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| - Being my first ever festival of this type visited, I might be off-base here, but I was disappointed with two aspects of the experience.
The first was simply finding the event. Perhaps it was my unfamiliarity with the area, but I basically drove around for 45 minutes trying to find the venue once I was in the area. I finally saw a 'permanent' type sign along the roadside when I was four miles from the entrance.
The other disappointment concerned several of the shows and vendors inside. Frankly, few dealt with rennisance themes and were very incorrect, for the advertised 'renaissance' theme. And, there were far too many 'fantasy and game' folk present. It was very, very interesting and fun, but not 'period' correct.
Enough of the 'negs'!
The foods offered were very diverse in styles, tastes, and presentations. Jumbo turkey legs! Monster Brautwursts ona stick! Pizza! Chinese! Mexican foods! Plenty of drinks, both alcohol infused and plain. The food vendors are scattered nicely throughout the large, well-arranged venue.
There are plenty of porta-potty sites. Those I checked even have baby changing stations!
The walkways are a mix of maintained asphalt and gravely areas. This would make large-wheeled perambulators and jogging trikes a 'must'. Yes there IS room at the changing stations for your baby-conveyance vehicles!
There are plenty of shady areas; most had benches and tables. The site is very litter free: A result of numerous trash receptacles and dozens of roving litter collector folk.
ADA was simply 'off the charts'. The ADA parking area was flat, and wonderfully close to the main entrance. Someone even helped unload the walker as my White Mule pulled into its space. There are plenty of clearly marked first-aid workers drifting within the crowd. For reasons I shan't explain I was able to test their skills 'first-hand'.
The shows alone are worth the price of admission!
I throughly enjoyed myself, with the two exceptions mentioned above. It's well-worth at least two visits!
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