Just finished attending a show for the second year at Winona Lake, Indiana. The set-up was easy and the layout quite nice. Winona Lake is a beautiful quaint little town with a lot of character. It seems to draw quite a few folks from surrounding areas. The show people are great and they also provide a lunch for you and your spouce. Saturday night they have a nice meal catered in. Very friendly atmosphere. They apprediate artists here in this little town. Would you believe they even give everyone a small cooler of ice each day to use???
Sales were okay even with 87 degree heat on Saturday. Sunday was still quite warm. I think if the weather would have been a little cooler it would have helped sales alot. This is a smaller show and they intend to keep it that way, (more pieces of the pie). I would have a hard time leaving this first weekend of june show for the people are great and treat you like family. I was told not to tell everyone about the show for it is a sleeper. I just cannot help promoting it. I had some problems with my motorhome and they helped in everyway possible.
I have found that the first week in June it is hard to find a good show. This is was my lucky find thanks to a friend of mine. If you like being catered to and love small quaint towns with a lot of character and friendship book this show for next year. I know you will be glad you did. Gary W> Odmark
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Thanks for this writeup, Gary. I visited this show once, as I don't live too far away, and saw some excellent artists who also could in no way complain about the treatment by the staff. It is a sweet place with a small attendance, probably not the place for someone who needs volume to turn a buck, but definitely can work for people with a higher price point.
I've got photos of those little individual coolers, such a nice touch. I'll go look for them and upload.
As you well know there is more than one way to make money in this business and it isn't only the "A" list shows. Congrats.