A fine, fun second Saturday is planned for the Somerset Yard and Market Sale April 9, 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Community members, civic clubs, organizations and local churches are invited to bring gently used household items, jewelry, fresh produce, preserves and baked goods to sell. It's a great way to enjoy homemade goods and buy local. Spaces on the grounds near the parking lots will rent for $8.
Historic interpreters will demonstrate and guide basket making and candle dipping, sharing the resourcefulness of families of days gone by. The activity fee is $2.15.
Whether shopping or selling, it will be a great way to meet neighbors and enjoy the quality goods and creativity in the community.
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 Road, Creswell. It is administered by the Division of State Historic Sites in the N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.