ROSE CREEK — For many people in Rose Creek, Adams and LeRoy, this weekend was a chance to show people what the towns and the Shooting Star Scenic Byway has to offer.

The Rose Pedaler in Rose Creek hosted it’s annual fall festival Friday and Saturday. The event was expanded this year to include events in Adams and LeRoy.

While the event showcased what the area has to offer, it also served as a reminder of things to come — a finished Shooting Star Bike trail.

“We need people to recognize the small towns,” Joanne Croker said. “It’s wonderful. It’s a way people can get together. We’re just waiting for the bike trail to be done. We want the bike trail to be finished so badly.”

Croker was one of the many vendors displaying their products Friday and Saturday at the Rose Pedalar. She said the festival was a good chance for people to display memorabilia. Croker makes small dichroic fusion glass pendants for necklaces and earrings. The pendants are made through the precise process of designing colored pieces of glass and covering them with a clear piece of glass.

Becky Hartwig, owner of the Rose Pedaler, said the event is a good way to get the word out about the trail and the businesses along it.

“A lot of people even from Austin don’t know we’re down here,” she said.

Hartwig said the weather wasn’t ideal Saturday, as the temperature hovered in the low 50s with blustery winds. Hartwig host festivals every fall and spring.

Tricia Milks, of Adams, was selling Lia Sophia Jewelry and Avon products. Not only is the fall festival a good chance to spread the word about the products she’s selling, it’s also a good way to spread the word about the trail and the area.

Milks noted that many residents in the area of the Shooting Star Byway are waiting for bike trail to be finished.

“It’s a great trail, too,” she said.

“We support it 100 percent. I think it’s a great, great thing,” she added.

While she noted the trail is well used, people are eager for the bike trail to reach Rose Creek and Austin.

It was the first year Jackie Kottner sold Tupperware and baked goods in the Rose Pedaler’s log cabin.

“I’ve really enjoyed it,” she said of the festival.

Though she’s from Austin, she said doesn’t frequently visit towns like Adams and Rose Creek. She said it was nice to visit and learn a few things about the community.

“I didn’t realize it was a place you could stay overnight,” she said of the Rose Pedaler.

On Saturday, there were a number of activities in the park in Adams, including a bake sale and nature walks with Bob Roberts. There was also a chicken fry at the legion Saturday night.

In LeRoy, there was a city-wide rummage sale on Friday and Saturday. First Presbyterian Church of LeRoy held it’s fall festival Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

At 6 p.m. Saturday night, there was a candlelight walk along the trail at Lake Louse State Park. The walk consisted of about 1.25 miles of trail illuminated by candles.