Edmonds Summer Market

 

7/6/24 Edmonds Summer Market

Years, maybe decades, ago, I recall going to the Edmonds Summer Market, when it seemed like a small-townish farmers market. With so many other farmers markets nearby, I didn’t see a reason to drive all the way up to Edmonds. While much of Edmonds still retains its small-town feeling (street parking is still free), its farmers market is all growed up – I’d heard it was now larger than many Seattle farmers markets. It was time to check it out, and I invited a few sketcher friends to join me.

Indeed, the one-block affair had stretched around a corner and down another block. In addition to produce, the vendor booths offered jewelry and other handmade items, gluten-free, keto-friendly baked goods, gourmet honeys, exotic mushrooms, colorful bouquets, and much more. The scents of kettle corn, pizza, corn dogs, tamales, and mini donuts gave off a state fair vibe. I even found a busker (Hannah gave out rubber duckies to kids when they stopped by)!

The kettle corn popper was wearing a long-sleeved, solid black shirt in the blazing sun! 

Mark, Roy, Janet and me keeping cool in Edmonds!

Most unusual was spotting Mike Rosen, Edmonds’ mayor, at a small booth with a sign inviting visitors to “Ask the Mayor.” How’s that for small-town flavor?

Our first heatwave of the summer was still just picking up speed, so the whole morning was comfortable, especially with that continual Puget Sound breeze. The Edmonds Summer Market was certainly worth the drive up, and I plan to do it again before the summer’s over.