The 36th annual Alpine Art Affair will take place under the pines in downtown Winter Park July 25 and 26. Start your morning with pancakes served by the Lion’s Club of Winter Park. The artists booths will be set up downtown in the park across from Park Place shopping center. There will be artists there from all over the United States displaying their crafts of every medium. You can find jewelry, paintings, glass works, photography, sculptures, pottery, and more. There are also kids booths and local live music to entertain. Smokin’ Moe’s will be there to provide yummy bar-b-q for lunch. Not into bar-b-q, then head to another Winter Park restuarant. They are all within walking distance of the art show. The artists will display their crafts from 9-6 on Saturday, and 9-4 on Sunday. Admission is free, so come early to get the best deals. And remember to wear closed toe shoes, those wood chips can really wear your toes down after a few hours.
Fill up your tank and head to the mountains. Winter Park and the Fraser Valley are full of great activites! Come hike thousands of trails, bike 600 miles of terrrain, raft raging rivers, or just grab a bite to eat and enjoy the cool mountain air and the warm mountain sunshine. We have great lodging deals, almost as cheap as your tank of gas. In these tight economic times this is a great affordable vacation. And hey, it gets the family out in the fresh air as well. According to 
Generally in the mountains the rivers peak during the May thaw. This year we have an added bonus caused by recent weather conditions. When the temperatures dropped and the heavens opened up, there wasn’t anywhere for the water to go but flush downstream. This should last for a few weeks, so get your paddles out and call 
everything from mutton bustin’, my favorite, to bull riding.
