Hank and Rick,
Great Trails is a small rondeyvous. As Olie says, it is divided by a small creek (6 inches wide). On one side is the primitive group, trade blankets and such. On the other side are the crafters.
I am constantly puzzled as to the ingeniousness of women. Most of the women are "crafters". It is really surprising to see the creativeness they have when it comes to gluing popsicle sticks together!
"Gosh yes, Ma'am, that does sorta look like a Ford Bronco. How many popsicles did ya have ta eat to make them?"
Did you know that you could paint ity-bity pictures on a golf ball and sell them for ten bucks? Guys would smack the hell outa 'em, but women love to put them in there flower pots!
It really is ammazing!
At night, the crafters go home and the camp comes alive! There's music and laughter, round robins, visitin' ta other camps, enjoying well burnt meals, it's great!
Every year, one of our guys (he's the Leaprechaun) brings his "Chicken and Broccoli Surprise". It's chicken and broccoli in a sauce, no big surprise. After years of having this we decided it was time to put something else in the "surprise". We bought a bag of plastic army figures, ya know, the "get 100 for 50 cents " variety. Well, them ity-bity guys made their way into the surprise! That was a lotta fun!
Our guys run a booth called the "Gun Shop". In it we have several people working and a couple of rifling machines going. It is great for attracting crowds and is an excellent way to inform the public about muzzleloaders. We joke around with the crowd and invite them in to try their hand at the rifling machine....it is indeed fun!
That is just a small idea of what Great Trails is about!
