Packing up after the fair vendor snafus, traffic snarls, and chaos reigned behind our booth. Waiting a full day before we tried to move our truck and camper was of little value, trucks and trailers blocked the exit like giant immovable boulders. Requests for help were ignored. It took four men and two hours to weave our rig through the maze without mishap. A totally unnecessary and avoidable scenario.
At one point a jack was employed to move a vendor trailer sideways one foot giving our truck inches to spare. This situation needs careful evaluation by the management before next year. I’m glad this event is over, it is exhausting and draining, but overall rewarding. Many, many thanks to our friends who offered help and solutions to our set-up and tear-down operations. We could not have done it without them.
Gail Niebrugge, Alaska landscape painter
