While on vacation in Portland, Oregon, I decided to visit the Portland Saturday Market. With a name like that, you would expect to find fresh vegetables and baked goods with cheery local farmers. Instead, the market is supposed to be dedicated to local artists in the Portland area who sell their work each weekend from March through December. I had lots of expectations when I went there.
The market itself was more focused on the food and the beer than it was on the arts. It was quite large and there were a few art booths, but overall it was a bit overwhelming. There was a very large crowd of people there and everyone was eating something as they were walking around. Of course, it would have been because it was only the second sunny day in months in Portland. (The first being the day before) But, I was disappointed since I was hoping it was more focused on the art.
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1 kasandra // Jun 17, 2008 at 11:24 pm
Portland has a spectacular downtown farmers market on Saturdays, as well as over a dozen other farmers markets on other days of the week, and in other parts of town. That’s just not what “Saturday Market” is, or is supposed to be.
2 reimundo // Jun 18, 2008 at 1:11 am
You are correct. In fact, I have gone to a couple of wonderful farmer’s markets during my stay here. Those markets are wonderful. My post was not about those markets, it was more about my expectation, based on travel books and websites, that this specific “Saturday Market” was more of an art focused market. I was disappointed with this market but very happy with the other farmer’s markets I attended.
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