PAST--20030920 Yankee Peddler Festival (Figmentvi-CON)--INDEXED

[Towncrier]

I thought that I should start an "official" thread for the September 20th gathering of DISfolk at the Yankee Peddler Festival in Canal Fulton, Ohio. If you are planning to attend on September 20th and have not already PMed me, please do so.

Attendees:
figmentvi (Linda) and DD sydally9367 (Holly)
NancyIL (Nancy)
lisajl (Lisa) & DH

Maybe attending:
fire14 (Juli) and DH Danny
helenabear (Elaine)
bobcat (Lisa) and kids
Tuffcookie

Of course my family will be there working at the festival. But we'll have time to play too.

Fire14, EpcotKilterFan, and Tiger Lily 03 are looking into coming on September 6th. The festival runs for the three weekends after Labor Day weekend (Sept 6,7,13,14,20,21) so I hope to see some of you at the festival. I'll have to see if I can work a lime green ribbon into my costume.

***** IMPORTANT *****
The Yankee Peddler Festival grounds cover a lot of acres. And there are three entrance gates. You do not get to choose your gate, so it is a bad idea to meet at "the main gate". I suggest that we plan to meet at flag pole in Muskrat Cove for the flag raising ceremony at noon and then eat lunch. Since the festival opens at 10AM, this gives everyone a chance to get settled and to find their way around. If you want to find me before noon, I will probably be at the Main Inquiries booth (also in Muskrat Cove). If I'm not there, DW Sue will be there for sure. And I'm not the only town crier at the festival, so don't assume that all the ding-a-lings are me.

***** UPDATE *****
We just got our "buttons" for the festival (which are how the crafters and entertainers can enter and leave the grounds at will) and it turns out that they are LIME GREEN!!!

 

[figmentvi]

I'm a CON, I'm a CON....

Wait a minute....that didn't sound right

Well this certainly is a wonderful turn of events. I hope we get to see more DIS'ers at the festival. How fun is this gonna be ?????

 

[NancyIL]

Hmmmmm...I wonder if Akron has anything similar to Jellyrolls for Linda and Holly?

 

[lisajl]

Hey John,
My DH will be there, too!

Does anyone know about that Canal House Bed and Breakfast place?
I just made reservations there, and was wondering if any of you knew what it was like.

I thought this would be a great weekend for just me and DH to get away.

Thanks..
See you then...
Lisa

 

[Tiger Lily 03]

Oh mannnn! I wish I knew just that little bit earlier. I/we just made plans last week for both weekends 6th and 20th.
We usually always do Yankee Peddler. Still plan to just not those 2 dates. Oh well, next one maybe. I hope everyone enjoys!

 

[figmentvi]

Originally posted by NancyIL
Hmmmmm...I wonder if Akron has anything similar to Jellyrolls for Linda and Holly?

Holy smokes.....we better hope not. I'm visiting my In-Laws and they think I'm a saint. I certainly wouldn't want to disappoint them.

 

[NancyIL]

Originally posted by figmentvi
Holy smokes.....we better hope not. I'm visiting my In-Laws and they think I'm a saint. I certainly wouldn't want to disappoint them.

So...I guess I won't be meeting the in-laws?

 

[helenabear]

Originally posted by NancyIL
So...I guess I won't be meeting the in-laws?

LOL

John, I am almost certain I will be there... not so sure about Luis though....

 

[lisajl]

Elaine...
I finally get to meet you?

Hooray!!

C-ya there.
Lisa

 

[shep]

We are gonna have to cancel on the 6th....I would realy like to try and talk dw into coming up on the 20th...We'll see what happens...

 

[bobcat]

I will have to see if I have anything planned for the 20th. I just read something in the paper about the Yankee Peddler Festival and asked the kids if they would like to go. Might have to think about making a weekend of it. I'll need another vaction by then.

 

[Tiger Lily 03]

For sure we will be going to the event. Right now it looks like we may actually make it on the 6th, just not noon.

At any rate, John, we will be certain to "DISmeet" you and your DW Sue whenever it is that we make it to the Yankee Peddler.

 

[figmentvi]

Originally posted by shep
We are gonna have to cancel on the 6th....I would realy like to try and talk dw into coming up on the 20th...We'll see what happens...

Shep it would be wonderful if you guys could make it. I would so love to meet you, your wife and those two adorable little girls. Holly will be bringing her little girls as well. Sydney is 6 and Allison is 2.

 

[Towncrier]

One day down, five more to go. We had some excitement the first day of the festival. One of the food booths caught on fire. And it was a BIG grease fire. Fortunately, nobody was hurt. We managed to contain the fire until the fire department arrived. They put it out in about 2 seconds. Just goes to show you how having the right equipment makes all the difference.

Day 1 of Yankee Peddler and I got to see Tiger Lily 03 and her DH Ted. It was great seeing them again.

I've got to go get ready for Day 2 now. I'll report back on any DISers that I run into today.

 

[Towncrier]

Day 2 - Saw EpcotKilterFan and her mom today. They had to track me down as I was busy taking digital pictures of all 300 craft booths. No fires today.

 

[helenabear]

John, just got something in the mail from you Thursday (busy around the house and so forgot to post and say thank you!!!!)

Question though, for those going on the 20th, is there anywhere we can meet up so I don't miss you all??

 

[lisajl]

John,
A Thank you from me, too!

Elaine,
I thought John had posted something about meeting then going to lunch. Sorry, I could not find it.
It would be a good idea to get all of this figured out...I am not good at these things and don't want to miss anyone!

Lisa

 

[Towncrier]

The original plan was to meet at the flag raising ceremony at noon. That gives everyone a chance to get to the festival, get parked, and do a little looking around before gathering. After the flag raising ceremony, I thought that we could all go eat lunch.

If you'd like to try to get together earlier, that's an option too. I would suggest a central meeting place as there are three gates and there's no saying which gate your car will be sent to. The show opens promptly at 10AM. If everyone wants to head straight to the flagpole at the opening, that's fine with me. I just hate to put pressure on everyone to get to the park right at opening time.

I still think that it's a good idea to plan to meet for the flag raising at noon.

BTW - DS James was picked to go up in the hot air balloon today.

 

[helenabear]

Color me stupid for missing that one there, John Sounds like a great plan! I like that idea so if we are running late Sat, we won't have to rush out of the house! So noon at the flag pole it is

And very cool about James!!! Was he able to take a camera or something with him there?

 

[figmentvi]

Woohooooo!!!!!

See you all at the Flag Raising Ceremony at noon on Sat.!!!!!

I Can't Wait !!!