Cold Days at the Festival

Sunday evening we had to turn on the furnace.  The weatherman predicted the next three days would be cold and windy and he sure got that right.  Highs both Monday and Tuesday were in the 40's with a cold wind blowing.  Most people were wrapped in winter coats, hats, and gloves and still complained about the cold.

I think this picture shows the kind of day it was...cold!

We spent our usual 3 hours at Bridgeston.  Even though it was cold, there were plenty of people.  I finally found somewhere to purchase a loaf of  homemade bread.  The Bridgeston Mill has a store that sells baked goods made from flour milled at this mill.  We took it back to camp and enjoyed fresh baked bread and apple butter...so good!  One of the new things we saw at both Mansfield and Bridgeston was "bacon jelly."   I also saw Mountain Dew Jelly.  Also, the hot item for sale was flannel shirts.  They must be the newest fashion station for this year.

We drove some more rural roads before we went back to camp. 

This is the Marshall Arch which spans 51 feet across the Main street of Marshall.  It was built in 1921 so it is over 100 years old.

 

Marshall Arch in the distance.

Today we drove back to Manfield to finish the top part of Mansfield.  It was very sad to see all the empty spaces where a few years ago, they would be filled with all kinds of vendors.  It only took us an hour to walk the whole top part of Mansfield. There were even less food vendors.  If things don't pick up for Mansfield, it may dwindle down to nothing in a few years.

Empty streets of Mansfield.  The last time we were here the you barely move because of all the people.

After leaving Mansfield, we stopped at a couple of flea markets.  One was at Bellmore and the other was called "Steamtown."  Both were duds.  We got back to camp around 2, had lunch/supper and settled in for the afternoon.  Tomorrow we are taking the day off from the Festival.  I need to pick up some groceries so we will drive to the Walmart at Crawsfordville.  I just heard on the radio that there is a freeze warning for this part of Indiana.  It will be another cold night.

We saw this bicycle "tree" outside of the Steamstown Flea Market.  I liked it.