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IRON MOUNTAIN -- Ah, the first signs of spring in the region: robins start to come back, clocks need to be set ahead an hour ... and The Daily News Spring Craft Show returns.
This annual show is set for 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at Kingsford Middle School, 445 Hamilton Ave. in Kingsford.
The show will feature 80 booths with vendors, crafters and businesses, home-based and otherwise, from throughout the Upper Peninsula and northern Wisconsin, said Jennifer Flynn, Daily News circulation manager/Newspapers in Education coordinator.
"This is a great opportunity for crafters, vendors and home business owners to show off their products and get into the 'spring is coming' mode," she said.
More than 70 vendors will be on hand with items ranging from handmade jewelry to blankets to baked goods to a tree trimming/removal company. New this year will be informational booths on hospice care, foster care and, of course, the local Girl Scouts are back with their famous cookies.
A complete listing of vendors is on page 8-A.
"Our spring show has now grown to the size of our Big Holiday Craft Show that is held every November," Flynn said, adding this year's show will be Saturday, Nov. 4.
Admission is free. The Kingsford Music Booster Club will once again run the concession stand.
The spring craft show raises money for the Newspapers In Education, a non-profit program supported solely through fundraising events, local business sponsors and generous subscribers.
NIE provides teachers and educators at area schools with the newspapers and other resources.
For more information on the craft shows or NIE program, contact Flynn at 906-774-2772, ext. 218.