That's right, its time coming up time for Mayfaire! The last two weekends in may, including Memorial Day. The Duck and I (and my wife) will definitely be there.
For more info, http://mayfaireren.com
cool i wil be on vacation that first weekend. might just have to stop on by.
it'll be a blast!
Kewl.... this year the first weekend is a 3 day weekend..... my booth is at the gate.... cant wait to see ya'll again....giggle.....
I am really going to try and make one of these days this year.
cool.. be able to see you and dave then..
Tom and I will be there sometime Memorial weekend. Not sure which day yet.
Sir Clisto - I look forward to seeing you again...... if not Mayfair then perhaps MiRF or Fischers in Indiana.
Sealion and Cryon and Sealclubber -....... the party's on......lol ......the official start of the Ren faire season's in Michigan.....lol
I am still planning on MIRF unlesss the economy takes more of a crap out.
It's quite a ride out there, but I may check it out. Has this faire grown larger and back into the woods. I remember a few years back it was just around the edge of a very open field. Still was an entertaining faire. Since the acts they had were good, but not enough of them. Do they have more acts than those few years ago. I spoke to the owners and some of the merchants and they said it was to grow and move into the woods. Any more information than what the internet site has would be much appreciated.
Oh yes, it's moved quite a bit back into the woods. They have more vendors this year, I believe they have more acts too. This is my favorite faire to attend, and am sooooo looking forward to it. I'm hoping to hit both weekends if I can swing the off time from work. Having it tucked into the woods gives it such an persona. I like to just stroll, sit and sketch and enjoy the day. Hope to see you all there.
We'll be showing up the second weekend, May 30th.
Thank you LadyOren you've been most helpful. Sounds good. I'll have attend. But, might not be able to if my work schedule changes. A few people have been laid off and now managment want to do a shift bid, and I may lose my weekends off. And I'm saving my sick days for other events. So I'll have to wait and see. And if I can't go you all go and have fun for me.
Does anyone know of any campgrounds near Mayfaire? I don't think my girls would go if there is not showers, flush toilets and electric hook ups. I've never camped around Marshall so I'm not sure where to look.
Look for campgrounds around Battlecreek area......
Also FYI, things have changed,......... and being in the woods is not always a great thing.....lol
Go to the web site...... what you see is..... whats there....... I am bummed out that some of my fav entertainers are not there..... like jeffery the piper, conner savage....to name a couple .....sigh
The countdown has begun....
No Connor Savage?!?!?! :o
oh no, I loved his skit! That is truely dissapointing. He must of had another gig or something came up that wouldn't allow him to attend. Shoot, he will be truely missed.
Ok, I will be heading down Friday and staying over night for faire on Saturday only. Anyone else thats going to be there just hail me down if you see me. I wanst going to go until early Saturday morning, but then I would have a 4 hour drive there, then faire and 4 back in one day. So, looking forward to it.
Lord Sir Clisto of York
i get lucky for this one.. only about 28 miles to get there from my house.
8) Getting excited...we get to see all our friend !!! ::)
We will be there on this Sunday and then next Sat and Sunday. Couldn't get but one day off this weekend. I'm so looking forward to the gathering. See you all there! Peace and blessings!
Quote from: Cyron on May 21, 2009, 04:11:58 PM
i get lucky for this one.. only about 28 miles to get there from my house.
Thats like me for Bristol. I am only 32 miles away and basically 25 minutes.
And yes to Lady Faire. Will be able to see many friends again. Looks like 30% possibility of rain. Fingers crossed there will be none.
Lord Sir Clisto of York
One more sleep! :happydance:
We are thinking about driving out in the morning to see what it's like... I'm hoping for good weather and some good photo opportunities...
Jon.
AH! Can't wait! I wish I could get over there this weekend, but alas... baby shower... or my cousin's baby (depending on if he wants to come out yet or not...lol). I will definitely be there next Saturday and hopefully with a faire virgin in tow. *does excited dance*
well hopefully see ya there jon.. i have all my stuff in the truck.. but i was rudely woken up about 3 hours ago by my brother.. and as you can tell its 4:17am.. and i am still up.. might not make it there in the morning.. gonna try but i likes to slepp.
Quote from: Cyron on May 23, 2009, 03:18:29 AM
well hopefully see ya there jon.. i have all my stuff in the truck.. but i was rudely woken up about 3 hours ago by my brother.. and as you can tell its 4:17am.. and i am still up.. might not make it there in the morning.. gonna try but i likes to slepp.
Hey, sleep is over rated. I'll be looking for you when we get there. We're getting ready to head out in a few minutes...
Jon.
Hope everyone had fun today...please post pics. I was at/in a dance recital. I know kinda old for that sort of thing, but my daughter is in like 80% of the show so it's really all about her. And we have another show tomarrow and a parade to walk in on monday. So doesn't look like I'll be wetting my faire whistle this time 'round.
It was a fantastic day at the faire! The weather was warm, partly sunny and no rain at all. Everyone seemed to be enjoying themselves and we had plenty of time to chat with just about everyone we normally see on faire days. It was a good relaxing and fun day...
I'm downloading my pictures right now so they should start showing up on my Pbase site shortly.
Jon.
It was so great seeing all you guys today!!
Sir Clisto it was nice to meet your wife today as well, and I am so glad you enjoyed your time today. Cant wait to see everyone's pictures that were taken today.
Flidias - did you take pictures???
Sir Clisto I thought I seen you, but you seemed to be busy, so I didn't want to interrupt. and Cyron I thought I seen you towards the end of the day at the pirate stage. I gave a wave and nod, but you must hadn't seen me or didn't recognize me, cause I had different garb on than my profile pic. And you were busy takin pics so I didn't want to slow you down in what you were doin. All in all though, I thank evryone for their input on the faire. You all convinced me to attend and I did, and it's much better than it was 5 yrs ago. Had lots of fun. All the shows were very entertaining, especially like the full contact combat, like it better than the joust. and the Viking encampment very informative. All the shops were nicely placed also, not too far a walk from each other, and plenty of space to move around in most of them. And I know because I carry a bow on my back and some of the shops at the big renfest are harder to navigate than those tents. So I just hope they keep booking more acts,displays, and shops because it'll only get better from what it is now.
Quote from: Ladyfair on May 23, 2009, 09:53:18 PM
It was so great seeing all you guys today!!
Sir Clisto it was nice to meet your wife today as well, and I am so glad you enjoyed your time today. Cant wait to see everyone's pictures that were taken today.
Flidias - did you take pictures???
Little OT but....no didn't get alot of pics. But there were alot taken. Kayla had 11 costume changes and I was busy as heck. But she did great. And when I have some pics I can share I'll post them somewhere.
So happy that today went well for all you Mayfaire Go-ers. Yeah-Faire!!!
I'm having some issue with my shots from Saturday but here's Sir Clisto to get things started...
(http://www.pbase.com/jfoster/image/112924608.jpg)
Jon.
Quote from: Poldugarian Warrior on May 24, 2009, 11:00:16 PM
Sir Clisto I thought I seen you, but you seemed to be busy, so I didn't want to interrupt. and Cyron I thought I seen you towards the end of the day at the pirate stage. I gave a wave and nod, but you must hadn't seen me or didn't recognize me, cause I had different garb on than my profile pic. And you were busy takin pics so I didn't want to slow you down in what you were doin. All in all though, I thank evryone for their input on the faire. You all convinced me to attend and I did, and it's much better than it was 5 yrs ago. Had lots of fun. All the shows were very entertaining, especially like the full contact combat, like it better than the joust. and the Viking encampment very informative. All the shops were nicely placed also, not too far a walk from each other, and plenty of space to move around in most of them. And I know because I carry a bow on my back and some of the shops at the big renfest are harder to navigate than those tents. So I just hope they keep booking more acts,displays, and shops because it'll only get better from what it is now.
I wish you would have popped over and hailed me down. I am never too busy for anyone. No matter what I am doing. Would of liked to meet ya. I was looking for faces i thought I knew and was relying on others to stop me. LOL... It was a great time and day all in all. I really enjoyed myself and so did my wife even though she isnt in to it at all. I went off on my own while she looked around so I did my thing.
Ladyfaire, was nice to see you again. Same with Queen Ann and many others. I look forward to returning again next season.
For anyone interested, I also have my pictures up from Saturday. Just follow the link below to see the pictures.
http://www.sirclisto.com/51main.html
Have a great week everyone, Now it's off to Dubuque, Iowa for me this coming weekend.
Sir Clisto
It was a good weekend for sure...... giggle... and we all had fun. The jailer seemed to be a wee bit busy too....lol (He is behind our booth so we get to watch....lol)
OO! Looks like it was a wonderful weekend! Can't wait to get over there myself this Saturday. *bounces* Can't wait!
There will be a slew off us going Saturday at least 10.
Have a safe trip Sir Clisto. Yeah, next time or if I see you at the Michrenfest I shall introduce myself and to you also Cyron. So see you at Michrenfest or even Silverleaf.
Indeed... I may make Silverleaf for a day as well. Not quite sure at the moment, but it has crossed my mind. I have to make sure what else at home we may have happening first. i will post if I do.
Cool, Mayfaire and Silverleaf are quite a far away voyage for myself, but I try to go when I can, and the weather is suitable.
It was a great weekend with great friends and wonderful weather.
I agree we had a great time here are the photos
http://s260.photobucket.com/albums/ii29/carlanddonna/mayfaire09/?start=all
Carl, Donna, it was a pleasure meeting you yesterday!
Jon.