Posts

Showing posts from May, 2016

Pocono Mountains Renaissance Faire

Image
This past Saturday my dad and I got the chance to attend a brand new renaissance faire. Even though I regularly attend the Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire, I’ve never been able to attend any others, so I was thrilled to have the chance.             Aside from being new to my dad and I, The Pocono Mountains Renaissance Faire was completely new to everyone else, since this is its very first year of operation.   Being its first year, the faire was smaller than I’m used to. It was held on the ground of the West End Fair in Gilbert, PA.             While the renaissance faire didn’t cover the entire fairground, there were still a good variety of vendors, Pocono Soap, The Crimson Throne, (weapons) Pieces of Eight, (goblets) and The Needle Gnomes. (hats, shawls, stuffed animals of the knitted and crocheted variety) There were also vendors selling incense, artwork and costume pieces.   Some vendors such as the Crimson Throne and the Needle Gnomes also vend at the PRF, while the others