Thursday, October 9, 2014

This Weekend!

The time has finally come!  Months of planning and organizing is all for this weekend! The 28th Annual Pumpkin Festival is THIS weekend, October 11 & 12!  It seems that we are going to have good weather and the set up is in full force!  

(Weather pulled from Weather.com for zip 17814 as of 10/9/14)


We invite all of our readers to come visit us, do some shopping for yourselves and get a jump on the holiday shopping, take a ride on our hayride and pick up your pumpkins for the fall!  

For those who haven't visited us at the Barn or our festivals before, we'd like to help you find us!  Below are some directions (and maps from Google Maps Directions) to get to us from some of the nearby cities!  

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From WILLIAMSPORT, PA
To the Ol' Country Barn from Williamsport, PA
Take I-180 E/US-220 N and PA-118 E to School House Dr in Sugarloaf
36.9 mi / 40 min
Take Fritz Hill Rd/T825 to S Comstock Rd/T812
1.8 mi / 5 min
Turn right onto School House Dr
0.3 mi
Slight left onto Fritz Hill Rd/T825
1.5 mi
Turn left onto S Comstock Rd/T812
Destination will be on the left
108 ft
End at Ol Country Barn, 9 Comstock Rd, Benton, PA 17814

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From WILKES-BARRE, PA
To the Ol' Country Barn from the Wyoming Valley Mall, Wilkes-Barre, PA
Begin at Wyoming Valley Mall at 29 Wyoming Valley Mall, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702
Take PA-309 N to Hillside Rd in Kingston
6.8 mi / 8 min
Turn left onto Hillside Rd (signs for Penn State WB)
3.2 mi / 6 min
Take PA-118 W to Fritz Hill Rd/T825 in Sugarloaf
21.6 mi / 28 min
Follow Fritz Hill Rd/T825 to S Comstock Rd/T812
0.8 mi / 2 min
Turn right onto Fritz Hill Rd/T825
0.7 mi
Take the 1st right onto S Comstock Rd/T812
Destination will be on the left
108 ft
End at Ol Country Barn, 9 Comstock Rd, Benton, PA 17814

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From BLOOMSBURG, PA

To the Ol' Country Barn from Bloomsburg, PA:
Take PA-487 N/Lightstreet Rd
Continue to follow PA-487 N
22.1 mi
Turn left onto Fritz Hill Rd/T825
0.7 mi
Take the 1st right onto S Comstock Rd/T812
Destination will be on the left
108 ft
End at Ol Country Barn, 9 Comstock Rd, Benton, PA 17814

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Thank you all for taking the time to read our blog!  We look forward to seeing you at the Festival this weekend!

Friday, October 3, 2014

A Glance at our Vendors for the Pumpkin Festival!

With a little over a week until the 28th Annual Pumpkin Festival, we wanted to share a quick glance of what kind of vendors and things you can look forward to seeing!

Our entertainment for the weekend is:
Saturday: Live music with John and Sandy Kogut
Sunday: DJ, Brian McGuire

Some of our vendors include:

* Benton Volunteer Fire Company with fresh cut french fries and a bounce house
* Botanically Yours, LLC Bath & Body products
* Christ United Methodist Church with baked goods
* Damsel in Defense Pro with Self Defense and Safety Items
*Jamberry Nail
* Labradorable Collars with accessories for your pets
* Living Water Designs with handmade baby & mom items
* Mama B's Apothecary with homemade skin care and holistic products
* Pawlowski Mountain Woods with scroll saw wooden ornaments
* Scentsy
* Sirak's Smokehouse with kielbasa, cheese steaks, and scrapple
* Slaughterhouse Boys with various games for the family
* Ed's Produce and Mums
* Sugarloaf Ambulance Stand with various foods
* Tastefully Simple
* Glenda & Scott's Homemade Ice Cream
* Pampered Chef
* Roan's Homemade Apple Dumplings
* Natalie's Craft Kombucha

We'll also have vendors selling: hair bows and kids hair accessories, counted cross stitch items, up-cycled crochet rag baskets, antiques and collectibles, handmade jewelry, handmade bags, unique handmade paper flowers, wreaths, dried flower arrangements, photography, wood crafts, herbs & spices, sterling silver jewelry, solar lights and SO much more!


As always the event is OPEN TO THE PUBLIC with FREE Parking and FREE Admission!  
Just a reminder that this event will be Saturday October 11 and Sunday October 12 from 10a-5p RAIN OR SHINE!  

Please email at olcountrybarn@yahoo.com with any questions!  Can't wait to see you there!