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4 | July 5, 2019 | The glencoe anchor news
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Businesses set up shop on the sidewalk for annual Glencoe sale
Nora Crumley, Editorial Intern
The Glencoe Sidewalk Sale
attracted savvy shoppers from
all over the North Shore and let
vendors and local store fronts
meet new customers and clear
out merchandise at a discounted
price Friday-Saturday, June 28-
29.
Featured at this year’s sidewalk
sale were jewelry, handbags, accessories
and household items
from across the world. Even with
storm clouds on the horizon, residents
were excited to shop.
Ivey Domont, of Glencoe, said
she enjoys the sidewalk sale because
it highlights local shops.
“There are great deals and we
love to support the local community,”
Domont said.
Some of the local vendors have
been coming to sell merchandise
for many years. Iris Baer, of
Glencoe, has manned a jewelry
stand at the Glencoe sidewalk
sale for 30 years. As a member of
the community, she enjoys reconnecting
with loyal customers.
“The sidewalk sale is a good
way to reach more people,” Baer
said. “Since I am local, people
know my stand. I can reconnect
with old customers and expose
myself to new customers.”
Janet Schafer, of Highland
Park, has been a vendor at the
Glencoe Sidewalk Sale for six
years and agrees that the sidewalk
sale provides good exposure
to meet new customers. Schafer,
who travels the country to gather
her jewelry pieces, likes sidewalk
sales because it clears up room
in her inventory to purchase new
pieces.
Christine Mitchell, another experienced
vendor from Chicago,
has attended the Glencoe sale for
eight years. Mitchell travels to
India, Bali, Thailand and Turkey
to gather her eccentric and unique
merchandise and then sells it at
showcases, festivals and sidewalk
sales.
Opposite of these veteran vendors
are Arden Lapin and Lily
Matteson, both of Glencoe, who
set up their stand for the first time
this year. Their stand features
handmade shirts with gender inclusive
messages such as “love is
love” and handmade buttons with
the pride flag.
Lapin, a recent graduate from
Western Michigan University,
said about why they created their
Arden Lapin (left) and Lily Matteson, both of Glencoe, showcase their handmade pride-themed T-shirts,
buttons and flags during the Glencoe Sidewalk Sale, which ran Friday-Saturday, June 28-29.
Photos by Nora Crumley/22nd Century Media
stand: “the sidewalk sale falls at
the end of June and we wanted to
be inclusive to the LGBTQ community
on the North Shore.”
Sentiments of togetherness and
the enjoyment of summer weather
were felt all along the sale’s
main area on Park and Vernon.
“I was just walking through
town and I didn’t know the sidewalk
sale was happening this
weekend,” shopper Anya Leptich
said, “but I love how everybody
gets together and you can really
see the community.”
Iris Baer, of Glencoe, stands by her jewelry. She has been a vendor at the local sale
for 30 years.
Shoppers hit the streets in Glencoe during the Sidewalk Sale to find discounts and
sale items from local businesses.