Athens 2008

[Silvana Siddali]

Re: Athens 2008

Okay, ladies and gents, this is last call for free rations at Athens. Anyone who would like to be able to pay for their food in 1861 Missouri dollars, please get your registrations in by July 1. The food is being donated by the State Park Rangers and will be cooked by Terry Sorchy of "Captain Smith's Inn" fame. You can obtain the period money from Terry Sorchy on site or as an electronic file from me (send me an email message.)

Civilians may email their registration either to Charles or to me. Check Charles's last post for the registration information and packet.

Registration for all civilian and military reenactors will be open until at least July 21 but if you happen to miss the July 1 deadline, I'm afraid you will have to pay for your food with "real money" (read: current legal tender.) The Park Rangers have requested a final head count for the food by Juily 1, so there isn't any wiggle room in that deadline.

Thanks!

Silvana

[cstaples]

Re: Athens 2008

With time slipping by and the buggys warming up, I would like to ask How the shopping will be? Meaning Where may I be able to spend money at besides Deborah's fine shop.:D

[Doug Harding]

Re: Athens 2008

Does anyone have any good photos from Athens they want to share?

Doug Harding

[Charles Heath]

Re: Athens 2008

Sad to have missed 2008, but the choice was Marmy's or Athens this cycle, and Frank's considerable effort won out.

With 2011 not that far down the calendar pike, I can't help but think this is one of those few events that could be accomplished nearly to the original scale. While much of the hobby will be looking towards a crossroads near a stone house in Northern Virginia, some of us will be thinking hard about returning to the banks of the River Des Moines, the Widow Gray's maple syrup grove, one big water powered mill, Iowa Springfields, wooden artillery, bayonets, and those Kahoka Unionists who came up from the south....

Hint.