LOCAL VENDORS INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN FIRST ANNUAL WINTER MARKET AT ST. JOE'S WATERCOLOR INN & RESORT
Show Holiday Wares at a Traditional, Festive Outdoor Market, Hosted by the WaterColor Community Association
SANTA ROSA BEACH, FL - (November 19, 2008) - The St. Joe Company's WaterColor Inn & Resort and the WaterColor Community Association will host a First Annual Winter Market on Saturday, December 20, 2008, from 12:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. The event will be open to the public free of charge, and will take place at WaterColor's Town Center.
The 'Winter Market' concept is reminiscent of a traditional German Christmas market, where a variety of vendors display merchandise and crafts in a street fair setting - making the sites, smells and sounds of the season come alive with holiday spirit. Highlights of the event will include live music, an eclectic mix of holiday gifts, delicious food, drinks and more.
Vendors offering merchandise in the following categories are encouraged to participate: chocolates, fresh breads or pastries, Christmas cookies, fresh produce, nuts, scarves and hats, candles, ornaments, arts and crafts, fine art, jewelry, toys, books, Christmas decorations, pottery, mugs, present wrapping and more.
Interested vendors should contact Hillary Fosdyck of the WaterColor Community Association for an application form at hfosdyck@ccmcnet.com or 850.491.0212. Space is available on a limited basis. The cost per vendor booth is $30, and includes one six-foot table with linen and two chairs. Booths with tents are available for $100 and include one 10 ft. by 10 ft. tent, one six-foot table, linen and two chairs.
WaterColor Inn & Resort is a 499-acre Southern coastal resort and residential community in Northwest Florida. Nestled between 1,400 linear feet of beachfront and coastal pines alongside Western Lake, WaterColor Inn & Resort is located adjacent to Grayton Beach State Park on south Walton County's scenic Highway 30-A.
About WaterColor Inn and Resort
Voted one of the "Top 50 Mainland U.S. Resorts" by readers of Cond? Nast Traveler and "Best Hotel in Florida" by the readers of Travel + Leisure, the exclusive 60-room WaterColor Inn and Resort offers luxurious waterfront accommodations, award-winning dining at Fish Out Of Water, a full-service spa, Camp WaterColor for kids and a multitude of recreational activities including three golf courses, tennis, biking, kayaking and fishing. Well appointed Gulf-view residences and charming cottages are also available for rent and sale. WaterColor is managed by Seattle-based Noble House Hotels & Resorts. For more information about WaterColor, visit www.watercolorresort.com or call 866/426-2656.
About St. Joe
The St. Joe Company (NYSE: JOE), a publicly held company based in Jacksonville, is one of Florida’s largest real estate development companies. We are primarily engaged in real estate development and sales, with significant interests in timber. Our mission is to create places that inspire people and make JOE’s Florida an even better place to live, work and play. We’re no ordinary JOE.
More information about JOE can be found at our web site at www.joe.com.
Copyright 2008, The St. Joe Company. “St. Joe”, “JOE”, “WaterColor”, “WaterColor Triple Bar” and the “Taking Flight” design are service marks of The St. Joe Company.
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