Thousands attended the 30th Annual Olde Salem Days this past Saturday, despite the less than perfect weather. Tents spanned a quarter of a mile along Salem’s Main Street, overflowing onto some side streets as well. Anything you could want, from reversible, one-of-a-kind purses, to jams and salsas, to bracelets made out of bicycle wheels, was available at the much-anticipated event. Children everywhere ran around popping their cork guns, a timelessly popular item.
With something for everyone, Olde Salem Days not only offered unique gifts, but entertainment in the form of rock climbing, face painting, and live music along its streets, not to mention the food. There seemed to be no sign of a struggling economy at this event!
Well now, one might argue that the number of craft vendors presenting their wares is in fact evidence of a struggling economy! There was an unending supply of home made junk on one extreme and then some rather nice junk, on the other!