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[Annette Brauer]

Greetings,

I am forwarding this from the Elfsea list.  They have found a new site that 
is yes primative, but is being improved.  It is on 25 acres.  This is 
something that we may consider for a future Warlord site.  They are holding 
Springfaire there which will give us a change to check the site out and see 
if it will meet our needs for Warlord.

One of my concerns about the site was answered by Fearghus since he is also 
in a wheelchair.

The other concern is electricity and a hall with airconditioning.  Currently 
the only place that there is electricity is by the main road.  There are 
plans for a large permanent pavilion where court and the A & S competetion 
can be held, but it is not airconditioned.  With Warlord being so hot it is 
almost a necessity to have a place where were can cool off.

The benifits of this place.  Land grabs, I belive that we could build on if 
I remember right, but someone from the Elfsea list could clarify that for 
me.  It would be more period than Canton, big plus here.

The owners of the land are going to use the money they get from events held 
there to make improvements.  I don't remember if there are currently showers 
or flush toilets but again someone from Elfsea can clarify this for us.


In Service

Ldy Mary Elizabeth

From: Fearghus <lordfearghus at home.com>
To: elfsea at ansteorra.org <elfsea at ansteorra.org>
Date: Saturday, February 17, 2001 9:11 PM
Subject: Re: ES - Site for Springfaire


>I too visited the site for Springfaire today. While I was one of the
>skeptical people about the viability of using this site, I am now a 
>convert.
>With all of the rain that we have had this week, the main roads through the
>site had drained very well. There was no danger of getting stuck if you
>stayed on the road.
>
>In the area that Timothy has designated to be used for court and feast, and
>the area for the merchants, the ground was hard packed sand and gravel 
>rock.
>I was able to navigate this area in my wheelchair with little difficulty 
>and
>my scooter would have no problem at all. The owners have cleared a lot of
>camping areas and the areas we will be using for the list field could hold 
>a
>small melee.
>
>While there were areas of standing water, for the most part the property
>seems to drain very well and unless we get a weeks worth of the "R" word
>before the event it should be no problem even if we receive any , uh, you
>know what I am talking about during the event.
>
>One draw back, by no means a show stopper, the roads are only wide enough
>for one vehicle at a time, so when people get on site they will need to
>unload their camp items and move their cars before actually setting up 
>camp.
>This will require the constables for the event to act as traffic cops more
>than security. For an event larger than Springfaire parking would be a
>problem with the current conditions but I expect as they clear and develop
>more of the property there will be more parking.
>
>They were working today building foot bridges across areas that held water
>and were building an enclosed building to be used as a first aid station.
>Yes our chirurgeons will have their own little hospital. For the Archers
>this will be a refreshing set up. As it stands the archery range will be
>directly behind the baronial pavilion. This will keep us in the main stream
>of what is happening at the event.
>
>Over all I was really impressed and I think the positives definitely
>outweigh the negatives. I see great potential for this site to not only be
>utilized by our group, but other SCA groups that are just as close if not
>closer than we are. Tim you did good in finding this site and forgive me 
>for
>being skeptical.
>
>In service to my barony,
>Fearghus
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Spence & Robin Mabry" <smabry at flash.net>
>To: <elfsea at ansteorra.org>
>Sent: Saturday, February 17, 2001 7:26 PM
>Subject: RE: ES - Site for Springfaire
>
>
>>Yeah!!!!
>>
>>Then it won't be like Canton (hopefully)!!!!
>>
>>Ceatta
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: owner-elfsea at ansteorra.org [mailto:owner-elfsea at ansteorra.org] On
>>Behalf Of Jhan Knebel
>>Sent: Saturday, February 17, 2001 6:01 PM
>>To: elfsea at ansteorra.org
>>Subject: Re: ES - Site for Springfaire
>>
>>Ceatta et all,
>>
>>I just returned from the site and am happy to report
>>that the site handled the rain far better than I
>>expected. The roads were still very passable on foot,
>>and vehicles were able to drive them with no problems.
>>It appeared that they have done some drainage work
>>since I was last out there in November, and while the
>>ground other than roads was wet, it was not
>>impassable.
>>
>>Rixende
>>
>>--- Spence & Robin Mabry <smabry at flash.net> wrote:
>> > Lord Timothy,
>> >
>> > After all the rain we've had, what would be the
>> > likelihood of visiting the
>> > site to see how it looks afterwards?  It might be
>> > enlightening.
>> >
>> > Ceatta
>> >
>> >

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