2008 Lake Superior Renaissance Faire
 

  

 
 
The The Great Lakes' Renaissance Faire reborn in 2007, once again returned successfully to Norrie Park in Ironwood, MI. Last year after a temporary hiatus, the mid-evil faire was reborn at a new location with new sponsors, and organizers. Residents of Ironwood and surrounding communities are lucky indeed that the second effort was made and was such a big success.
What an entertainment bargain the faire is for families and individuals. An entire day of entertainment and fun was had for the affordable price of $5 for adults. Children under the age of 6 entered for free and for those adults who really got into the mood of the era and showed up in period garb entered the faire at a reduced price of $4.

The faire was the wonderful combination of historical exhibits, demonstrations and fairy tail indulgence.

For those of our readers who were unable to get to this year's "Faire"
the following photos will have to do until next year. Make sure to do yourself a big favor and plan ahead for next year!
 
There were shows at the Hilltop Stage (above) where day long entertainment took place......... Where you could see;
Princes (above) and Princesses (below)
Elsewhere at the park there were Queens and Fair Princesses (below)
 
There were Knights (above)     and Swordsmen (below)
 
There were Merchants selling hand-crafted items (above)
and Serfs (below)
and of course there were musicians (below)
There were many demonstrations including; fencing (below)
archery and axe throwing (below)
 
The Montreal River was the backdrop for Far-Eastern Martial Arts Demonstration (pictured above and below)
 
and there were very special friends from HOPE who brought some adorable furry kittens and dogs looking to adopt new owners.
We'll be bringing you some photos of the HOPE exhibit tomorrow when we launch our new IronwoodInfo "PET Page"