Yes, I know it's also celebrated in New Hope, but I much prefer Lambertville. New Hope is too much like a theme park, with traffic jams.
There were probably over a hundred vendors selling jewelry, chotchkies, funnel cake, and cellphone plans. Your usual mix.
But also a fascinating mix of music: Dixieland, jazz, rock, and country. Some were on their own.
Others were in groups.
One thing that was surprising was how many dogs there were, and so many were pampered little prima donnas, like this little twitcher.
There was even a vendor selling doggie treats. Oddly, I didn't see a single cat.
This was a truly cosmopolitan festival. In the space of the afternoon I had a gyro, some samosas, a soft pretzel, and of course a lovely bacon-wrapped fried shad roe at Lambertville Station.
It is a shad festival, after all. There were ferry rides,
And fancy cars.
Besides the festival, you still have Lambertville. This is basically an art and antiques community, like New Hope, but more blue collar, somehow. Here's a random shot of a unique planter in someone's front yard.
Altogether, a beautiful day.
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