Diane Morgan Gibble and family started the Miss Morgans Milkweed Antiques show 18 years ago in Bethel, Pa., and slowly grew the show into an event. By event, I mean a 200-vendor large-scale show of both antique vendors and artisan craftspeople, food trucks, and fun. This year, it took place on Oct. 3 and 4 at the Lebanon Valley Expo Center in Lebanon, Pa. Gibble fills the exhibit halls with artisans and handmade crafts and also with antique and vintage antique dealers selling their merchandise. The variety is astounding, and country material is the mainstay. Pavilions are loaded with everything from decorative items to primitive antiques and accessories, garden, industrial, architectural, and more. There are artisans selling jewelry, clothings, hooked rugs, pottery, and seasonal decorative items, among other things. The mix of old and new works for Gibble. The show has a following, and attendance broke 10,000. Several dealers from the South shopped the show, including one from Texas. Southeastern Pennsylvania is the true motherland for antiquing. This is more evident today than it ever has been. The dates for next years show and sale are set and will be Friday and Saturday, Oct. 2 and 3. The theme will be Americas 250th. The photos show just a small component of what was available. For further information, call 484-256-7610 or visit www.morgansmilkweedantiques.com.