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Each year, the first two full weekends in October, we have an artisan booth at the historic Walnut Grove Farm Barn on the Knox County Scenic Drive. The Knox County Scenic Drive in Illinois is a very fun annual fall festival.  It's a great time to be outside and see the leaves in vibrant colors, to have fun with friends and family, and find cool Christmas presents.  The Walnut Grove Farm Barn is one of the most wonderful places on this route to go!  There will be artists and demonstrations, music traditional for the farm, horse drawn wagon rides (big horses!), farm animals and homemade cheese, and open kettle stew.
Be sure to take a look at the Walnut Grove Farm's whole site!

BIG NEWS!!!

GREAT LEATHER has been featured in "Modern Drummer" magazine - the world's #1 drumming magazine!
See our GREAT LEATHER drumstick bag in the December issue's New & Notable section.

Also, there will be a short review in another Modern Drummer issue, a couple months from now. We will keep you updated!  Keep reading Modern Drummer:)!!!

Entrepreneurs: doing what they love
Couple finds a spirituality in life's work

By JOHN R. PULLIAM
The Register-Mail
Posted Oct 20, 2008 @ 02:38 PM

AVON — Both in terms of experience and outlook, Paul and Dena Hamilton are about as far from your typical entrepreneurs as Avon is from southern California, where Paul Hamilton grew up.

One of the things that makes the Hamiltons interesting is a seeming contradiction. A closer look, however, reveals instead complexities of two personalities that contain many layers. Their story intertwines business acumen with spirituality in a way in which one cannot be separated from the other.  Read entire article from Galesburg.com >>