November was a quieter month, with myself and Jason getting out to explore more. As well, we focused the work we did on defining and clearing the parking area.
Through this month, we got the perimeter set, and cleared a lot of the area, allowing us to really see the shape of it for the first time.
Until next month, adventure on!
Thanks everyone who came out for making the volunteer open house a fun time!
After 4 months of hard work by myself and a team of volunteers on this site, it was great to celebrate the progress (and throw a few axes)!
This event marks an important milestone for me. Just about two years ago, on a very long drive home from Columbus, I started thinking about what it would take to build a faire, and bring this kind of activity to our neck of the woods. Getting to this point has been a long process, and having y’all there to see the progress and share a meal was lovely!
As well, with Jason, over the last few weekends this month, we worked on widening the driveway to the upcoming parking area, did some mowing, and did a deeper exploration and survey of the property.
I look forward to this next part of the journey, and can’t wait to see what we can bring to life!
Across 4 days early this month, with a hand from Jason, I managed to cut the full width of the driveway, as well as the space for the turn around area I was planning.
All told:
As well, I finally finished cutting the trail out to where I want to stage the event site, so now we can go exploring that area to see where it makes sense to potentially put things.
This month was definitely a heavy one in terms of development, finally getting the entire site layout explorable and ready for our future village. Being able to take something that was an hour of bushwhacking on my first trip in, and less than 4 months later, be able to walk all the way in in 6 minutes is a huge reward for all the work put in.
Thanks everyone who helped me get this far in the project!
This month, with the power of hydraulics, and a really solid weekend, myself and Jason cleared, widened, and flattened 1140′ of trail, making it easier to get through the land, and getting us closer to the village location.
As well, I managed to cut another 120′ of trail by hand.
With forest fire season in full swing, we pivoted to more indoors work, working on some building some games, making banners, a sign for the village, and creating some other test props.
All in all, a good month of development!
The moment the sale closed, I ordered the first of what is likely to be many trucks of gravel delivered to the site.
With the help of Jason and other volunteers, we’ve managed to clear a site for a future shed (with gravel pad), and over 1000′ of trail, despite heat, downpouring rain, and endless trees to cut.
I’ve also moved a fridge on site, cut the brush down to a manageable level on the front, and created the start of the main driveway to the eventual parking lot.
Along with that, the site now has an address, and you’ll be able to find the fair on Google at 7595 RTE 126, Harcourt, NB.
Finally, this month, our fantastic artist Mike delivered the full logo and banner, a lovely tableau piece.
See you next month!
This month, we close on a permanent site, located in Harcourt!
This new location, at close to 150 acres, will allow us to realize the vision of building a permanent event right here in the heart of Atlantic Canada!
This month, while waiting for the close, I’ve cleared the entrance, initial parking for a few cars, and over 110′ of trail.
Along with that, we’ve gotten about 20 potential volunteers signed up, and a first look at the results of the survey we’re running. With over 200 responses in this first month, we’re starting to get a good picture of what people want!
Until next month, adventure on!
