For those who love to shop and LOVE chocolate, get your walking shoes on.

This Saturday, Feb. 12, is the Love Local Chocolate Crawl shopping event, sponsored by the Fort Scott Chamber of Commerce.

This is the second annual Fort Scott Chocolate Crawl, according to Executive Director Lindsay Madison.

Stores festooned with red and white balloons and with the chocolate crawl poster in the window are participating and many will be offering drawings and store give-aways.

The majority of the retailers are in Fort Scott’s Downtown Historic District, but there are others also.

Downtown retailers are Angie Dawn’s Boutique, Bartlesmeyer Jewelry Store,  Better in Bourbon Boutique, Bids and Dibs resale clothing and more, Hare and Crow Barbershop, Hedgehog INK Bookstore, Iron Star Antiques, and Such,  Laree + Co. clothing store,  Main Street Gallery and Gifts, Sunshine Boutique, The Beauty Lounge hair salon and spa, and Treasure Hunt Flea Market.

Other retailers participating are Museum of Creativity, Shirt Shack clothing store and Varia clothing store.

Customers are invited to shop at local retailers and sample chocolate treats.