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| Hot Spiced Cider! |
My mom and I had a dang good time going down to Silver Dollar City for the Harvest Festival.
We have great time whenever we take trip - I'm happy to say this one was no different! :) Here are some of the sights from our fun weekend!
The trip down...
We traveled the Great River Road south while listening to "Harry Potter and the Half-blood Prince" on CD. The weather was perfect the entire weekend. We stopped at The Nauvoo Cafe for lunch on Day 1.
After an over-night in Columbia, it was on to Branson. Unfortunately, we got a bit lost... missed one of those pesky exits!! Lucky for us we stumbled upon "The World's Largest Candy Shop" along Interstate 63. Nothing like a little sugar rush to keep your spirits up!
Finally, we reached Springfield and had a delicious (although late) lunch at Hemingway's Restaurant at Bass Pro Shops. Always on our list of stops and always yummy!
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| Bass Pro Shops - Disneyland for the outdoor enthusiast! |
We reached Branson and headed out to Silver Dollar City to wander around for a few hours before closing. If you visit the park after 3pm, your ticket is good for the following day - what a great idea!
If you have never been to Silver Dollar City, you really should make a visit. It's one of the most beautiful theme parks around - lots of trees and flowers and winding walkways.
Scenes from the park...
Some of the great vendors, handicrafts and artists we saw there...
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| I loved this handpainted stool! |
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| I bought some vintage seam binding ribbon from this vendor! |
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| My mom liked the fish painting. When we came back the next day, it had sold :( |
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| This lady was a hoot to watch and she made beautiful papers |
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| Rachel Wilson makes these fantastical sculptures from scrap twigs and branches |
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| Fun pumpkin carving! |
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| This lathe is powered by the guy turning the huge wheel! He can work for 20 minutes every hour. |
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| OK... so this guy isn't an artist but he was sure cute :) |
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| Lovely shawls were made on this triangle loom |
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| Like this one! |
And here's one of my favroite photos from the whole trip! A picture of the crystal blue fall sky...
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| ...perfect. |
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