The October 11-12 event drew large crowds to town on both days.

"There were times Saturday morning when it was all the people you'd want out in the street, in spite of the rain," said Sisters Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Ric Nowak.

The Chamber sponsors the annual event.

The rain was not pleasant, but it didn't slow commerce. According to Nowak, vendors reported very brisk sales. At least some of those sales transferred over to other merchants.

"Every umbrella in town was sold," said Chamber staffer Jeanne Nolander.

According to Nowak, vendors' concerns from past years were successfully addressed. Event coordinator Jeri Buckmann provided clear instructions on where to set up and the fair was confined to a single street instead of being split between Hood and Main Avenues as it was last year.

The 250 vendors, who hailed from Oregon, Washington, California and Canada, were pleased, Nowak said.

The wind that kicked up Saturday night in the wake of the rain did cause some problems, Nowak reported.

Some vendors reported that their wares were damaged.