The Arthur Market

10/07/2026

Allow me a moment to nerd out.

I like to track a little metric I call "Communities of Origin". This is the list of towns and cities that people have traveled from (as either a vendor or an attendee) to be at the Arthur Market. In other words, where do you live right now, and were you at one of our events this season? I forgot to post this after our August market, and I know I chatted with an attendee that had brought friends/family from Connecticut...but I don't remember where in CT.

Here is the current communities of origin list, which consists of 151 towns and cities, across 19 states, and 2 countries (Canada and South Africa).

Let me know in the comments if you or someone you know attended the market this season and if your/their city is not on our list!

Abbotsford, BC, Canada
Abercrombie
Abilene, TX
Absaraka
Ada
Alexandria
Amenia
Ames, IA
Argusville
Arthur
Ayr
Barnesville
Becida, MN
Bemidji
Binford
Bismarck
Blanchard
Bloomington, MN
Boise, ID
Borup, MN
Boston, MA
Box Elder, SD
Breckenridge
Brooktree Park, ND
Buffalo
Casselton
Chaffee
Christine
Claremont, MN
Climax, MN
Cohasset, MN
Cooperstown, ND
Crystal
Danbury, WI
Davenport, ND
Detroit Lakes
Devils Lake
Dickinson
Dilworth
East Grand Forks
Eden Prairie
Eglin, OK
Embden
Enderlin, ND
Erie
Estes Park, CO
Fargo
Farmington
Felton
Fergus Falls
Fertile
Fingal, ND
Finley
Ft. Loramie, OH
Galchutt
Galesburg
Gardner
Gary
Georgetown
Glyndon
Grafton
Grand Forks
Grandin
Groveland, FL
Gwinner
Hallock
Halstad, MN
Hankinson
Hannaford, ND
Harwood
Hawley
Helena, MT
Hendrum
Herman, MN
Hibbing, MN
Hillsboro
Hope
Horace
Houston, TX
Hunter
Jamestown
Kindred
Koloa, Hawaii
Lake Park
Lancaster, MN
Langdon
Larimore
Leonard
Lester Prairie, MN
Lidgerwood
Lincoln, ND
Lino Lakes
Lisbon
Litchfield, MN
Littleton, CO
Mandan
Manitowoc, WI
Maple Grove, MN
Mapleton
Mayville
McLeod, ND
Minneapolis
Montpelier, ND
Moorhead
Neilsville, MN
New Salem, ND
Northfield, MN
Oakes, ND
Omaha,NE
Oriska
Osage
Ottertail
Owanka, SD
Page
Pelican Rapids
Pembina
Perley, MN
Portland, ND
Rapid City, SD
Reiles Acres
Reno, NV
Rochert
Rothsay
St. Cloud
St. Paul
San Antonio, TX
San Bernardino, CA
San Tan Valley, AZ
Saskatoon, SK, Canada
Sauk Centre
Sisseton, SD
Springfield, IL
Tower City
Tucson, AZ
Twin Valley, MN
Ulen
Umtentweni, South Africa
Valley City
Velva
Vergas, MN
Wahpeton
Walcott
Walhalla, MN
Warroad
Watertown, SD
West Fargo
Wheatland
Williston
Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Wyndmere

10/07/2026

It was great having the The Formidable Foodie up to the Arthur Market. Check out this great meal she made using items purchased from some of our vendors - Bluestem Ranch, Olive Acre, Farm in the Dell of the Red River Valley, and Grandma Pam's Kitchen.

10/06/2026

Gratitude Post #4

Thank you to the following in-kind sponsors for helping the Arthur Market grow our infrastructure as attendance continues to increase.

S&S Septic Pumping
Shortprinter
Verwest Contracting Inc.
Taxman
Matts Redi-Rolloff

Also, a special thank you to the City of Arthur and the Arthur Park District for continuing to host our market events in the beautiful city park!

10/06/2026

Gratitude Post #3

Thank you to the following sponsors for your generous support of the Arthur Market! I appreciate your investment in our community!

Tillers
Kenzie Pavek, Realtor at Realty Xperts
Moore Engineering Inc
C-Town Apparel, LLC
Icewind Brewing
Rookery Rock W**ery
Sheyenne Dental
TNT Manufacturing
Light Consulting
DJs Plumbing and Heating

10/06/2026

Gratitude Post #2

Thank you to the following sponsors for your investment in our community! Your support is an important reason we had another record setting year!

Sowers
Polar Communications
Need Seed? Proseed
Smart Spaces
North Dakota Grape and W**e Association
Aspire Optical Co of Fargo
Surety Wealth Group
Watts Ace Hardware

10/05/2026

What an incredible wrap-up to another amazing Arthur Market season! Saturday was a wonderful day, and I have so much gratitude from all of the encouragement and support this community has given me (both the immediate community of Arthur, and the ever-growing Arthur Market community).

This is post #1 of our sponsor thank you posts (FB won't let me tag all of our sponsors in one post, which is a pretty great problem to have). A HUGE thank you to the following sponsors for the generous support of the 2026 Arthur Market:

Presenters
BankNorth
Cass County Electric Cooperative
Sarah Herlihy - Nodak Insurance Agent

Cultivators
Agri-Valley Insurance
Cottonwood C***r House
Kelly’s Cafe

Make sure to thank them in the comments or on their business page, give them a "Like" or a "Follow", or better yet, throw them some business.

Later today I will put up post #2 to thank all of the rest of our sponsors.

10/03/2026

10/03/2026

See you all in a couple of hours to help us close out the 2026 season!

10/02/2026

Let's talk about the 𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐄 family friendly features we will have at the Arthur Market tomorrow. Thank you to our presenting sponsor, Sarah Herlihy - Nodak Insurance Agent, and the rest of our incredible sponsors for your generous support! Because of your investment in our community we are able to provide so many things for free to all that attend!

𝐈𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐤:
Face Painting - Wood Lily Face Painting out of Lidgerwood will be with us creating cute, beautiful, or spooky faces!

Hair Tinsel or Glitter - Simply Sparkle will be doing either hair glitter or hair tinsel (your choice of one), and will have hair glitter for sale.

𝐈𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐤:
Horse-Drawn Carriage Rides - Keith Johnson will have his team of horses and a carriage to take people around Arthur on a beautiful fall day.

Barrel Train - Mike McLean created a barrel train for the Arthur Market and will be giving rides throughout the park.

𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐬
We will have four of our corporate sponsors on hand with a variety of goodies and activities, all located in the south end of the park.

Agri-Valley Insurance will have our free Arthur Market tote bags! There are only 75 available, so make sure to stop by right away to snag your free tote. Thank you Agri Valley Insurance for sponsoring those free totes for the 7th year in a row!

Cass County Electric Cooperative will have some CCEC swag to give away and a fun button making activity for the kiddos! They can design and color a button to wear around the park.

Aspire Optical Co of Fargo will be on hand with "interactive coloring sheets, puzzles, and connect-the-dots designed to help children learn about eye health. Parents can also explore our brand-new children's prescription lenses to discover the best options available for their kids' vision. Knowing our strong farming roots, we are especially eager to connect with local agricultural workers by showcasing our durable safety frames and protective eyewear solutions. In addition, we will be highlighting our stylish selection of sunglasses, convenient readers, and beautiful handmade soft eyeglass cases. Be sure to stop by our booth to enter our fun drawing for a free pair of Oakley sunglasses by guessing how many eyeballs are in the jar!"

Sarah Herlihy - Nodak Insurance Agent is our presenting sponsor for tomorrow! Sarah will have a scavenger hunt for kids with a sheet of pumpkin stickers to use to complete the hunt. Completed cards can be brought back to Sarah's booth for a cute little foam stress relief car.

Of course we have our playground, a new basketball court, and two new pickleball courts that you all can use (you will need to bring your own pickleball equipment and basketball).

60+ vendors, pumpkins, live music all day, incredible food and beverages, yummy treats, and a gorgeous forecast to boot.

See you all tomorrow from 10am-2pm in the Arthur City Park!

10/01/2026

𝑺𝑬𝑪𝑶𝑵𝑫 𝑼𝑷𝑫𝑨𝑻𝑬: 𝑾𝒆 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒈𝒐𝒐𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒈𝒐!

Our new baked goods vendor is Sierra Ford and CC's Sweets! Sierra will be in booth #50 on the west side of the picnic shelter

Our new sourdough vendor is Otto Bread! Otto Bread will be in spot #41 on the south end of the park along the sidewalk near the playground.

Thank you all for helping me get connected with these new vendors.

See you all on Saturday!

𝐔𝐏𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄:
𝐈 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐚 𝐛𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐬 𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐫, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐚 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐫.
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I have an update to share about our final market on Saturday. I have had a couple of cancellations and am looking to fill them if possible. Specifically, 𝐈 𝐚𝐦 𝐢𝐧 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚 𝐛𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐬 𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐫. Please reach out to me via Messenger.

Note: 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐍𝐎𝐓 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐲𝐩𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐫𝐬. I am specifically in need of a sourdough and baked goods vendor. All other types of vendors have been filled.