After the Feast . . .
Thanksgiving is just two days away, and after Thanksgiving thoughts turn to shopping for all the holidays that involve giving gifts. Basilica Farm & Flea Holiday Market, now a well-established tradition in Hudson, is again offering an enjoyable and rewarding alternative to shopping at big box stores on Black Friday, on Small Business Saturday, and on Sunday, which has no particular name--November 24, 25, and 26. All the information about the holiday market and the vendors participating can be found here.
One of the vendors at Basilica Farm & Flea again this year is the Hudson Area Library History Room. If you are looking for gifts that are uniquely and unmistakably Hudson, this is the booth you should seek out. They will be selling familiar merchandise, like the tea towels and tote bags featuring Tony Kieraldo's drawing of the Hudson Armory, the library's home, . . .
and the SPOUT mugs, designed by Alan Coon and Kelley Drahushuk, and SPOUT vinyl stickers. (SPOUT is the acronym for Society to Promote Our Unique Town, a business and citizens group created in 1975.)
New for the holiday season are ornaments and coasters created by Philmont-based artist Jess Cropper-Alt, which bear the iconic Hudson whale.
The SPOUT whale logo, affectionately known as "Spouty," featured on History Room merchandise, is the same whale that appears on Hudson street signs. It was designed for the Society to Promote Our Unique Town by Richard Kraham, who in 1975 was the Register-Star design director and the graphic coordinator for SPOUT. Kraham has generously given the library permission to use the logo for display, research, and merchandising.
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