Despite rain, Antique Festival draws crowd
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With the rain out of the picture Saturday, Market Street was crowded most of the afternoon with visitors to the Clinch River Spring Antique Festival in Historic Downtown Clinton. - G. Chambers Williams III
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Visitors to the Clinch River Spring Antique Festival on Saturday look over merchandise in the “Lipstick on a Pig” booth of Lorene Daniels, seated left, on Market Street. Seated with Daniels is Sue Thais of Clinton. - G. Chambers Williams III
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Joy Ledford hangs up a cat quilt that was for sale at her Halova Cottage booth at the Clinch River Spring Antique Festival on Market Street last Saturday . - G. Chambers Williams III
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Judy Smith of Clinton takes a funnel cake from Paula Hinckley of Powell from the Rainbo Ice and Funnel Cakes booth at the Spring Antique Festival on Saturday in downtown Clinton. Looking on is Greg Powell. - G. Chambers Williams III
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Sara Smith of Knoxville, left, and Jane Armes of Crossville take a break on a bench in front of Finer Things on Market Street in downtown Clinton during Saturday’s Spring - G. Chambers Williams III
Downtown Clinton merchants enjoyed another Cinch River Spring Antique Festival last Friday and Saturday as big crowds turned out despite some rain early on both days.
Some very light rain fell off and on Friday as the festival ran from noon to 6 p.m., but Saturday’s weather turned quite pleasant after an early rain shower around opening time at 10 a.m.
After that, the skies remained cloudy, but the temperatures hit the mid- to upper-70s, making for a great shopping day without visitors having to deal with a beating-down sun or any more rain.
Crowds were at their peak beginning around noon on Saturday, continuing until the event closed at 5 p.m. A steady stream of visitors crowded Market Street, visiting the street vendors and the downtown brick-and-mortar stores.
Greg Powell and his wife Paula, of Powell, said they were pleased with the turnout at their booth, Raino Ice and Funnel Cakes.
Powell said he has been selling at the Clinton festivals for the past 25 years.
Yvette Meredith-Cubero said she came to check out the festival because she plans to move to Clinton soon from Knoxville.
This event is presented annually by the Historic Downtown Clinton Merchants Association.