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To many boaters, meeting the people who inhabit various ports is part of the enjoyment of the journey, especially on New York’s splendid Canal System. Waterford’s Rich Bronk is a home-grown upstate entrepreneur who has developed a successful business in an oftenchallenging environment for small retailers. Port of Call Consignments (57 Broad Street, Waterford, NY 12188, (518) 874-1643) was one of the first area stores to successfully utilize the internet to dramatically boost sales and showcase his business to the traveling public.
