Believe it or not, by December 1st we'd already been to three Christmas markets, and the season hadn't even really begun! Two were markets that daughter Lex was selling her wares at, but the third was one we went to strictly because of it's location in the little town of Fischer, just down the road from the infamous Fischer Dance Hall and Fischer Bowling Club.
This particular event was being held at the old Fischer Store -- a building that has been there since the days when homesteaders drove their oxcarts there once a month, to pick up mail and dry goods.
The post office moved into an ugly-but-new building next door a while back, and I think the store is mainly just open on weekends now. It's more of a museum than a store, though they do have an assortment of vintage-style candies and their own t-shirts for sale. We weren't too excited when we first went inside. If I had to guess, I'd say the prime indoor spots had been set aside for the local, long-time residents, whose wares were nice, but not really what we were looking for. But those tents set up outside? Well, suffice it to say, we were able to cross quite a few things off our shopping lists that day!
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| Handmade Brooms and Hobby Horses |
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| Tiny Clay Nativity Scenes and Pendants |
We topped it all off by sharing a mouthwatering lemon-glazed poppy seed blueberry muffin, at the best little bakery booth ever. She even had jars of her own special Mexican Hot Chocolate Mix for sale!
So next Christmas, remember -- Fischer Store Christmas Market. It's worth the drive!
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