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Art Fairs & 9/11/01

Posted by Connie Mettler on September 11, 2011 at 11:04am in Everything Else

As I watch the broadcasts from Ground Zero today I remember being at an art fair in St. Clair Shores, MI, on Saturday morning, September 15. The boy scouts marched in with the flag and the local Junior Miss led the assemblage in singing "America"... one of the most stirring moments ever at an art fair for me.

The drive to and from St. Clair Shores was eerie, going past Metro Airport in Detroit, no planes in the sky.

Where were you that weekend?

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  • Joan Tweedell September 29, 2011 at 9:41pm

    I did the Columbus IN Chautauqua that weekend. I drove down to Indy on Friday and stopped to take a walk in Eagle Creek Park. An airplane flew over after noon and I realized that was the first one I saw/heard since Tuesday morning.

    At the fair a high school band played "America the Beautiful" and there wasn't a dry eye in the park.

    I did a fair in Palatine IL this year on 9/11 and appreciated the beautiful memorial service the town held a block away, and that the fair volunteers offered to booth-sit so artists could attend it.

  • Ann Marie Crosmun September 22, 2011 at 12:30pm
    Up to that point, I never turned on the TV. But, that morning, for some odd reason, I did. I saw it as it happened. All I could do was sit in disbelief, and silently cry. When they posted the names of who was on the PA flight-Ii felt like I  was hit in the stomach-my very good friend and video editor from my days as a TV producer at Public TV was on that flight. To this day, I am so thankful (and say it) to any service person I see. I will even go up to people just walking by, or in a store, and thank them for their service to our country. I am so humble and grateful that we are still being given the gift to create, after such a horrible tragedy.
  • Linnea Lahlum September 12, 2011 at 12:15am

    I was at a small local art fair in Park Forest IL. The art fair had called all the artists and said they wanted to go on with the show, and would appreciate our coming out. So most of us did. There were some customers, but not the usual crowds. Mostly people walking around in a subdued mood, and talking of little else.  Many told me it was the first time they had left their house since that Tuesday when it happened. (Same for me, too) Those who bought from the artists, or just came out to see the art, treated it like an act of solidarity. We were coming together, and experiencing mutual support. I think we all felt better for doing it.

  • Ruth Finkenbiner September 11, 2011 at 10:37pm
    That was a very eerie weekend, made it home to Dallas after 3 days of not being able to fly knowing it was our last weekend in Dallas.  You see, we were in the relocation process from Dallas to Seattle, that was supposed to be our Party Weekend with lots of fun farewell parties, time with friends and family.  Instead we were thankful that I was able to book a seat on one of the first planes to depart Sea-Tac so I was home when the movers arrived on Monday morning.  Boarding a plane at midnight Friday to catch the red-eye to go back to Dallas was nerve wrecking as the National Guard patrolled the airport and all the passengers were very subdued.  We were experiencing lots of personal change with a relocation at the time our nation was going through a huge change.
  • Jacki Bilsborrow September 11, 2011 at 10:09pm

    Well, after I watched it on TV, I went to your house to work.  The whole day had an eerie feel to it.

    Jacki B

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