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Everyone is invited to fall in love with the experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sip and shop at our Valentine\u2019s Market, open from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Vendors Include: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Soft Armour -Trucker hat bar<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sue Graff Designs &#8211; Hand crafted jewelry&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Matt Crawford &#8211; Artist&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Crochets by Allie &#8211; Stuffies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gracies Farm Stand &#8211; Small patch pickles, jams and ferments, organic skin care, goats milk soap, hand painted cards and soaps<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Halfway to Heaven Sourdough <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kinzie&#8217;s Kandles &#8211; Official Valentine&#8217;s candle of 2026<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Voulez Vous Handcrafted Chocolates &#8211; Chocolatier<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wild Wax Candle Co.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tory Steele &#8211; Local romance author<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Solana Studios &#8211; Permanent jewelry\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sweet Beaver Caramels<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stacey and Co. 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