Batsto Country Living Fair

Congratulations to all those involved in making this year's fair a huge success, and to Mother Nature for providing a beautiful day.  Many visitors each year look forward to visiting Batsto Village. The Village is located on County Road 542 and is easily seen from the highway. The mansion towers high above the landscape and there are many other buildings of interest.  There were many crafters selling quality merchandise, others displaying vintage cars and trucks, and farmers giving  demonstrations of distinctive farm equipment.  The grounds easily accommodated parking and one never felt as if they were in a congested area.  People sat by Batsto Lake, toured the historic sawmill, visited the Nature Center and the Batsto Mansion.  Batsto was once privately owned, but its ownership is now the State of New Jersey.  The Village dates back to the 1700's and it certainly played a part in our nation's history. 

 

 The Mansion has been restored and quite the attraction of the Village.  There are scheduled tours of interest, but there is a fee for the tour.

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It was a pleasure talking to this gentlemen. He was very willing to display his Civil War artifacts.

A musical demonstration and verbal presentation was quite entertaining.

This is a side view of the Batsto country store.  It's very fascinating visiting the past.

It appeared the visitors were happy with the displayed crafts contributing to the country theme.

 I enjoyed looking at the classic vehicles, but my friend is totally into early transportation.

These  attracted the children.  Boys especially wanted the Harley Davidson truck.

I stood on a bridge watching families enjoying the day and children skipping stones across the lake.  This is what it's all about.

Now we entered the putt, putt, smoke and demonstration of farm equipment.  It was fun to watch since the equipment was all in operation.

 

 The "cowboy" was wood burning Batsto Village New Jersey on a cedar shake.  He was very cordial and people were willing to wait in line for his craft.

The shake cost $1.00, but it is a great memento.

It was a beautiful fall day and my friend and I had a very nice time.