Crafty business
Check out the home-grown goods at two shows this Columbus Day weekend.
* The Arts & Crafts Festival at Jack Frost Mountain in the Pennsylvania Poconos will feature, in addition to crafts, snow sports equipment and a classic car and Corvette display. Tickets are $3, or $2 if you buy them in advance by calling (800) 468-2442, or on the Web site, http://www.jackfrostbigboulder.com
* The Heritage Crafts Festival at Van Cortlandt Manor in Croton focuses on historic skills and crafts, such as candle making, quilting and preparing herbal medicines. Admission is $8 for adults, $4 for children, (914) 271-8981, http://www.hudsonvalley.org
Spam nation
Meat lovers of the world, unite. Fans of this country’s most famous canned food product can now make a pilgrimage to the new SPAM museum in Austin, Minn., 100 miles south of the Twin Cities. Through a variety of exhibits and interactive games, devotees can work on a simulated production line, take a SPAM exam, buy merchandise and learn about the creation, production, and marketing of their favorite lunch meat; (800) LUV SPAM; http://www.spam.com
Log on
Timber! Throw on your checkered shirt and head to the Pocono Mountains this weekend to watch world-class woodsmen as they crosscut, roll logs, top trees and throw axes at Shawnee Mountain’s annual Lumberjack Competition. This family-friendly festival includes storytelling, pony rides, pig racing and bluegrass music. Admission is $12 for adults and $6 for children under 13. For directions and advance discount tickets, call (570) 421-7231 or check out http://www.shawneemt.com