This. is. awesome.

And, CT Folk who put this together is awesome.  I now link to them under essential websites on the sidebar.  Connecticut people - check them out!  And, the rest of you, check out their festivals too - its a good way to plan a Connecticut getaway.

Tour des Farms
Bike Ride
Sunday, August 1, 2010
Register now at BikeReg.com

CT Folk’s Tour des Farms is a day-long, 25-mile leisure bicycle ride on Sunday, August 1 to local farms, greenhouses, orchards, and historic sites in the greater New Haven area. The route winds through lightly travelled scenic country roads, rolling hills, pleasant residential streets and a few miles on a paved linear park through Hamden, North Haven, and Cheshire. At each stop along the road, riders will be entertained by a Connecticut-grown musician.  

Warren County Farmers’ Fair/Balloon Fest/Folk Art Festival 

Aug 1 - 7th

You all were so excited about the balloon festival in Hunterdon County this summer that I thought you may be interested in this Fair as well.  Definitely not as good of a balloon show, obviously, but there are farm animals, elvis impersonators and an abundance of quilters and lacers.  Three festivals all wrapped into one in Phillipsburg, NJ about 90 minutes from NYC.  So, if you missed your chance last time, this is a good excuse to get to the beautiful SW area of Jersey.  

And, I just love this pic they use to advertise it on Facebook.

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Between Poughkeepsie and Woodstock, Rosendale, NY is a small town in Ulster County with a population of about 6,500 people. And, it seems that almost everybody comes together to support the Rosendale Festival which succeeds at bringing tourists and commerce into town while also exposing local musicians and giving hudson valley residents a place to meet and gather.  

I’m working on making my way up there next weekend.

It’s not!  It’s also on Governors Island.