After nearly being rained out at Norway Days the weekend before, Stockholm's Arts Festival carried the same weather forecast.  Luckily, however, there were only sprinkles late the the day as the event shut down.  This is one of the best festivals on the Wisconsin side of the Mississippi.



The buses bring the visitors down from the parking lots in droves:



And they're quickly met by a couple of strangely-dressed ladies handing out programs:



When she wasn't looking over my shoulder as I signed books, my energetic neighbor joined others in admiring this century  old cottonwood tree:



Before we left I bought enough rhubarb from Martha for two pies: