CRANBERRY TWP — Live alpacas, 1920s automobiles and delectable chocolates were a few of the attractions Saturday at Celebrate Butler County at the Pittsburgh Marriott North.

The event, sponsored by the Butler County Tourism & Convention Bureau, highlighted county businesses showing off their goods and services.

“We're trying to showcase how many wonderful things there are in Butler County,” said Sarah DiBello, bureau communications and marketing director. “This event previously was just a celebration of chocolate and we thought, why not expand upon that and show everything? So we have a really diverse group here.”

The diversity included wineries, Evans City's Night of the Living Dead weekend, food booths and more.

The biggest hit was the alpacas, which children and adults petted and posed with for pictures. They were from Asgard Acres in Forward Township, which sells goods made from alpaca fur including clothing and teddy bears.

“The very most popular items are alpaca socks,” said Carol Rost of Asgard Acres. “Once you wear alpaca socks, you don't go back to anything else.”

Other popular sights were antique cars outside the hotel. Two cars made in Butler, a Huselton Model 40 and a 1922 Vestibule Sedan, were displayed for people to see.

The Huselton car was hand-assembled by Butler's Edgar Huselton in the early 20th century and still runs, but it needs to be hand-cranked to start, explained Bob Lipnichan, who is on the board of the Butler Old Stone House Region of the Antique Automobile Club of America.

Lipnichan also said the sedan is one of six left that the group knows of. It was made by the Pullman-Standard Car Manufacturing Co.

“Those were expensive, luxury,” he said. “Built for Western Pennsylvania, they were one of the first cars with (V8 engines) in them.”

The sedan also is still drivable.

Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park at Kozy Rest, which was named a Park of the Year by the National Association of RV Parks & Campgrounds in 2011, 2014 and 2015, was featured.

Campground owner Denny Quigley said it's the customer service that sets his business apart.

“One of our customers not too long ago said they don't feel like they're camp at us, they're with us. They feel like family,” he said.

The event was well attended, with more than 100 people showing up in the first hour and a steady stream of people coming in throughout the day.

Kate and Gene Stover, owners of Stover's Net Communications in Valencia, appreciate small businesses and were impressed by the set up.

“I like how neat everything is, how well organized,” Gene Stover said.

While there were wineries and brewing companies at the event, Stover has something else in mind for Butler County.

“I'd like to see meaderies,” he said.

Anthony Knepp and Lauren Gallaher, both of Cranberry Township, heard about the event and were glad to check out the businesses.

Gallaher likes that the county, and in particular Cranberry, has so many businesses without too much bustle.

“There's every single store and you don't have to deal with big-city traffic,” Gallaher said.

Knepp agreed, but noted Cranberry is getting busier.

“I don't enjoy the city, although it is getting progressively more and more packed in Cranberry,” he said.

Sharon Mickiewicz came with her husband and young son to see what the county has to offer for summer fun.

“I am surprised at the turnout,” she said. “I know about some of this stuff, but I didn't know about all of this stuff here in Butler County.”

DiBello said that with the strong turnout, the bureau likely will hold the event again next year.