Osthoff Christmas Market 2010

December 7th was a bone-chilling, cold day. Armed with my mug of hot coffee, I met Linda, and together we enjoyed a "girls day out" ride to the 2010 Osthoff Christmas Market in Elkhart Lake. Along the way, we made note of a few other places we would like to stop on the way home.

We arrived at the gigantic, white, heated tent shortly after they opened. The holiday smell of the fresh Christmas trees led us up the path to the entrance. Inside, Father Christmas wished us warm holiday greetings. As we walked toward the numerous booths to begin our adventure, Linda felt a drip on her head. Soon, we noticed that it was "raining" inside the tent. The heat inside and the overnight frost on the roof were colliding and creating a light misty rain. Thankfully, that did not last long at all.

Booths of every kind lined the perimeter and center of this huge tent: holiday decorations, clothing, food, wine, home decor, jewelry, and on and on.... Of course, Linda and I found "just what we wanted" and then ate a delicious bread bowl German soup lunch. Yummy! After one more trip around the aisles, just to make sure we did not miss anything, we headed toward home, making sure to stop at the wreath factory and cheese factory we noticed on the trip to the Market.
It was a wonderful day for a visit to a unique, winter craft fair!