Thursday, August 6, 2009

WHITEFISH COMES ALIVE IN SUMMER!




THE PRETTY LITTLE TOWN OF WHITEFISH REALLY DOES COME ALIVE WHEN THE SUMMERTIME ARRIVES. SUMMER BRINGS THE TOURISTS-LOTS OF TOURISTS-AND OF COURSE THE TRAFFIC TOO COMES TO DOWNTOWN-BUT IT DOES NOT SEEM TO MATTER,WHITEFISH HAS SOMETHING TO OFFER TO EVERYONE,AND IT DOES IT WELL! THERE ARE NUMEROUS GALLERIES,AND GALLERY NIGHT THE FIRST THURS. OF EACH MONTH. THIS WEEK THEY ARE HOSTING HUCKLEBERRY DAYS-HUCKLEBERRIES ARE REALLY BIG HERE! MY FAVORITE SO FAR HAS BEEN THE WEEKLY FARMERS MARKET. LOCAL ARTISTS AND CRAFTS PEOPLE SHOW UP, PITCH A BIG WHITE CANOPY, AND OFFER THEIR WARES-SOME BEING BEAUTIFUL JEWELRY,POTTERY AND WOOD CARVINGS. THE SETTING IS BEAUTIFUL,RIGHT BY THE TRAIN STATION-AND WITH THE MOUNTAINS AND PINES IN THE BACKGROUND WHAT IS NOT TO LIKE HERE! THE BEST IS THE FRESH PRODUCE BROUGHT BY LOCAL FARMERS. VEGETABLES AND FRUITS-LOTS OF DIFFERENT LETTUCES-IT IS ALL HERE-BIGGER AND MORE COLORFUL THAN ANYWHERE ELSE I HAVE SEEN. WHEN WE WERE THERE WE BOUGHT FRESH BREAD,LETTUCES AND THE MOST GORGEOUS CHARD EVER. WE HAD A GREAT DINNER NEXT TO A POND WITH A LOCAL MUSICIAN PLAYING GUITAR FOR EVERY ONES ENJOYMENT. THIS IS A GREAT PEOPLE WATCHING EVENT FOR SURE. I HOPE TO BE ABLE TO GO BACK AGAIN A FEW MORE TIMES BEFORE WE HAVE TO LEAVE MONTANA! HERE ARE JUST A FEW PICS FROM A FUN EVENING AT THE FARMERS MARKET IN WHITEFISH.

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