Traditionally around here, that is like a huge holiday. The men go to hunting camp and the women hit the stores to do Christmas shopping and several bazaar's are held with crafts for sale.
I worked at one of them for one of the local boards I am on. The group is called RSVP for retired senior volunteer program. Seniors needing services can call this wonderful organization if they need a ride for a medical appointment, need chores done in their homes that they can no longer perform, etc.
Some of the wonderful volunteer ladies providing these services to seniors also do a ton of crocheting and knitting and sewing and donate all of their beautiful hard work to the organization to be sold to help sustain the program's funds.
While I worked at the RSVP booth on Saturday, I took notice of all the fun everyone was having. Friends saw friends and were hugging each other, ladies were giggling together as they shopped, like high school chums and everyone was happy.
I grabbed my camera to capture some of the fun things on sale for you to see. Enjoy!
It sure was a festival!:
I bet if I did a survey, you have one of these knitted towels hanging somewhere in your kitchen.
Am I right?:
There is a huge Finnish population that lives in the U.P.
One of the seller's speaks fluent Finnish and had Finnish music and books for sale.
The sign is "Welcome" in Finnish:
Some of the knitted goods available at our RSVP booth:
And who could resist these children's mittens made with such love for their little hands?:
Getting everyone in the mood for Christmas:
This lady had homemade canned goods for sale.
She almost sold out in two hours!!:
Some of the vendors donate their products to the homeless shelters this time of year too.
Hope you enjoyed the tour of the bazaar!!
I normally do nature photography, but today I decided it would be a good thing to show the good nature side of mankind, instead!....
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