SAS Factory

Last weekend we had Dave's Grandparents here visiting with us. Friday night they asked us if we had ever been to the SAS Factory. Of course we hadn't, so Saturday morning we headed out for an adventure. I don't think we would of ever thought to go here, why go to a shoe factory? Right. Well, it was really quite a fun outing! Outside they had all sorts of antique cars and carriages, even an old horse drawn hearse. Inside they of course had shoes, but plenty of other things to look at. The kids favorite part was all the fun treats, popcorn, drinks, cookies, honey roasted nuts, candy. Our favorite part was the price of those things...popcorn for 5 cents, drinks for 10 cents, cookies for 15 cents, nuts for 25 cents, candy was fill a bag for $2. They got a kick out of trying the old penny scale and seeing who weighed what. Also inside they had a women sitting among the shoes actually sewing a pair of shoes. This company still makes their shoes by hand, so that was kind of cool to see. They had a sign up saying they do tours to see all stages of the shoe making process during the week. So maybe we'll go back one day to see that too, it looks interesting. So if you need to get out for a few hours and don't want to spend much I recommend this place!