The dealers and customers continue to build the two small towns of Madison and Bouckville in New Yorks Mohawk Valley as the place to come for great antiques and collectibles shopping. Holding its spring show June 3 to 5, the 14 Madison-Bouckville show fields were covered with more than 1,500 exhibitors. There are no specific methods to count the numbers of shoppers for all the fields. They all have free admission, but judging from the parking, some of which charge, some dont, the lots were full early on day one with several thousand shoppers. The two annual Madison-Bouckville antiques markets are held in late spring and late summer. The larger summer event will take place Monday to Sunday, Aug. 15 to 21, and has become well known as a great source for fresh-to-the-market antiques. This is in large measure due to the many exhibitors that do not travel far from upstate New York with their collections and dont do many other shows. This first weekend of June, the little villages were overflowing with shoppers, and buying was reported as very good by many dealers. Cheri Charboneau, together with her husband, Bob, said their sales began while unloading at setup. We began (selling) as soon as Bob opened the truck. It hasnt stopped yet, so we are really pleased! Coming from Honeoye Falls, N.Y., they collect throughout the year and sell primarily at the two Madison-Bouckville shows from a large exhibit space in Cider House show field. Syracuse, N.Y., exhibitor Steven Phillips was selling from his personal collection of 20th-century furniture and accessories. Furniture by known Mid-Century designers was selling well at his Cider House booth. Elizabeth Allan Antiques, Churchill, N.Y., has been putting up her own tent to best exhibit diverse collections of antiques and home dcor. Through most of setup and day one, Allan was busy discussing merchandise with exhibitors and making sales. Mohawk Arms, another of the 14 show fields, had John Lord and Sons from Maine on the side of the street with their eclectic collection of late 19th-century advertising and store fixtures. The Lords also found an interesting carved statue of a baseball player. The Indian Acres sow field erected shared tents for many of its exhibitors. This June show was filled with early antiques and collectibles for the toy collector. Mark Anthony, Brimfield, Mass., sells antique Persian rugs. For Madison-Bouckville, he was on the front lawn at the Trading Post show field. The Out Front show field is among the larger fields along the street with more exhibitors in about 100 spaces for its August show. Slightly fewer exhibit in June. The Depot is one of the shops open most of the year. During both of the shows, they forego parking in their front yard lot and fill it with booths, about 20 total, with early 19th-century furniture and accessories as the primary focus. The exhibitors extend from the center of Bouckville on Route 20 east for about a mile toward Madison with a couple scattered show fields in that village as well. Hotel accommodations for exhibitors and shoppers are in Utica, Hamilton, or slightly further away in Syracuse. There are also many camping sites in the area. For further information, visit www.madison-bouckville.com for contact information regarding each show field.