A large crowd attended the 51st Antiques & Uniques Festival, held July 13, on Craftsbury Common. The event included 100 vendors, demonstrations, live music and other activities. Antiques & Uniques is sponsored by the Town of Craftsbury to benefit the town’s nonprofit organizations.
Jan Bodendorf (seated, back left) of Ravens Nest in Hardwick was one of 100 vendors who participated in the 51st Antiques & Uniques Festival with her second-hand mostly-natural-fiber clothing for sale.
One of five musical performances at the Antiques & Uniques Festival was The Birdhouse Band. Musicians, playing blue grass to jazz, included (front left) Mavis MacNeil and Annie Rowell (right), back (left) Roy MacNeil, Harrison O’Brien (center) and Andrew Koehler (right).
Vanessa Fournier graduated from Hazen Union School in 1973 and went to work taking photos in Bennington, then returned to Hardwick to work for Vin Zecchinelli of Farland Studio for several years. She started her own photo business in 1979. She's been in photography for over 50 years, working for The Hardwick Gazette for 44 years. She retired in 2023 and is still taking pictures for The Gazette because she still loves what she does.
