tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-918971720992761350.post5329870802657201838..comments2023-10-30T06:25:13.716-05:00Comments on Perfectly Shelly: Festival SchmestivalPerfectly Shellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02266751480674764871noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-918971720992761350.post-76703482966821128322008-11-03T12:38:00.000-06:002008-11-03T12:38:00.000-06:00You are correct about the goat cheese people. They...You are correct about the goat cheese people. They are Mennonite, not Amish and they are from Bloomsdale, MO which is where I live. They are my cousin's next door neighbors. Their cheeses are delicious, but quite pricey. That Apple Butter Festival went insane several years ago and it just isn't worth the trouble to try to go anymore. You are also correct about the St Louis suburbanites. They have ruined most of the small town festivals that are within an hour to two hour drive from the city.Teresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02605207310571380864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-918971720992761350.post-77559888360205923162008-10-27T08:49:00.000-05:002008-10-27T08:49:00.000-05:00It reminds me of the Freyburg Fair they have the f...It reminds me of the Freyburg Fair they have the first week of October in Maine, except it's not apple butter. It's sort of a meat festival where you can go and look at the nice cows and then ten feet away they serve em' up any way you like.<BR/><BR/>I think I like the apple butter idea better.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-918971720992761350.post-25448559931586330742008-10-27T07:48:00.000-05:002008-10-27T07:48:00.000-05:00Hi!!I'm so glad you stopped by and commented....I ...Hi!!<BR/><BR/>I'm so glad you stopped by and commented....I love comments!!<BR/><BR/>It was a lovely day, and Kimmswick is a lovely little community...but the vendors, as you say, are so COMMERCIAL. There were no less than 3 vendors selling the 'shamwow' towels, or knockoffs.....it was sort of weird!<BR/><BR/>It was so crowded the day we were there.......and the vendor booths are crammed together, so there wasn't alot of space to just stop and look.......but overall, it was fun and I'd go back.......the apple butter is GREAT!!Perfectly Shellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02266751480674764871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-918971720992761350.post-20975932013195938292008-10-26T22:11:00.000-05:002008-10-26T22:11:00.000-05:00In the past, I have visited the Kimmswick Apple Bu...In the past, I have visited the Kimmswick Apple Butter Festival with my sisters and sisters-in-law. We always had a great time, but were unable to go the last couple of years. We were surprised by the number of vendors there this year. This used to be a craft fair, but that doesn't seem to be the case anymore. Too many vendors selling stuff that was probably purchased at a local dollar store to be resold at high prices. We were all very disappointed and do not plan to return the this festival in the future. We will, however, visit Kimmswick on other weekends when things are pleasantly uncrowded.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com