Junk Bonanza

Mom and I have been wanting to attend Junk Bonanza for the past several years, so we were thrilled when our schedules aligned and headed to the twin cities for the big event.  It's held at Canterbury Park - a beautiful horse racetrack facility that worked perfectly for this kind of thing.  When I first walked in, I was completely overwhelmed by the sheer number of things that appeared to be "just my style." There were so many booths, each designed and displayed in such unique ways.  Mom and I spent the whole day perusing the items, picking out a few of our favorites and just trying to soak it all in.  I thought the prices were going to be unaffordable, but they were better than what I thought and each of us put some "junk in the trunk" to bring home.

We stayed overnight at Aunt Michelle's house and set out on the second part of our trip early the next morning.  We decided to stop at some of the shops located around the twin cities and headed to Xerxes Ave to Hunt and Gather and some other shops that were part of a Shop and Stroll event that weekend.  The shops had special sales, raffle prizes, and lots of yummy food and drinks which made it extra fun.  Lord knows everything is better with cupcakes!

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Our final stop of the weekend was in downtown Hudson.  There is an Antique Mall there that always has a few treasures, and a few other shops that were new to us.  We found a few more unique treasures and enjoyed walking by the river on such a beautiful day.  I think the fun of junking is never knowing what you might find.  We had a wonderful time and look forward to doing it again!