadows across the quiet street. As he approached the old St. Mary Post Office and Store, he saw a regular customer standing outside, humming a tune and counting invisible coins. The delivery driver smiled and waved, thinking it was just another quirky local habit. But as he got closer, he realized the man wasn’t counting coins—he was sorting out invisible packages, meticulously arranging them on the pavement. Turned out, Mr. Regular was practicing for his secret career as a postal elf! Everyone laughed it off, and life went back to normal—until next year’s Christmas rush.

2. A delivery driver pulled up to the old Rockland St Mary Post Office one afternoon. As he unloaded packages from his truck, he spied something peculiar—a small, wrapped package had been left on the store’s doorstep. Curious, the driver picked it up and noticed a note: ‘For Mr. Johnson, please.’ But there was no Mr. Johnson in Rockland St Mary. Smiling, he decided to keep it as a surprise for someone. Later that evening, a regular customer popped into the store, asking if anyone had found a mysterious package. The driver grinned and said, “It seems you’re our lucky Mr. Johnson today!”

3. A delivery driver pulled up to the old Rockland St Mary Post Office one morning and asked aloud, ‘Who left all these packages addressed to “Santa Claus”?’ Inside, an elderly lady wearing a red hat smiled sweetly and said, 'Why, that's easy! Every year on Christmas Eve, Santa drops off his mail here.' The delivery driver scratched his head and replied, 'But ma'am, it's July!' To which she simply nodded and added, 'Ah, well, he must be getting ahead of schedule this year.'