Ligonier Country Market...

Earlier today we headed over to Ligonier for the first Country Market of the season. We got there just as they were about to close up, but still got a chance to take a quick stroll around. The market has a wide variety of locally-grown farm fresh produce, arts and crafts, and local plants. It is definitely something that we'll go to again in the future. Hopefully we'll make it over with more time to talk with everyone and investigate further.

The Ligonier Country Market takes place every Saturday from 8AM to noon. It'll run from now till October 8th, spotlighting over 100 vendors. The market has been going strong for over 30 years!

While we walked around the market, we enjoyed cold sodas prepared on the spot from Pittsburgh Soda Pop. I enjoyed their Butter Beer flavor. It reminded me of cream soda and buttery popcorn. We also stopped for some local honey. The vendor had some of his bees on display. Kids were making a game out of spotting the queen.

Another of the stops was Paul Bunyan Sugar Camp for some dark maple syrup. They were great about finding just the right one at an excellent price. The awesome thing about the maple syrup was that it is from a small family-owned and operated company. The Enos family works hard to produce a top-quality product that tastes great!

I think that's one the things I liked best about the market. The people who grew the plants from seeds, were there. The people who collected the honey and raised the livestock and grew the vegetables... all of them were there. The people directly responsible were there representing their families and businesses, sharing with the world the things the love best.