Buying Trip

It's always wonderful when a trip to see our family happily coincides with buying Antiques. {they all do in my case!}

A while back we visited Michigan, and went to the antique district Mason along the railroad tracks. The first settler at Mason, or in what is now the township of Vevay, was Lewis LACEY, who came in February or March, 1836, to build a saw-mill for Noble & Co., of Monroe, "and to chop twenty acres on section 8."

All these photos were taken for you by Mr. FgH, who is a good sport about shopping, but when it really comes down to it, much prefers the outside and gardens, flowers and nature.

The Antiques District is a tiny village within a village, as they call it. There are wooden sidewalks from building to building. Different shops are in all the buildings that used to be homes, a little school, and barns. The Mason Antique Market has lots of Victorian treasures {perfect for me!}

When we were there the Irises were in bloom. I love their color!


The old Mill is right along the railroad tracks, not sure if this was the saw mill, it more than likely was the grist mill built a little later. If you enlarge the photos, you can see more details. There is a gorgeous old antique Sled on the porch, above, that I really wanted to buy to use for the holidays. {Mr. FgH wasn't too keen on that, where would we keep that? he wanted to know. He lives in the real world, I just see the endless possibilies}


This used to be the school house, now it's a doll collector's dream shop. Filled to the brim with dolls, both vintage and antique.

A few old carriages and covered wagons are scattered here and there inside the small village. I can't imagine traveling for days, sometimes weeks in this. With the only protection a canvas top.

Peddlar's Row is two rows of stables, that have been rented out to individual dealers. Each stable is totally different! {If you enlarge this picture you can take a very fuzzy Peek into two of the stables}



This was such a charming place to visit, and shop. Above you can see a part of the wooden sidewalk winding around the gazebo. Can't you just imagine the townspeople gathering here on a hot summer night, listening to a small band and eating an ice cream cone?

{The gorgeous Peony. I wish we could grow these in California! There were so many of them in Mason, each one more beautiful than the last}