Back to the original question.
http://www.paddleva.com/
They’ve been around for years. They have multiple locations. They have survived recent downturns. They must be doing something right.
They have a good selection of canoes and are not just a niche shop (sea kayak, whitewater, fishing, whatever). Real paddleshops are becoming rare gems.
If you are near enough to Appomattox there are many benefits to purchasing a canoe from a paddleshop. The people taking to you there know a lot more about canoes (and accessories) than the pimply faced kid at Dicks and can actually help you access your needs.
A reputable paddleshop wants to sell in the right boat for you, not just whatever the stockroom or next shipment has available. They want you to come back for your next boat, and before that for additional kit along the journey.
A brick & mortar store provides a real live person to talk, with actual canoes to look at and touch and ask about, not just fantastical website prose and a photograph.
Keep them in business and they’ll be there in the future as an actual person - usually a paddling enthusiast - and not just a voice on the phone with a Bangladesh accent when you look for the next canoe or piece of gear.
Paddleshops stay in business with sales of gear, not boats. Especially anything you want to get up close and personal with, try on, touch, feel or hold in hand – PFD’s, paddles, fishing accessories. Dry bags, map cases, paddling shoes. Those are also the things that folks don’t typically buy used.
Whatever canoe you buy you’ll probably be back to buy gear before you buy the next boat.