The Ephraim Co-op, a non-profit gift shop, is housed in a restored building on the corner of Main Street and College Avenue. The building was the first home of Snow college and started as one of the first ZCMI’s in the state. The building was built in 1872 and over the years has had several businesses including a flour mill that was attached to the Granary next door. After several years of being vacant and used as a haunted house, the citizens got together and received a grant to save the building. In June of 1989, the Sanpete Trade Association DBA Ephraim Co-op was established. We are celebrating our 32nd anniversary this year.
The Co-op will offer all things Scandinavian on top of other handmade items normally sold during the year. Scandinavian items include Aebleskeever pans, collector’s items, blankets, table runners, straw ornaments, Viking hats for boys and girls, flower head bands, t-shirts, Scandinavian jewelry and keyrings, and tasty Scandinavian food items. (Peppernuts, bratzlies, Diam bars, Ballerina hazelnut cookies, Faizer mints from Finland, and many more) We also carry festival pins including pins from previous years. And don’t forget our famous fudge!!
The Co-op hosts 60 crafters with many unique handmade items. Quilts, art, baby items, doll dresses, jewelry, kitchen items, barnwood frames, a Christmas corner, wood turning items, Temple art, blessing dresses, Utah truffles, home decorating items, and many more items too many to mention.
Olde Crafters Village
On Friday beginning at noon the Olde Scandinavian Crafter’s Village will open on the Snow College campus to the west of the Noyes Building. Crafters will include a blacksmith, woodworker , a knitter making Nordic socks, two crafters demonstrating Hairpin lace and tatting , and our wool to yarn gentleman will be back this year. We also have demonstrations of how to make Viking jewelry, jam making, blackwork, hardanger, candlewick, embroidery, bandweaving, chicken scratch, shuttle weaving, and Swedish weave. We have a crocheter that will teach kids how to finger knit, and another crafter that will demonstrate how to make aebleskeevers!
Would you like to learn how to play Viking board games?? We have a booth that will demonstrate Hnefatafl, Fox and Geese, and Halatafl. And don’t miss our bread ladies!! Linda Christensen and her family have learned the art of baking from
their Danish ancestors. You can purchase homemade Danish pastries, cinnamon and orange rolls,
cookies and more. They will also have yummy Artisan breads .
Added this year is an extension of our Ephraim Co-op. We will have a large booth selling all things
Scandinavian. Our store will also be open with all of the other handmade goods you have come to love.
Kids love to see how things were made back in the day, and a few of the crafters have activities for the
kids to participate in. Many of the crafters have items to sell that are unique and heirloom quality to hand
down for generations. Come and join the fun!!