Photos: Good Music, Good Food, Good Friday Night Use of Spearfish Main Street
By caheidelberger on 2012.08.17
When I arrived in Spearfish last year, one of the first big events I attended was a Downtown Friday Nights event on Main Street. I explained then what Madison and other small towns can learn about downtown economic and cultural development from this popular Spearfish event. Review that post, LAIC members.
With that point made, here are some pix from tonight's family stroll down Spearfish's lively Main Street:
The Spearfish Downtown Business Association has done such a great job with the Downtown Friday Nights, learning a ton from the Summer Nights team in Rapid. It's a great example of communities working together! It's also been wonderful to see the farmer's market booths on Friday Nights and the support of the community. Josh Krueger with the Hill Horizons Community Garden in Spearfish should be commended as well. Great things are happening in Spearfish, that is for sure!
Darwin
2012.08.18
Drinking beer? Just can't do anything without booze! If there is booze consumption going on, then I don't consider it a family event.
G-Man
2012.08.18
Great pics Cory! That was always a great event to go to when I lived in Spearfish back in the day. Here in Eugene we have the Saturday Market every weekend with music and great food and local vendors. I recently bought my Grandma some locally made soap made from fresh Lavendar, grown here in Oregon. I also got to sample my first Afghani cuisine at the Market.
Beer: indeed, Darwin, and wine, too. The teetoaller in me has issues. I wish very much people could send the signal that they can have a good time without drinking alcohol. For what it's worth, I've attended this event three times, and I've haven't seen any problems with public drunkenness. I don't see much police presence there. West River liberal libertarianism at work?
The Spearfish Downtown Business Association has done such a great job with the Downtown Friday Nights, learning a ton from the Summer Nights team in Rapid. It's a great example of communities working together! It's also been wonderful to see the farmer's market booths on Friday Nights and the support of the community. Josh Krueger with the Hill Horizons Community Garden in Spearfish should be commended as well. Great things are happening in Spearfish, that is for sure!
Drinking beer? Just can't do anything without booze! If there is booze consumption going on, then I don't consider it a family event.
Great pics Cory! That was always a great event to go to when I lived in Spearfish back in the day. Here in Eugene we have the Saturday Market every weekend with music and great food and local vendors. I recently bought my Grandma some locally made soap made from fresh Lavendar, grown here in Oregon. I also got to sample my first Afghani cuisine at the Market.
Afghani cuisine? Fun!
Beer: indeed, Darwin, and wine, too. The teetoaller in me has issues. I wish very much people could send the signal that they can have a good time without drinking alcohol. For what it's worth, I've attended this event three times, and I've haven't seen any problems with public drunkenness. I don't see much police presence there. West River liberal libertarianism at work?