Holiday Craft Show: Get early start on shopping for the season

KINGSFORD -- Get into the holiday spirit early at the annual Daily News Newspapers in Education Big Holiday Craft Show on Saturday in Kingsford.

The 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. event is expected to draw thousands to Kingsford Middle/High School, 445 Hamilton Ave. Admission is free.

The Big Holiday Craft Show started in 2006 and has grown in popularity among local community members, as it has not only crafters and vendors from throughout Upper Peninsula and Wisconsin but direct sales companies as well. This year's show is once again sold out.

This year's event features more than 75 vendors -- many of them new this year -- and 85 booths, said Jennifer Flynn, Daily News circulation manager/NIE coordinator.

"Our Big Holiday Craft Show is the local start to a lot of people's Christmas shopping. There is such a variety of items and services all under one roof," Flynn said.

Those include baked goods, crocheted animals, raffle tickets, handmade blankets, hats, rugs, metal signs, leather earrings, wood and resin crafts, Tastefully Simple products, Pure Romance, NuSkin, handmade soaps, scrubs, soy candles, books, sports collectibles, refurbished items, maple syrup, jams, local honey, jewelry, home decor signs, wreaths and Christmas decor, homemade alpaca wool items and much more.

A complete list of vendors for the show is on page 4-B of today’s Daily News.

This show is a fundraising event that benefits NIE, a non-profit program dedicated to providing area schools with newspapers free of charge that assist teachers and other educators during the school year as a "living textbook."

Concessions, including the ever-popular beefy nachos and hot turkey sandwichs, will be available on site through the Kingsford Music Booster Club until mid-afternoon in the cafeteria. French toast sticks with syrup will also be available in the morning.

Community members are encouraged to come support the vendors and crafters, as well as the booster club.

For more information, call Flynn at 906-774-2772, ext. 218.