Ligonier Days 2017

This year – for the first time since the late 1990’s – I decided to go to Ligonier Days.  I took half a vacation day, so a little after 12:00 noon I headed up.  Parking was in the field below the town, which meant a good bit of walking.  But as always, I was up for that!  There were craft booths and quaint stores and vendors all up and down the street so the walk was eventful from start to finish. Smail Auto had a line of cars displayed about a block from the diamond.  I really think we’re EVERYWHERE!  

I particularly liked the booths that were selling wood crafts, and had a hard time keeping my wallet in my purse!  The food vendors were all tempting, but I settled for curly fries, with a double chocolate chip cookie for dessert later. While I ate my fries, I sat at a table and listened to the country band – Regegade Ridge – in the gazebo.  They were really good!  

There were horseback rides outside of Agway, and the little trainer really wanted me to pet the horse.  I took a picture and told her it would be on my web page later, so here you go!  This one’s for you and your beautiful horse!

One of the antique stores had a bear perched on a chair as you walked in the door.  So of course I snapped a picture as a reminder of my ‘close encounter’ last weekend! 

I spent about 3 hours walking around, and I’m sure I didn’t see everything.  And I did not even walk over to the fort.  But it was a cool, sunny day, and a fun experience, and I recommend it as a delightful fall outing in the not-so-sleepy little town of Ligonier!