Miles & Miles of Yard Sales in 2008

Miles and miles of yard sales are becoming so popular that almost every state in the U.S. is trying to start one. It has been a long known fact that junk makes money, we all do it, put out our unwanted junk on the lawn and have big sales. As the saying goes, one man’s junk is another man’s treasure and the saying is absolutely true! Cities across America have citywide sales and it brings many people into the community, if you spread it across the state lots of community’s benefit.

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Last year during the US 40 Historic Yard Sale there were reports of restaurants running out of food, many cities reported motels being filled and business profiting from the guests participating in the yard sale. It just makes everybody happy, locals make money selling their junk and treasures, businesses benefit and buyers love to look for bargains. It’s a win-win situation.

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Many towns will have a festival during these yard sale days, you will find just about everything along the route. Antiques, collectibles, furniture, glassware, fresh garden produce, canned jams and jellies, food vendors, livestock and vehicles are just a small part of what ’s selling in some of these communities. Many of the communities will also have live entertainment and festivals along with the yard sales.

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I buy and resell so I love yard sales, I make more money off yard sale items than any other source available to me. Before gas got so outrageously expensive I would go to the nearest big city and drive aimlessly around looking for yard sale signs. I still yard sale but I tend to keep closer to home, which only offers a few a week. Miles of yard sales in a line is a very cost-effective way to yard sale, besides it’s just plain old fun!

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I am trying to list the 2008 “longest yard sales” by the month, if you know of one I have missed please email me and I will add it to the list. If you get to any of these be careful of the traffic it can get quite intense and keep a careful eye out for pedestrians - they are everywhere. Most of all have a great time and let me know of your great finds - Happy Bargaining.

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March

Georgia - March 14-16, 2008 - Peaches to the Beaches Annual Yard Sale. - 172 miles through Georgia from Perry to Brunswick on U.S. 341, also known as Golden Isles Parkway. Towns involved: Culloden - Roberta - Fort Valley - Perry - Hawkinsville - Eastman - Helena - McRae - Lumber City - Hazlehurst - Graham - Baxley - Surrency - Odum - Jesup - Brunswick - Jekyll Island
http://www.goldenislesparkway.com/

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April

Texas - April 18-20, 2008 Antique Alley - 25 miles of yard sales, 35 miles south of Ft. Worth on I-35W, http://www.antiquealleytexas.com/

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May

Illinois - May 3 & 4, 2008 - Red Carpet Corridor, Route 66, 90 miles of yard sales and other events, towns involved: Joliet, Elwood, Wilmington, Braidwood, Braceville, Gardner, Dwight, Odell, Pontiac, Chenoa, Lexington and Towanda

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Multi- State - Along the Mississippi Great River Road in Wisconsin & Minnesota- May 2 - 4, 2008, 7am-5pm each day, 100 miles from Alma on the southern end of the Wisconsin side of Lake Pepin, north along Hwy. 35 through Nelson, Pepin, Stockholm, and Maiden Rock to Bay City, WI, then west to Minnesota at Red Wing, MN and head south on Hwy. 61 through Frontenac, Lake City, Camp LaCupolis, Reads Landing, Wabasha, Kellogg and Winona.

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Multi-State - May 15-May 18 , 2008- Antique Alley Yard Sale - This sale is a 502 mile “Happenin” Sale is always held the four-day weekend after Mother’s Day. This “Happenin” starts on U.S. Highway 11 in Meridian, Mississippi through Birmingham, Alabama, and towns in Dade County, Georgia, then Chattanooga, Tennessee to Knoxville, Tennessee and on to Bristol, Virginia. Feel free to jump in anywhere. http://www.us11antiquealley.com/

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Tennessee - May 16-May 17, 2008 - TN52 Yard Sale 95 miles on Tennessee Highway 52 from Orlinda, Tennessee across I-65 (exit 117), to the Overton/Clay County line which is just east of Celina, Tennessee. http://www.tn52.com/

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Multi-State - May 16-May 18 , 2008- Coast-to-Coast, U.S. Route 50 yard sale - this yard sale is in several states, take a look at the website, there are already several cities onboard for this event. http://www.route50.com/yardsale.html

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Multi-State - May 28-June 1, 2008 - Historic National Road US 40 Yard Sale - 824 miles of sales from Balitmore, MD to St Louis, MO , they don’t have an official website but there are many blogs and websites that include this one just type it in the search box and you’ll come up with several articles about it.

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Multi-State - October 17 & 18, 2008, US 80 Hi-Way Sales - Over 250 miles of sales from Mesquite, Texas to Monroe, LA. and beyond as far as Delhi to the East and vendors in Grand Prairie in the West. The website shows the participating cities, held the 3rd weekend in October yearly. http://www.us80.com/

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June

Kentucky - June 5-June 8, 2008 - 400 Mile Sale - Sales spreads across Kentucky’s Hwy 68 from Paducah to Maysville and Hwy 80, see website for parcipating cities http://www.400mile.com/

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Georgia - June 6-June 8, 2008 - Dixie Highway 90-Mile Yardsale Located in Northwest Georgia from Marietta to Ringgold off of I75 http://www.dixiehighway.org/

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Georgia - June 6-June 8, 2008 - Mountaintop Georgia Yard Sale. Approximately 30 miles of sales throughout Hiawassee and Young Harris, GA (Towns County) http://www.mountaintopga.com/

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Illinois - June 6-8, 2008 - Saleing Route 75 - 40 miles in northern Illinois from Rockton to Dakota on Illinois Rt 75 check out the website for participating cities.
http://www.saleingrt75.com/

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Illinois - More on 34 - Father’ Day Weekend - June 13, 14 & 15, 2008 - From Biggsville to Sandwich, IL - check out the website for participating cities - http://moreon34.org/index.php

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Nebraska - June 20-22 , 2008 - Bargains on Byways -300 miles of yard sales includes 8 counties Furnas, Harlan, Franklin, Webster, Nuckolls, Gosper, Phelps, Kearney check out the website at: http://www.bargainsonbyways.com/

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North Dakota - June 20 & 21, 2008 - Highway 21 Treasure Hunt. Citywide rummage sales in communities along Highway 21 including St. Anthony, Flasher, Carson, Elgin, New Leipzig, Mott, Regent and New England. www.ndtourism.com/whatdo/events/festival

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July

Pennsylvania - July 19, 2008 - 100 Mile Yard Sale - Runs from Shawville to Quehenna Wild Area Region http://www.visitclearfieldcounty.org/

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New York July 26 & 27, 2008 - 50-Mile Long Garage Sale - Rt. 90 Montezuma to Homer, NY - 315-255-1658, http://www.tourcayuga.com/

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August

Multi-State - Worlds Longest Yard Sale, from Defiance OH to Gadsden, AL - August 7-10, 2008 - 630 Miles of Yard Sales - http://www.127sale.com/ Contact: 800/327-3945

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Multi-state August 8-9, 2008- Lincoln Highway Buy-Way Garage Sale - 250 miles - thru Illinois, Ohio, Indiana, West Virginia & Iowa, http://www.cityoffulton.us/fulton-events/august-9-11-2007-lincoln-highway-buy-way-yard-sale.html

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Michigan - August 8-10, 2008 - US-12 Heritage Sale located in Michigan and runs along US12 from New Buffalo to Detroit. For more infomation check out this website: http://www.us12heritagetrail.org/

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Michigan - August 8-10- 2008 Antique Yard Sale Trail - 200 miles Along Lake Huron, From Sebewaing in the north to New Baltimore in the south, M-25 / M-29 follows the shoreline of Lake Huron, then continues down to St. Clair River, Lake St. Clair and Anchor Bay. http://home.tir.com/~mteichow/yst/

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Kentucky - August 28 thru September 1, 2008 - East 80 Yard Sale in Laurel County, KY, Take Interstate 75 to Exit 38 in London, Kentucky, then go East on Hwy 192 for 2 miles and turn right on Hwy 80 http://www.east80yardsale.cjb.net/

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Tennessee - August 29 thru September 1, 2008 - Benton County Annual Bargain Highway 30 Mile Yard Sale, http://www.bentoncountycamden.com/tourism/events.html

September

Kansas- September 19 - 21, 2008 - U.S. Highway 36 Treasure Hunt - 400 mile sale including the following counties: Cheyenne, Rawlins, Decatur, Norton, Phillips, Smith Jewell, Republic, Washington, Marshall, Nemaha, Brown & Doniphan http://www.ushwy36.com/treasure.htm

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Nebraska -September 24-26, 2008 - Junk Jaunt -two of Nebraska's byways which include Twenty-two towns in Nebraska and 220 miles along the Loup Rivers Scenic Byway - Highways 11 & 91 from Wood River to Dunning, to the Sandhill's Journey Scenic Byway - Highway 2 from Grand Island to Halsey) http://www.nebraskasjunkjaunt.com/

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October

Multi-state - October 1-4, 2008 - Hwy 411 Yardsale -Begins at US Hwy 411 in Leeds, AL through Rome, GA and ends at Newport, TN http://www.hwy411yardsale.com/

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Multi-State - Roller Coaster Fair & Yard Sale - October 2-4, 2008 - 150 miles from Mammoth Cave, Ky., through Tennessee to Dale Hollow Lake and back to Glasgow, Ky., on Kentucky routes 70, 90, 63 and 163; Tennessee 51, 52 and 111; U.S. 127; and Kentucky 90. http://www.rollercoasterfair.com/

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New York - October 4 & 5, 2008 Warrensburg, NY
World's Largest Garage Sale, http://www.warrensburggaragesale.com/