Two small towns in New Yorks Mohawk Valley have come together for great antiques and collectibles shopping twice a year for now 51 times. On Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, June 2, 3, and 4, the show fields will be filled with more than 2,000 exhibitors on 14 show fields. All fields have free admission, and the local tourist board claims around 10,000 people attend the June shows. There is plenty of parking, some of which is at a charge and some free of charge. Northern New York has been well-known as a great source for fresh antiques, especially in American-made 18th- and 19th-century furniture and household accessories. This history creates an environment at this market and again for its big Aug. 14 to 20 event where dealers and collectors converge looking for treasures either for collections, decoration, or inventories. Over the years, show names have changed, owners have retired and sold to other managers, but the fields continue to be one of the countrys premier opportunities for finding great early American antiques. Among the larger fields, Cider House Antiques has been adding several features since being taken over by Jim and Ruth Dutcher a decade ago, such as free parking, a large campground and quality food service. The Out Front Show is across the main road and among the markets with a permanent building on-site, giving weather protection for the exhibitors. East Expo is only two booths deep from the street but then is about a quarter-mile long, with several multi-dealer tents. Quaker Acres West reopened last year, adding to their support from the Boyce familys shop, which will also be open throughout the weekend hosting at least 150 exhibitors and parking in the rear. There are many more shows, but as they are connected, covering them for good picking is easy for the shoppers. Food service is plentiful. Set-up is Thursday, June 1, for the dealers, with most fields allowing shoppers to enter as the exhibitors unload their vans, trailers, and trucks. Hotels for visitors and dealers are the major chains in Utica and Syracuse as well as several in the nearby college town of Hamilton. Madison-Bouckville is a country crossroads 25 miles south of Syracuse and southwest of Utica. For details on each show field, visit www.madison-bouckville.com.