Through the lens of a camera, Ligonier, Pennsylvania, on Sunday morning resembled a beautiful snow-covered town one might see in a Hallmark Christmas movie.

And while the Diamond and the surrounding borough were a picture that would make Currier and Ives proud, temperatures were in the teens, and the snow was piled up by the inch.

Andrew Carr, who lives above his shop, Celtic Culture, on East Main Street, says shoveling is a great way to get exercise, but he is not sure if he wants to keep doing it all season long.

“This winter is the first winter I thought, ‘I really should get somebody to shove my sidewalk, but I haven’t found them yet, so I am still working on that,” Carr said.

And while others, like Carr, were out clearing roads and sidewalks to try and make some pathways for the day, across from Celtic Culture, at Tubmill Creek Provisions, co-owner John Goodish says that despite the weather, they opened at their usual time, right at 6 a.m. 

But he says it was not without a bit of a winter odyssey.

“So last night, I had to go up to Somerset and pick up my night baker and bring her down here to bake,” Goodish explained. “Then, this morning, I had to run down and pick up my day baker to bring her to work because part of the road where she comes from wasn’t plowed, and I have a four-wheel drive, so it wasn’t a problem. Then I had to take the night baker back home, and then I went and picked up our deli person, and then the latest was, I went and I picked up our dishwasher.”

Goodish said he traveled all across the region without a single sip of coffee.  

“I have had one cup of tea, that’s it.”

It would seem that many small business owners in Ligonier share a creed akin to the United States Postal Service. No matter the snow, nor the gloom of night, these folks will weather the weather as best they can.