TurnKey Auto Call: 319-683-2850 Text: 319-331-8796
  • Home
  • Inventory
  • Recently Sold
  • About Us
  • Contact
  • Angie's Blog/Recipes

Fur Trading

6/27/2012

 
So Tim and I went back to one of our favorite haunts last weekend...
Prairie Du Chien, Wisconsin
This particular weekend was their Villa Rendezvous...
a fur trapping era re-enactment thingie....
Picture
Look at these cute re-enactors...adorable!
Oh gosh look! They even had a flea market at this festival! Shoooooocccckkkiiiing!! Hehehe.
This is our third year here...
Picture



This year, there were lots of cute doggies hanging out with the 1800's era fur trappers and the 2000's era flea market dealers too...
















Picture
NO!
THOSE weren't the cute doggies! Duh.








THESE are the cute doggies....
Double doggies...love these cuties!!
Picture


Thirsty doggies.
Picture




Sweet brown doggie who was strolling with his human in a motorized scooter.
Picture



Cutie DOGGIES in strollers.
Picture
Cute little poodle doggie.
Picture

Doggie on the move.
Picture




Doggie I wanted to take home CUZ HE'S ADORABLE!
Picture


And cuties with lots of spots.
Picture




Hey!
I bought a boat!
Picture
This was a cool boat for sale at the flea market. The dude wanted $5000.
NO! Not that boat.
Too small. DUH.





THIS boat!
Picture
Okay, this barge was just kind of parked in the middle of a field outside of Prairie Du Chien.
Does this boat,
or does it not, look spooky!!??
(Scroll back up and look at it. Spooky, yes????)
Picture

Anyway,

the flea market was fun this year.



Picture




More interesting stuff.

Picture
The lower right hand guy is actually Stud Muffin aka Tim, for those of you new to this blog.


I wanted to buy that good looking guy in the lower right hand corner, but I already have one just like him at home. And work.

Picture



There was all kinds of stuff there...tent after tent..but not too huge where it takes ALL DAY to get through everything.





Shutters and trays and plants and pails and bikes and tools and just plain old weird stuff was abundant.



Picture




Does anyone need a cute green cupboard dry sink thing?

Picture


Or gas and oil signs?


How about Volkswagon hoods and doors?
Picture
Picture


Well, after purchasing a few things and grabbing some lunch,

we walked through the fur trading re-enactment area...
Picture


We saw lots of hanging furs...

Picture
I was dying to know what was in that pot. Beans? Bacon? Buffalo? Tain't matter, I'd eat it.





And
campfires...

Picture

There were Native
re-enactors...

Picture


Trading shops..

Hey! By the way, when you're stooopid like me and you have a brand new camera and don't know how to use it,
you will discover that several pictures you thought you were taking were actually VIDEOS,
hence those big black strips around those still pictures above. *sigh* Whatever.
OH! This was my favorite fur trading shop!!!
 Not a fur in sight. Just bright, shiny HANDMADE glass beads!!
Picture
Picture


Besides glass beads, they sold beautiful colored glass frames...

Picture

And bright, shiny Christmas ornaments!




Hohohohoho.
Crap, isn't it time for Christmas yet??!!

Picture

Well, we finally left Lucky Park after blowing a wad of money.
 (Probably $45)
(HEY! that's a lot to SOME of us :)

Picture
And went to downtown Prairie du Chien to check out Pete's Hamburger stand.

This stand has been here for 100 years.
100 years!!!
The line is long all the time when they're open. They are definitely a beloved institution in this town.




Picture


Look at this retro sports shop right next to it! 
Cute!  

A lot of stores have closed in historic downtown here.

Sad.




This boat shop is still operating though,

with lots of shiny boats inside!
Picture


Well, after rounding out the day with a quick trip over to Marquette to visit our favorite store...the old Marquette Hardware Store...

...we decided to go somewhere to grab a healthy dinner....



Picture



We failed miserably.


HEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHHEHEHEHEHE!!!
Okay kids, thanks so much for reading today's post.
It took me fo-ever to write!!!
I appreciate it!
I seriously can't wait to show you the craptastic and some cool stuff we bought at this flea market!! 

Okay, so have a good Thursday ya'll!!!
Talk at ya soon!!!

P.S. Just so ya know...probably a million typos in this post...my apologies :) My proofreader is on vacation. HAR HAR HAR HAR HAR HAR!
See ya next time!

Comments are closed.



    Author

    Angie Madsen
    One half of a team that blends their work and personal life together
    in fun ways.





    Recipes
    Picture
    Click here to access recipes featured on this blog. 




    Categories

    All
    Appetizers
    Beef
    Bread
    Breakfast
    Caring
    Car Stories
    Casserole
    Chicken
    Christmas
    Cooking Misadventures
    Decor
    Desserts
    Fish
    Foosball Okay Football
    Fun Times
    Hot Cars
    I Am A Dork
    Kitchen Stuff
    Pasta
    Pets Pets Pets
    Pork
    Potatoes
    Seasonal
    Side Dish
    Soup
    Special Occasion
    Turkey
    Vegan Or Could Be Vegan
    Vegetables
    Vegetarian



    Archives

    February 2019
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    January 2017
    October 2016
    September 2016
    August 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    October 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015
    January 2015
    December 2014
    October 2014
    September 2014
    August 2014
    July 2014
    June 2014
    May 2014
    September 2013
    August 2013
    June 2013
    April 2013
    February 2013
    January 2013
    December 2012
    November 2012
    October 2012
    September 2012
    August 2012
    July 2012
    June 2012
    May 2012
    April 2012
    March 2012
    February 2012
    January 2012
    December 2011
    November 2011
    October 2011
    September 2011
    August 2011
    July 2011



Turnkey Auto - Twenty years of a friendly setting of quality vehicles, affordable prices and exceptional service.
Text: 319-331-8796
​Call: 319-683-2850


 1/2 mile west of Frytown on 500th St
1811 500th St SW, Kalona, Ia 52247