The welcome tent at Craftsbury Common is manned by a volunteer committee. This year was the 52nd year that the festival took place, drawing over 100 vendors. photo by Alex Strand
CRAFTSBURY COMMON – The sun beat down on crowds of visitors to Craftsbury Common on Saturday. The common was filled by large tents, bright signs and all manner of antiques and uniques. Among them were car parts, dishwear, candles, hot sauce, gin and textiles. Below are a few of the visitors from across Vermont, and what they brought to the show.
The Birdhouse Band (from left) Roy MacNeil, guitar; Andrew Koehler, keyboard; Mavis MacNeil, saxophone and Annie Rowell, play the Steely Dan tune, “Dirty Work,” singing harmonies on the lyrics, “I’m a fool to do your dirty work,” Saturday on Craftsbury Common at the 52nd annual Antiques & Uniques Festival. photo by Paul FixxHolly Spier brings stones, crystal, fossils and minerals to the festival from Jeffersonville. She also makes custom jewelry using the materials, and sources them from mineral shows across the northeast. photo by Alex StrandAshley Phelps of Green Mountain Garden Bed creates jewelry, lampshades and terrariums from local wood and plants. She visits the festival from Burke, where the majority of her materials are sourced. photo by Alex StrandEd Lemery of the Eclectic Shed sells jewelry and picture frames made from wood and other materials foraged in Vermont. Each wooden piece is carefully covered in beeswax sourced from Maple Hill Apiaries in Barton. photo by Alex Strand
Alex Strand
Alex Strand is a Hardwick Gazette reporting intern for this summer. She is a rising junior at the University of Vermont studying English and Psychology. She is from Boston, MA, but has begun to fall in love with the Northeast Kingdom. In her free time, she likes reading, swimming and canoe tripping.
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