Wednesday, September 1, 2010

THEME DAY - OPEN AIR MARKET

Bill's Farm Market, Petoskey, Michigan. Has been a family farm for over one hundred years. From the number of people shopping here, it should easily survive another hundred years.Click here to view thumbnails for all participants
Posted by B SQUARED

27 comments:

  1. MariaSeptember 1, 2010 at 12:13 AM

    Hi!
    From the looks of it... there ARE a few people under the tent! and they DO put away their carts ... as the sign says :o)
    ~Maria

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  2. cieldequimperSeptember 1, 2010 at 2:21 AM

    Loks like a place I would love, that tent awning or whatever you call it is cathedral like!

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  3. Cezar and LéiaSeptember 1, 2010 at 4:07 AM

    It's a clean, beautiful and modern market!Great shot!
    Léia

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  4. CarraolSeptember 1, 2010 at 5:10 AM

    It seems like a nice place to buy flowers and fruit under a beautiful sky! Have a great day.

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  5. BirdmanSeptember 1, 2010 at 5:33 AM

    This shot must have been before the RUSH, huh?

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  6. PatSeptember 1, 2010 at 6:26 AM

    That's one taut tarp...or plastic or whatever cover!

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  7. SRQSeptember 1, 2010 at 6:59 AM

    Looks like Bill threw an awning on the back of his house and **presto!** outdoor market! Petoskey is a beautiful area. Hope you're having nice weather. It's blazing hot here still (which is why you're there).

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  8. EG CameraGirlSeptember 1, 2010 at 8:00 AM

    It does look like a thriving market, it even has shopping carts.

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  9. GunnSeptember 1, 2010 at 8:18 AM

    Lot`s of space, and perhaps even free parking. That is what I like.

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  10. Small City ScenesSeptember 1, 2010 at 8:45 AM

    Wow shopping carts too!!!


    BTW: we don't worry about wind here too much---just the darn rain. MB

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  11. LowellSeptember 1, 2010 at 8:59 AM

    Super shot, super place! I forgot about the theme. That's 'cause I'm not so open minded! ;-)

    Re your Ocala DP comment: Don't know about the beads but I think they're raking in a lot of wampum!

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  12. KateSeptember 1, 2010 at 9:22 AM

    Plenty of room to move around. The tent colour is brilliant and vivid.

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  13. magiceyeSeptember 1, 2010 at 9:42 AM

    looks like a temporary arrangement

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  14. JillySeptember 1, 2010 at 10:18 AM

    What a great place and all that space! It's good to know it'll be there for a long long time.

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  15. HalcyonSeptember 1, 2010 at 10:18 AM

    This sounds like a great place. Glad to see business is thriving!

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  16. BlossomFlowerGirlSeptember 1, 2010 at 10:36 AM

    I've heard of the Petoskey farmers market. And it has supermarket trolleys? Great photo, I love the sunflowers.
    Cheers,
    Melbourne Daily Photo

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  17. KaoriSeptember 1, 2010 at 11:07 AM

    Wonder what it looks inside! Great tent at the entrance...I'd end up browsing for hours :D

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  18. DarylSeptember 1, 2010 at 12:51 PM

    Reminds me of Stew Leonards up in CT

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  19. VPSeptember 1, 2010 at 2:03 PM

    Love that huge tent, it so unusual!

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  20. PJSeptember 1, 2010 at 9:15 PM

    Cool canopy, I don't know if I've ever seen one like that. Are you back from Michigan?

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  21. VirginiaSeptember 1, 2010 at 10:37 PM

    That's my guy!!!! You did without a last minute reminder. I hear you forgot something a tad more important. Lordy, do I have to do all the heavy lifting for you B2????
    V

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  22. merrytaitSeptember 1, 2010 at 10:59 PM

    Nice capture! I love open air markets.

    Too bad I always forget the theme days. :-(

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  23. Louis la VacheSeptember 2, 2010 at 1:07 AM

    Well, it WOULD have survived another 100 years, but the FTLDP Staff Limo's brakes failed and (ahem) upset the apple cart... Fortunately, no one was hurt...

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  24. HildaSeptember 2, 2010 at 3:16 AM

    That's great news! Looks like they had to expand too, if that funky-looking tent is any indication.

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  25. Ann, Chen Jie Xue 陈洁雪September 2, 2010 at 3:47 AM

    I hope nobody steals the shopping trolleys left outside. How far is this place from Detroit. When i was a student in Canada, I used to take the bus and cross the river by tunnel. That was in 1970s and things in USA were cheaper than Canada. i wonder if thsi si still the case.

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  26. Lisa WilsonSeptember 2, 2010 at 10:54 AM

    That is a huge canopy! That's great to see it's thriving and surviving the bad economy.

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  27. JoySeptember 5, 2010 at 6:50 PM

    I love markets - they're always full of interesting things and colourful people.

    Many thanks for visiting Norwich Daily Photo and leaving your comment. Come visit again tomorrow!

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