The Bakery At Allaire State Park

 The Bakery was open when we went to 

 Historic Allaire State Park

for the Fairies and Forest Friends Event. I wrote about that yesterday, here.

The Bakery is one of the 13 original buildings from 1822.

It was a part of a well established, self sustained, active community of 400 people until 1848. 

We visit the park often as it is close to home.

If you are curious about the history of Allaire Village you can read previous posts I have written

about the park here, here, and here.

The Bakery is not always open when we visit and when it is open, pictures are not allowed.

On this evening I asked if I could take photos and much to my surprise, they said yes.

Fairies & Forest Friends At Allaire Village

Allaire State Park

 recently hosted a Fairies and Forest Friends event in their Park in Howell Township, NJ.

This was an amazing event...an illuminated trail of miniature Fairy and Gnome Homes and displays.

Most of the paths were illuminated with soft lighting.

The fairies were here in the village...

and some little fairies came to visit.

Bubbles

Fairy Lights

The shops were open, 

there were people working on crafts and trades from the time when people lived and worked here.

Word went out on social media that they were looking for volunteers to make "fairy homes"'.

The towns people did not disappoint.

All of these displays were made by residents living in the area.

So here we go, I took way too many pictures.

I can't explain in words how fascinating and fun this was...

for the little kids and the big ones too!