Vintage Fun & Games at the Gen. Stanton Flea Market Rejuvenates

VINTAGE FUN AND GAMES AT GENERAL STANTON INN FLEA MARKET CAN REJUVENATE BOTH THE BODY AND THE MIND

Did you know that Flea Markets--and Charlestown's General Stanton Inn Flea Market, in particular, can be good for your health? (And maybe even make you laugh, like you did when you were a kid?!)

Sure, there's the healthy "walk in the park" part of our outdoor Sunday Flea Market, set on the tree-lined, sea-breezed grounds of the historic General Stanton Inn (est 1667), in coastal Charlestown R.I...

Yet, beyond that, the inherent fun of the treasure hunt--the sense of play (that comes into play at our Flea Market), can also be "serious business" for rejuvenating both your body AND spirit. Some scientific health studies have shown that for adults, "play" can reduce stress, temporarily relieve pain and can also stimulate the mind and memory!

That's all because, while adventuring around the field at our Charlestown Flea this Sunday, for say, some of your childhood games, like "Rock-Em-Sock-Em-Robots" or "Twister," your body's "feel-good-chemicals"--endorphins--start bubbling up--and just might leave you feeling like a kid again...

Writer George Bernard Shaw, wisely reminds us:"We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing."

At The General Stanton Flea Market this Sunday (8 a.m.-3 p.m.), you and your fellow family and friend fleamates, can gleefully engage in rediscovering lost childhood memories. (Sure, you DO have the time to take a Field Trip for Grownups...and/or, bring those natural Play Experts--your children--along with you!)

Will you find your Mother's Cookie Jar--the one with the clanging cover you were adept at sound-muffling?!)

Or... will you run right into the ottoman that sat at the foot of your Father's favorite chair?(...As you often did, too?!)

Remember the birthday or holiday when your parent/s finally gave the green light to those "Moon Shoes" you'd been mooning over?...or that expensive, expert, microscope set, which they thought you weren't mentally equipped for, yet? (Wow, did you show them, or what?!) Ahhh...it's all part of the game, the "thrill of the hunt"...

At The General Stanton Inn Flea Market, you can delight in recreating childhood memories and marvel at some of the vendors' vintage toys currently for sale: the 1950s "Marvelous Mike Tractor"(which is actually a bulldozer, with a robot at the controls).../ a turn-of-the-century table croquet set (or "parlor croquet," from the parlance of that day)/ a 1930s board game romp, "3 Men on a Horse"/ and a 5-in-1, table pinball game, "Poosh-M-Up," featuring baseball, football and horse racing.

Promise yourself you won't put jollification on vacation, just because you've advanced into adulthood?!

Come out to play at The General Stanton Inn Flea Market in Charlestown....And let the fun...and the games...begin!

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ADMISSION TO GENERAL STANTON INN FLEA MARKET IS FREE.(...To get a running start on all this fun, early birds are always welcome.) 401 364 1188 http://www.facebook.com/genera...

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The General Stanton Inn Flea Market is celebrating its' 55th Anniversary this Season.(It's the oldest, continually-running Flea Market in Rhode Island!)

By virtue of its' location in coastal Charlestown, The General Stanton Inn's antiques, crafts and collectibles Flea Market, is especially treasured for its' nautical antiques.

For the protection of both visitors and vendors at The General Stanton Inn Flea Market, face masks are required to be worn by all. Social Distancing adds additional protection throughout the Flea Market.

"Fry Guys" food truck is also be on site, selling fresh-cut french fries, breakfast sandwiches, burgers and other lunch items. And Charlestown's own Cupcakory "cupcakemobile," often appears for a surprise visit! Sweet?!

In celebration of its' 55th Anniversary, The General Stanton Flea Market is on a quest this year, for 55 additional new antiques, crafts, collectibles and Farmers' Market vendors...They'll be sharing the tree-shaded grounds of the historic General Stanton Inn (est. 1667), with the cherished cache of long-time Charlestown Flea Market vendors, that customers have come to love...and look for

!New vendors at the General Stanton Inn Flea Market this Season, can call to make advance space reservations, or simply show up by 7 a.m. Saturdays and Sundays to set up. 10' x 20' spaces are available for $25.-$35., depending on location (tarped and non-tarped spaces are available.) Vendors may also bring their own pop-up tents and are required to bring their own table/s and chairs. All items being sold must be clean and clearly priced.

Vendors can rent booths for just one day, or the entire season of Sundays... This Flea Market sails straight through to Columbus Day Weekend.

Non-profit organizations are invited, as in past years, to set up information and fundraising sales booths, at no cost, through the end of The General Stanton Inn Flea Market's Season. There is no limit on the number of times that any particular non-profit can set at the Flea Market.

Overnight accommodations are available at the historic General Stanton Inn, through Columbus Day Weekend.

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