Antiquing News

" Good Morning America's " Lara Spencer loves flea markets, antiquing and "D-I-Y" projects.

And authentically old will be the defining theme of the day Saturday as the Cape Cod Antique Dealers Association throws its 34th annual Spring Outdoor Antiques Show at the Laurence C. MacArthur Elementary School field in South Yarmouth.

A full day of antiquing takes stamina, curiosity, skill and a good sense of humor.

SUN PHOTO BY CHRISTY FEINBERG Bonnie Paquette, of Ruskin, Fla., and Vermont, checks out dishes at Abigail's Antiques & Collectibles.

Antiquing Way is on the map, really. You'll find one on every highway and byway, down a crooked road to a small town, off a cosmopolitan freeway and oftentimes in your own backyard.

If you're looking for something new to add to your antiques collection, Christ Church in Grosse Pointe is where you'll want to be this weekend.

SOON AFTER ANTIQUING CAUGHT HOLD in America in the mid to late 19th century, Boston became an epicenter for buying a piece of history.

She's still that beautiful woman who caught a prince's eye and married into riches, yet remained unaffected by her sudden spike in wealth.

Some Boston-area markets, streets, and stores chock-full of treasures: SoWa Vintage Market in the South End, Upstairs Antiques and Thoreauly Antiques in Concord, Canal Street Antique Mill in Lawrence, and Wrentham Country Store.

SOON AFTER ANTIQUING CAUGHT HOLD in America in the mid to late 19th century, Boston became an epicenter for buying a piece of history.

Just in time for your Memorial Day weekend antiquing, two of our town's largest antique stores are holding flea markets out in front of their shops this Saturday, May 25: Willowstone Antique Marketplace Outdoor Flea Market takes place 8 am - 6 pm; they promise over 50 dealers at the event.

Christine Ishmael, right, looks through the "mantique" section of antiques at Abode in Salt Lake City on May 16, 2013.