Anderson's hits the road; ice cream, donuts & candy in tow

Dad and Uncle Lars decided to take the candy store on the road back in 1990. We began pretty small, pushing chocolate samples and business cards in commercial barns at a handful of fairs and festivals in northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin.

Some 21 years later we've come a long way and have learned a lot.

I am proud to say that we are still traveling the carnival circuit -- now outdoors with a fancy concession trailer -- and have developed quite a few friends along the way.

My father, Leif, and the rest of our family throughly enjoys working each of the fairs.

In doing this, we have been able to meet, chat with, and enjoy the company of hundreds of new and longtime customers.

And, in a funny way, we've created a monster. After adding cinnamon & sugar mini-donuts and ice cream sundaes along the way, we have become famous at the fairs for reasons that don't include chocolate! Sometimes we even have to remind fair-goers, 'Hey! We do chocolate, too!'


Whether you're a regular county fair patron or haven't been out to the grounds for a while we encourage you to visit one of the fairs we set up shop at each summer. Each offers a cheap and safe way to have great food and lots of fun!

Our 2010 Fair Schedule is as follows:

• July 27 - Aug. 1, Lake County Fair, located at the coroner of Peterson and Midlothian Roads in Grayslake, Ill.
  
• Aug. 10 - Aug. 15, Boone County Fair, located in Belvidere, Illinois here
  
• Aug. 18 - Aug. 22, Kenosha County Fair, located in Wilmot, Wisconsin here
  
• Sept. 1 - Sept. 6, Walworth County Fair, located in Elkhorn, Wisconsin here
  
• Sept. 8 - Sept. 12, Sandwich Fair (aka DeKalb County Fair), located in Sandwich, Illinois here
  
  
  If you see us out at the fairs this summer, be sure to stop by and say hello! And, if you've met us during a previous fair, please leave a comment below or e-mail me at andersonscandyshop@gmail.com and remind us about it!