JOYCE — The 12th annual Great Strait Sale will offer 61 miles of yard sales, as well as three flea markets, business specials and art and crafts sales from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.
The annual sale is along the length of the Strait of Juan de Fuca on state Highway 112, a National Scenic Byway, running from the junction of highways 101 and 112 at the east end to Neah Bay at the west end, so yard sale aficionados can find both bargains and breathtaking vistas.
In addition to individual sales — which will have signs along the highway — three communities are offering a plethora of treasures.
The Joyce Depot Museum area will have the usual “by donation” table of items and baked goods in addition to vendors’ goods.
The Clallam Bay Visitor Center will be surrounded by fundraising sales and business discounts. (Mention the Great Strait Sale to get a discount.)
Neah Bay’s Village Market will offer Native arts and crafts, food, antiques and rummage.
Flyers with advertised sales are available at Lairds Corner and online at www.highway112.org. Community sites will have flyers available on Saturday.
On the same day as the sale, the Crescent Grange in Joyce will host the second day of its two-day market sale.
The grange at 50742 state Highway 112 will have on sale small appliances, kitchenware, china, vintage jewelry, decorative pillows, outdoor gear, art, crafts, bikes, holiday decorations, gifts and gadgets both today and Saturday.
Vendors will be both inside and outside. Pizza, hot dogs and beverages will be sold. One table will sell baked goods.
Visitors are urged to also take note of the Vietnam War Veterans and Korean War Veterans Memorial Highway designations and visit the Neah Bay Veterans Park, said Sandra Balch, chair of the nonprofit Juan de Fuca Scenic Byway Association, which sponsors the sale.
Two museums are on the route: the Depot Museum in Joyce and the Makah Museum in Neah Bay.
Clallam County Parks are at Clallam Bay, Pillar Point, Freshwater Bay and Salt Creek Recreation Area.
The Great Strait Sale originated as an opportunity for the state Highway 112 community to participate as a whole in an activity that would draw people from all the neighboring communities and introduce those visitors to what the Strait of Juan de Fuca businesses and landscape to offer.
