A Day At The Occoquan Craft Fair

We got up this morning and headed over to the Occoquan Craft Fair (which runs today and tomorrow) beginning at 1000hrs and ending at (I believe) 1700hrs.  Its held about this time every year.  We always try to attend.  For only $4.00 each, we parked and took the shuttle bus over (good for a round trip ticket).   Last year, there really weren't that many vendors out but, this year, it was positively exploding with activity.  The vendors were everywhere covering every possible area of the small waterfront town of Occoquan.  I have to admit I was pleasantly surprised.  Like last year, the rain clouds loomed overhead.  We walked around a bit.  There was a lot to see.  We had lunch.  Though it was pretty tempting to have one of the more decadent foods, I decided on an amazing crab cake sandwich.     http://www.sherriscrabcakes.com/page2.html  Folks were everywhere, walking around shopping, sitting on curbs having a snack, enjoying an early afternoon glass of wine at Madigan's Restaurant.

We stopped in and picked up the essentials...the kettle corn and cinnamon roasted nuts.  The boys had the endless mug of root beer.  It was so good, I think they filled it three or four times.  After a sampling, we fell in love with the Kentucky Hillbilly vendor's Pumpkin Butter, Huckleberry Butter, and Huckleberry Rum Sauce.  Mmmm...  Before we hopped on the shuttle to head back to the parking lot, we popped in to our favorite place to visit...Mom's Apple Pie.  http://www.momsapplepieco.com/ 
Let's just say, we didn't come home empty handed.  All in all, we spent probably close to three hours there.  We logged two miles, but that wasn't really the reason we went.  The Occoquan Craft Fair?  Its just a great place to go to spend "family time".  So, If you are looking for a place to go this weekend to get out of the house, just walk around, push the baby carriage, or walk the dog, try the Occoquan Craft Fair.  And if you miss the fair, no worries...go after its over.  There's still plenty to see and do down in this quaint little Virginia waterfront town.