Celtic Music, Wrapped Semi-precious Gemstone Jewelry, and Fall Apples at Saturday’s Riverwalk Market Fair
Fall 2014 at Riverwalk Market Fair
Northfield’s Riverwalk Market Fair, Saturday, October 18, from 9 am to 1 pm – rain or shine. Located Downtown on Bridge Square. Fall Produce, Artisan Foods, Art and Fine Craft.
Riverwalk Named Best Art Fair by the Southern Minnesota Scene!
We’ve just heard that that Riverwalk Market Fair has been named “Best Art Fair” in a readers poll by the Southern Minnesota Scene. Watch for the full readers choice list in the October 17 issue ofThe Scene. Thank you to all our friends and 
supporters! You make Riverwalk great.
Fall Produce, Apples, Artisan Foods, Art and Fine Craft
Farmers have fall produce including fresh-picked salad greens, kale, green beans, beets, sweet and hot peppers, Brussels sprouts, potatoes, and winter squash, along with eggs and some fall and dried flowers. Locally grown heirloom, cherry, and Roma tomatoes are still available, as well as fall apples. Artisan foods include fresh-baked breads and delicious sweet and savory pastries jams, jellies, jams, and pickles.
Photographs, handcrafted leather goods, ceramics, fused glass art, fiber art, greeting cards, hand crafted accessories, and jewelry are among the art and fine crafts for sale.
Pesticide-Free Apples from McBride Farms
Pat McBride of McBride Farm has new crop fall apples. Pat is pleased to have been at Riverwalk since its first season. “Riverwalk is a great market for me,” he says. Pat grows apples with all natural products and uses no pesticides, fungicides, or herbicides. “People at Riverwalk appreciate our all natural apples.”
Honey Crisp – One of the University of Minnesota’s best apples. Well-balanced, sweet-tart taste and explosively crisp, juicy texture.
Haralson – Firm texture with a complex tart flavor. Good for fresh eating and cooking. Especially good pie apple.
Fireside & Connell Red – Very large fruit with sweet flavor and fine-grained flesh. Good for fresh eating, salad, and baked apples.
Jim and Carol Elwell of Pocket Rock Designs
Semiprecious Gemstone Jewelry by Pocket Rock Designs
Jim and Carol Elwell are in love with rocks, and they treat each of their semi-precious gemstone pendants with individual care. Carol says, “Each stone requires something different for its particular shape. Even flaws can be part of a stone’s beauty and need to be displayed thoughtfully.” Carol wraps each of her cabochon pendants individually in silver wire to highlight its unique
Lapis lazuli wrapped pendant
characteristics. Riverwalk has been an incubator and testing ground for Pocket Rock Designs. It helped Jim and Carol get started in their business, get feedback from customers, and gain confidence in their own design vision. Carol says she has learned that whatever she loves about a stone or jewelry design, her customers tend to love too. See some of Carol and Jim’s cabochon pendants and finished semi-precious jewelry at https://www.etsy.com/shop/PocketRockDesigns.
Celtic Music by Father/Daughter Duo Andy and Brynn Artley
15-year-old fiddler Northfielder Brynn Artley, accompanied by her dad Andy Artley, will play Celtic and traditional music this Saturday at Riverwalk. Brynn and Andy play jigs, reels, and a few good old-fashioned laments with a little guitar, bodran, whistle and a lot of fiddle. Brynn has been playing violin since 4th grade and has developed a true love of fiddle and now focuses her attention on traditional tunes. Expect to hear traditional Celtic tunes like The Butterfly, Toss the Feathers, Swallowtail, and Carraroe.
Riverbend Nature Center of Faribault will host Saturday’s youth activity.
