We applied to be vendors at the Summerside Sidewalk Sale. It was a part of the Lobster Festival and the sale was on Tuesday, July 21st and Wednesday, July 22nd in the downtown area on Water Street.

We met a lot of interesting people throughout the two days but the most interesting were the kids because of the Young Millionaires Program. According to Stephanie, one of the Downtown Summerside employees, kids can apply to receive a $100 grant to start their own business.

“The Young Millionaires Program is here to introduce youth to the world of business and entrepreneurship.  We help participants develop basic business and life skills, such as record keeping, customer service, and public speaking.  Successful participants will even receive grant money to start up their very own business!”

There were about 30 kids at the sidewalk sale with their business ideas. My favourite were the boys who made the stilts. I think they were successful because they advertised well by walking up and down the street on the stilts. By the end of the day though, they were looking pretty tired because of the workout! Another good idea one kid had were “Candy Kabobs”. These were very successful and I would have had a picture but we ate ours! Basically, they put soft candies like gummy worms and jujubes on a skewer. Not only did they look attractive but they were easy to eat. Great idea!

I also took a few pictures of a “field springer spaniel” because of Louise in Parry Sound who has one that looks very similar. We had a good laugh over the dog’s smile. Looks quite a bit like Harry!

Here are some pics of the day:

The other interesting thing was that the lobster trap challenge was cancelled at the marina because of the huge boat that had come in. I happened to walk by at about 4:00 and saw it. Wow! It looked brand new and was very shiny. It was from the Caymen Islands. Sadly, I startled the heron who was fishing for his dinner on the dock but I did manage to get a pretty good shot of him beside the boat.

That’s about it for today. We have started moving furniture into the house and the kitchen people will be arriving sometime today to finish the countertop. Then, hopefully the plumber will arrive to set up the sink. The house looks great! (A bit messy right now, but by next week, it should be pretty much in order.)