Good Day, Ohio!
M'lord and I are visiting your festival for the first time this year, and we are travelling from Ontario, Canada. We will be there for your closing weekend. I thought I would take advantage of the locals and find out some things that isn't so easy to figure out online! Answer one, answer all, whichever you prefer!
According to the website, gates open at 10:30. Tailgating begins at

Anything we need to be aware of?
Working out a budget, and dealing with the terrible (for us) exchange rate - can anyone tell me how much a glass of mead would cost? While we are on the subject - is it likely we are carded every time we purchase, or can we get a wrist band / hand stamp to show we are of age? (And hopefully we remember to throw our ID in our pouch!)
What is your favourite food at faire, and why?
Non musical shows worth making time for?
Queen & Court - easy to track down? I play QE1 at our local faire, and always looking for interactions so I can learn from other royalty! (We will be in noble garb!)
We could actually drive 2 different ways around the lake - but I suspect we'll come through Buffalo New York, and skirt the lake in Pennsylvania, then cross Ohio on a diagonal, on the 70 and 71. Anything of interest along that way that might get us out of the carriage for a few hours?
Any other things that you would be sure to tell a visiting friend?
I will be wearing a RF pin, and likely a wooden maple leaf - if you see a tall noble that fits that description, please stop and say hi!
Thanks in advance!