FLEMING - There is something about the mystery, the wonder of what one might find when walking into a garage sale.
That search is made all the more intriguing when there are miles and miles of sales to stop and explore.
In the vein of the Route 90 garage sale, held annually earlier in the summer, residents along Routes 34 and 34B decided that it was time to start a sale of their own. This year marked the fourth annual sale, which expanded from Fleming to King Ferry to as far south as Lansing.
While the sale has gone on for a number of years, it still has some growing to do.
“This is the first year I've heard about it,” Charleen Dygert said. “So this is my first year selling anything in the sale. I don't really know who started it, but I think it is a really good idea.”
Dygert was eager to take part.
“I guess I was downsizing,” she said.
“I had a few things I wanted to sell so I thought this would be a good way to do that. It is a nice day for it and I'm having a good time.”
From furniture to clothes, video games, television and stereo equipment to cars, snowmobiles and unique items like antique wagon wheels, there was a little of something for every shopper along the way.
“It is always fun to see what you are going to discover,” said Betty-Anne Gleason, of Auburn. “That is half the fun of going to a garage sale, you really never know what you are going to find or when you are going to find that one thing you didn't even know you were looking for.”
While some were on the hunt, others had already found exactly what they were looking for.
“I found some books I had been looking for,” said Olivia Borchardt, of Lansing. “I decided to drive a little further up this way and see what I could find, so it was definitely worth the trip.”
Residents along Route 34B, like Gilbert Ward, were impressed to see the response from passers-by.
“I've sold a lot of stuff today,” Ward said. “People drive by and look out the window and try to see what they can see and then they'll stop. I've had a lot of people. They come in bunches and stop by and have a look. It has been a really good day.”
Residents hope to see the sale keep growing to the point where one day it will be as well known and anticipated as its Route 90 counterpart.
“I think it is a great idea,” Ward said. “I'll definitely be doing it again next year. I just hope they advertise it a little more and make more people aware of it, the more people you get here the better it is going to be.”
In the vein of the Route 90 garage sale, held annually earlier in the summer, residents along Routes 34 and 34B decided that it was time to start a sale of their own. This year marked the fourth annual sale, which expanded from Fleming to King Ferry to as far south as Lansing.
While the sale has gone on for a number of years, it still has some growing to do.
“This is the first year I've heard about it,” Charleen Dygert said. “So this is my first year selling anything in the sale. I don't really know who started it, but I think it is a really good idea.”
Dygert was eager to take part.
“I guess I was downsizing,” she said.
“I had a few things I wanted to sell so I thought this would be a good way to do that. It is a nice day for it and I'm having a good time.”
From furniture to clothes, video games, television and stereo equipment to cars, snowmobiles and unique items like antique wagon wheels, there was a little of something for every shopper along the way.
“It is always fun to see what you are going to discover,” said Betty-Anne Gleason, of Auburn. “That is half the fun of going to a garage sale, you really never know what you are going to find or when you are going to find that one thing you didn't even know you were looking for.”
While some were on the hunt, others had already found exactly what they were looking for.
“I found some books I had been looking for,” said Olivia Borchardt, of Lansing. “I decided to drive a little further up this way and see what I could find, so it was definitely worth the trip.”
Residents along Route 34B, like Gilbert Ward, were impressed to see the response from passers-by.
“I've sold a lot of stuff today,” Ward said. “People drive by and look out the window and try to see what they can see and then they'll stop. I've had a lot of people. They come in bunches and stop by and have a look. It has been a really good day.”
Residents hope to see the sale keep growing to the point where one day it will be as well known and anticipated as its Route 90 counterpart.
“I think it is a great idea,” Ward said. “I'll definitely be doing it again next year. I just hope they advertise it a little more and make more people aware of it, the more people you get here the better it is going to be.”
