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Rock County Mega Sale Elevates Local Businesses
The Rock County Mega Sale takes place this Saturday, February 18th at the Craig Center on the Rock County Fair Grounds from 8am-3pm. Admission is free. Parking is free as well. The Rock County Mega Sale is more than simply a flea market. The one day event this Saturday at the Rock County Fairgrounds' Craig Center is also crafters/DIYers/artists and direct product sales, all a passion for the event's coordinator, Deanna Sorenson. Deanna has been at the helm of the Mega Sale since 2018 when she took it over from Paige Fisher. Fisher had started the Rock County Mega Sale with a few vendors in a garage but moved it to a larger space as the event got bigger and bigger.
Southern Wisconsin Towns Celebrate and Honor Our Local Businesses with Shop Small Saturday
November 26th this year is that much needed counter weight to "Black Friday," that big box media blitz, and videos of shoppers behaving badly we endure during the holiday season. From Grants Pass, Oregon to Vermillion, Ohio towns across the U.S. recognize small businesses are the community glue, the essential economic heft of the their entire existence.
In 2010, credit card company, American Express created Small Business Saturday® to encourage people to do their holiday shopping at small businesses the Saturday after Thanksgiving.
Antiques In A New Light
By Lakes Edition Staff
Edgerton's Hemp 1848 Brings A Wide Selection Of Locally Sourced CBD To The Region
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Events
Vintage Shop Hop Brings In Visitors To Small Towns Across Wisconsin and Needed Sales For Small Mom And Pop Retail
A self-guided tour through the countryside of Northern Illinois and Wisconsin, 167 towns and over 400 locally owned stores? Sounds like the perfect girlfriends getaway. Vintage Shop Hop is for shopaholics and fervent boosters of small business. "This event has become for many their biggest selling weekend. It's an economic 'shot in the arm' for these small shops," says Ann Campos, founder and event producer of Vintage Shop Hop or VSH for short.
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Cheesers is everything you have have been looking for in a small town shopping area. Surrounded by many fun, unique shops, Cheesers is your stop for great cheese, fun gifts and friendly service. Give your taste buds a day they'll never forget!
Resale Shop with clothing, purses, shoes, kids clothing, furniture, toys and more.
Cowley’s Piggly Wiggly, Milton, WI, is a new era grocery store that still offers old fashioned customer service. We have everything you need under one roof. Check out our website for many different savings programs, gluten-free products, party trays, and more!
Dave's Ace Hardware in Milton and Evansville is your locally owned place for helpful, friendly service and quality home products. You'll love us!
Serving Fort Atkinson, Jefferson, Whitewater and the surrounding areas since 1979 with exquisite fresh and silk floral bouquets, blooming and green plants, and gifts of distinction..
The company is best known for breakfast sausage using a popular recipe that has been in the Jones family for more than 180 years. The recipe, created from all natural ingredients and spices, has remained unchanged. In addition to sausage, the company also produces high quality hams, bacon, Canadian bacon, liver sausage and scrapple for both retail and foodservice customers. A selection of products is available online, jonesdairyfarm.com.
K & W Greenery, the home of great gardening! Since 1972. K & W has offered great plants and unique gifts to southern Wisconsin.
Farmer's Market. Seasonal August 1st - October 31st.
Scandinavian gifts and apparel available in Stoughton Wisconsin.
Scandinavian gifts and apparel available in Milton, Wisconsin.
If you love to feel great and look your best at work and at play, you will find your next outfit at Pene Jenta. The caring staff is knowledgeable and approachable with an atmosphere that gives you the feeling you are shopping out of your best friend’s closet.
Farmer's Market. Home-Made Pies, Fresh Produce, Poyer's Cider, Jams and Jellies, Artisan Cheese. Homemade pies are available year around.
Timber Hill Winery is one of Wisconsin's newest wineries! Our goal is to source everything as local as we can to give you the best wine from the Midwest!
Vintage store. John and Barb Eddy, operating a very cool Antique and Vintage business. Always picking up neat stuff and cool junk.
"Slow Down and Taste Awhile"
