I mentioned a few things about the new site last year and some likely still apply. Site issues are site issues and big modern buildings just can't be hidden completely without great expense. This might seem to be a problem, but other faires have similar issues. What matters is attitude and Siouxland, and inspires, a good attitude. The only ( Read more... )

If you attended the 2006 Nodaway faire, you attended the last Nodaway faire. The organizer, Eldorian, was having trouble with getting support from the Corn Carnival folks as it was. He's probably moving sometime this year and has resigned from the Corn Carnival. Without him there isn't sufficient local support for the faire to continue.

Eldorian: if you enjoyed the Nodaway faire and would like to see it continue... please send a letter to us... J. R. Cook, PO Box 94, Nodaway, IA 50857

He needs support fast, folks. If he doesn't get it (and maybe even if he does) you might have attended the last Nodaway Faire.

The letters need to be sent to that address but the letters should ( Read more... )

Very little, I am told, but I have heard only good things about it. Now that jmaynard's schedule has been confirmed, we've made the requisite reservations and will be going to the Nodaway Corn Carnival Renaissance Faire (you just can't make that up) the weekend after this one.

One of the things that makes Siouxland impressive is a seemingly very simple thing. It's the ability to spot problems and address them. That doesn't necessarily mean that something will get fixed the instant it's noticed - some things require more time than is available just then. When I or Jay or anyone, really, would mention something being ( Read more... )

In late July I posted on a web forum that I was looking to share a room for ACRF. A few days ago, having gotten no replies and no e-mail about it, solo reservations were made. This morning I finally noticed the subtle notice that I had a private message waiting to be read on this forum. It had been sitting there since the 10th and I simply ( Read more... )

I'd been wondering if jmaynard and I would be going to MNRF this year. He's been pretty busy and I haven't been much excited by the idea. Saturday morning over breakfast Jay remarked that he didn't feel like he was missing MNRF. I replied that neither did I. We agreed that there are some people we'd like to see, but MNRF isn't all that attractive. It ( Read more... )

Last night a reservation was made so I have a room for the Amana Colonies Renaissance Faire. I've also arranged to take a few hours off work so I can drive to Cedar Rapids in the afternoon rather than evening.

This looks to be a really fun faire. Not only is it being run by someone other than the guy who ran previous Amana faires over Labor Day ( Read more... )

This evening I'll be packing up for faire and driving up to the Cities to stay there overnight, rather like last week. Though instead of flying to Texas, jmaynard and I will be driving to Chippewa Falls for the new Wisconsin Renaissance Faire (Their web site, www.wirenfaire.com is Broken As Designed, redirecting to a non-existent page if javascript isn't ( Read more... )

jmaynard has had on-again off-again plans for a work related trip to Knoxville for some time. For a while, it seemed "on" and then "off" and recently was just a "maybe."

Jay and I also had planned on going to the Jubilee faire in Peoria, IL this weekend. We had planned to pick up foolscap001 on the way. It then looked like Jay wouldn't be able to make it, but I' ( Read more... )