Not with a Bang...

but with a whimper. Got an email yesterday announcing the Downtown Grower's Market, located on the town square, is closing for the year. Apparently their produce growers did not have enough fruits and vegetables available to justify setting up their stands for the rest of the season.

While the crafters and artists were willing to keep setting up, people come to markets like this for the produce, with the crafts impulse purchases until October and November when the Christmas season gets here. My understanding is that Carbondale Main Street plans to discuss how to retool the market for next year, perhaps moving it to a different day (and for those who say it should not have set up Saturday morning against the Murdale Farmer's Market, the attending growers had requested Saturday, since they were not able to get booth space at the Murdale Market).