Exploring Michigan: Marshall

A few weeks ago P surprised me with a trip to Marshall, Michigan.  I was feeling a little clausterphobic and a day-trip was such a great idea!  We had buzzed through Marshall the year before during their WWKIP fiber festival, and I purchased some handspun shetland, some fiber, and four linen handwoven dishclothes. 



Marshall was once proposed as a potential state capitol for Michigan - and apparently the locals thought the deal was done because they built a governor's mansion (now the home of the local DAR).  The bid was lost when the railroad decided to build through Lansing.  The architecture in Marshall is beautiful, and we followed a historic walking tour to explore a bit further.



We saw some houses for sale, including the Cronin House (available for $550k - with only two previous owners - last year it was on the market for $1.2 million)



Somehow, unbeknownst to me, we were in Marshall on the exact same weekend as last year. Score!  Fiber Festival!  This year I came away with two skeins of beautiful angora, wool, silk from Keeping Traditions.   


Beautiful beautiful yarn. Yum.


A sweet, small festival with all local breeders/growers.

 
The llamas kept a close eye on Zeby.  He kept a close eye on them. Hand dyed local roving.

A lovely local weekend!