We had plenty of open seats on the bus for the Havre de
Grace Seafood Festival as a result of lots of last-minute cancellations, but it
turned out to be a great trip. The forecast
had indicated scattered showers and even a possible afternoon thunderstorm and
I’m happy to say that, once again, the weather folks were wrong. (Although about five minutes after I got
home, the skies in Pennsville broke lose—almost as if Mother Nature was letting
me know that she had held off for me as long as she could all day and then finally
just let loose!) 
Lots of interesting vendors at the festival. Among my favorites were Gourmet Creations (no
website, but you can contact them at 610-745-4269 to get a list of their
products), Pretzelphoria (which by happy coincidence go very nicely with the dips sold by Gourmet Creations), Quillows by Fran, Sculptor Teresa Yost who sells very whimsical turtle and frog pieces, and unique baskets by The Wise Woman Weaves.
There was also a very nice young man from Pittsburgh selling
fabulous fudge, but he has no website yet and sells mainly at
festivals right now. I told him to call
Paul to discuss website design—I’m hoping we can work out a deal where Paul
creates his website and I get free fudge for life! By the way, did you know that fudge doesn’t
actually melt and that you should NOT put it in the refrigerator? I learn something new every day…
I enjoyed walking the wooden promenade along the waterfront
even though it was hot, hot, HOT (the trade off for no rain I think). Took a quick walk through the Maritime
Museum, thinking that it would be nice and cool inside. It wasn’t.
I had planned to walk around downtown Havre de Grace, but it
was a much longer walk than I had anticipated and, to be honest, on the drive
through town to Tydings Park (the festival site), I didn’t see anything that I
felt was worth the long walk in the heat.
I’m sure there are some wonderful shops and restaurants there and one of
these days I’ll visit specifically to check out downtown since it’s very easy
to get there from Pennsville in just under an hour.
I found that the best place to be all day was the “entertainment
tent” which was nice and cool...and conveniently located directly by the beer
truck. Whisky Train was fantastic
and while straight-up country music is not my cup of tea I will admit that I enjoyed Runaway Train a lot.
On the topic of food, our next trip is a dual-event: The annual Whoopie Pie Festival in Lancaster, PA, and discount shopping at Rockvale Outlets—do either or both events for the same price! Check out the website for details and then book your seat before we sell out!
