Sure, I’d heard about how massive and wonderful the three days of Blueberry was, but didn’t get a chance to see for myself until last year.  Just…wow!

Bring on the deep-fried, artery-clogging goodness!  Find everything fried and fabulous…and even a little strange.  I mean, cheesecake on a stick?  Huh?

There are many, many food vendors: German, Polish, Italian, Greek, Mexican, and just a ton of choices.  But the star of the festival is everything blueberry!

What did I see this year?  Blueberry-topped ice cream sundaes, blueberry milkshakes, blueberry cheesecake, blueberry cider slush, blueberry fudge, blueberry cobbler, pie, and more!  It’s a blueberry-lover’s dream come true!

After walking through the wall of tempting food vendors, you’ll start getting into the crafts, etc.  This isn’t one of those things where you go in expecting to be amazed and instead it’s a disappointing bunch of yard sale cast-offs, no sir!  Sure, the guys selling “buy one get two free” are around, but so are antiques and art and lots of handcrafted goodness.

There’s games, rides, a camp of Civil War Re-enactors,  and a good selection of rides for kids like a small roller coaster, the giant slide, even a fun house and circus train, just to name a few.

Probably one of the best and most unique attractions of The Blueberry Festival is The Hot Air Affair, the hot air balloon event.  This annual to-do attracts hot air balloon enthusiasts from all over the country and frequent launches just add to the whole atmosphere.  Little ones in particular think it’s pretty incredible.  But then again, so do I.

If you get a chance to go next year, take it!  Tip: park at Plymouth High School.  All proceeds go to various school clubs and you get a free ride on The Tram. Blueberry is big enough without adding a ton of extra walking just to get to the entrance!

What’s your favorite part of The Blueberry Festival?  I have to say I’m a big fan of the food!  Find more Plymouth, Indiana Blueberry Festival photos on my Flickr photostream.

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A long main drag, Michigan Street, is lined with amazing home after amazing home, surrounding an awesomely preserved downtown.  Park the car and walk around not only the downtown, but a chunk of Michigan Street as well.  Really great homes here!

Plymouth, Indiana has a rather large number of shops in its downtown section and a neat old-fashioned movie theater.  Clothing, antiques, and one of a kinds interrupted by the occasional café, restaurant, pub, or office.

Once the shopping is out of the way, reward the kiddies with a trip to Centennial Park.  There are a mess of paved running/biking/roller blading trails and a huge wooden playground that can’t be beat.  It has lots of creative nooks, crannies, and bridges for kids to climb up and crawl through — there’s even a jail!  I love it!  I mean, the kid loves it!  I just suffer through.

Anyway, Plymouth, Indiana is also home to the world-famous Blueberry Festival (ok, maybe not world famous, but you would think so to hear my husband talk about it!). 

Well, The Blueberry Festival just so happens to be the largest three day festival in the Midwest, with the biggest craft section I have ever, ever seen!  There are also carnival games, a marathon, hot air balloon launches, kids rides, and a bunch of those nausea inducing, gravity defying rides for brave souls (yeah, NO).

Otherwise, the summer brings a nice farmers’ market on River and East Garro.  Choose from locally grown and mostly inexpensive farm fresh produce as well as a smattering of other locally made wares and crafts.  You never know what you are going to find.  Tip: do a walk-through first THEN buy after you have a chance to compare prices!

It’s a really nice looking town and I am hoping to get back there one of these days and stay in one of the super cute bed and breakfasts.  When I do…you’ll be the first to know!

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