This year I was able to make the trip to the New York Sheep and Wool Festival in Rhinebeck, New York. I brought two of my daughters along and we made our trip via the train. It was a long trip out there and back, but well worth it.
There were barns and buildings full of different vendors with beautiful yarns, rovings, shawl pins, handmade drop spindles, hand woven and hand knit items............. It was almost overwhelming. The grounds were packed full of festival go'ers and it was just about impossible to maneuver through the buildings at times.
One of the buildings was dedicated to crafts and wine/food tasting. We came home with several cheeses and a bottle of wine from the Finger Lakes region of New York. Outside, there was a vendor selling various apples and pears from their orchard that was located a few miles up the road from Rhinebeck. They were delicious and we brought home some of those. There were a variety of sheep, lamas and several alpacas. We spent some time watching one of the shows.
We had arrived a day early, hoping to take some time to enjoy the area. We weren't disappointed. The fall colors were beautiful. The water in the background is the Hudson River.
We took a little time to visit the Vanderbuilt mansion in Hyde Park. It offered the chance to drive down to the rivers edge.
One of the last places we visited was the lighthouse in Saugerties.
This year I was able to make the trip to the New York Sheep and Wool Festival in Rhinebeck, New York. I brought two of my daughters along and we made our trip via the train. It was a long trip out there and back, but well worth it.
There were barns and buildings full of different vendors with beautiful yarns, rovings, shawl pins, handmade drop spindles, hand woven and hand knit items............. It was almost overwhelming. The grounds were packed full of festival go'ers and it was just about impossible to maneuver through the buildings at times.
One of the buildings was dedicated to crafts and wine/food tasting. We came home with several cheeses and a bottle of wine from the Finger Lakes region of New York. Outside, there was a vendor selling various apples and pears from their orchard that was located a few miles up the road from Rhinebeck. They were delicious and we brought home some of those. There were a variety of sheep, lamas and several alpacas. We spent some time watching one of the shows.
We had arrived a day early, hoping to take some time to enjoy the area. We weren't disappointed. The fall colors were beautiful. The water in the background is the Hudson River.
We took a little time to visit the Vanderbuilt mansion in Hyde Park. It offered the chance to drive down to the rivers edge.
One of the last places we visited was the lighthouse in Saugerties.