The Pennsylvania Lavender Festival was in full bloom in Milton. It was held June 29 and 30 at Blue Sparrow Farm. Vendors sold a variety of items featuring the flower including lavender ice cream, lavender wine slushies and lavender art. There were also demonstrations on how to distill lavender and how to care for lavender plants.
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Holly Paronish of Felton takes selfies at the Pennsylvania Lavender Festival.
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Lianna Gully (left) of State College and Lola Harris of Philipsburg enjoy the sweet smells of the lavender festival.
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Sergio and Valentino greeted visitors at the Lavender Festival. The two alpacas are rescues now living at Country Vale Alpacas in New Columbia.
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Nisha Lankford from Harrisburg browsed art from Rose's Specialties of Waverly, New York.
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Photographer Claire McCormack of Lititz takes a portrait of friend Chris Minnich, also from Lititz, in a lavender field at the Pennsylvania Lavender Festival.
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Two-year-old Aaliyah Seidel from State College starts with the cone first as she makes her way up to the lavender ice cream at the Pennsylvania Lavender Festival.
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Suzzie Whiting of Danville enjoys a lavender slushie. It was one of the many drinks infused with lavender.
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The Pennsylvania Lavender Festival in Milton attracted people from across the state.
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Artist Kate A. Griffith of Loyalsock Township was one many art vendors at the Pennsylvania Lavender Festival.
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Adrianne Bradley of Lewisburg brought DaBao to the pet-friendly festival.
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Nick and Becky Weikel, owners of Stone Creek Farms in Huntingdon, grow 13 different varieties of lavender. They sold lavender wreaths and lavender infused skin care products at the Lavender Festival.
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