Spring is here and often that means renewal, sorting and taking inventory. It’s the perfect time for the Somerset Yard and Market Sale Saturday, April 14, 10 a.m.to 2 p.m. Community members, civic clubs, local churches and organizations are invited to bring gently used household items, jewelry, baskets, food, pottery, artwork, crafts and baked goods to sell.
The event is a great way to enjoy homemade goods and buy local, meet neighbors and support community creativity. Vendor spaces near the visitor center will rent for $15.
Traditional skills will be celebrated by historic interpreters who will demonstrate and guide a candle dipping activity. The fee is $2.15.
Somerset Place is a representative state historic site offering a comprehensive and realistic view of 19th-century life on a large North Carolina plantation. Originally, the plantation included more than 100,000 densely wooded acres. Over the life of the plantation, more than 50 white employees and more than 850 enslaved workers lived at Somerset.
For additional information or to rent a space, please call (252) 797-4560. Somerset Place is located at 2572 Lake Shore Rd., Creswell. It is administered by the Division of State Historic Sites in the N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.