Over the weekend, I visited the Silver Leaf Renaissance Faire near Battle Creek, Michigan. Having never been to a Renaissance festival before, I was quite excited for a new experience. We were accompanied by friends of ours who had come to this particular festival for the past several years running, so they were quite familiar with many of the acts and vendors. We attended during the Highland Gathering weekend, which featured a Celtic band and dance troupe, the Rogues and Quinn's School of Irish Dance, respectively.
I particularly enjoyed the Knights of Iron jousting team; it was obvious that they, like the rest of the entertainers, put a lot of effort into training for their exhibitions. It was very pleasing to hear that one of the horses on the team was recently rescued from squalid living conditions and is now very well cared for.
Also worth mentioning was the chocolate covered bacon peddled by Sir Munch-a-Lots (love the name). Admittedly, this was not my best idea of a tasty snack, but it was new and innovative and there, so I had to try it. It was surprisingly good; salty yet sweet. Just watch out for the bacon grease that lurks beneath the chocolate shell.
Based on my experience, a Renaissance festival is an excuse to bring together anything from the distant past, which, for me, included pirates, highlanders, medieval knights, as well as fairies, elves, and practically any other historical or fantasy characters one can imagine. Seeing people dressed in clothing from their favorite historical eras or fantasy acts was a lot of fun. Attending a Renaissance festival was something to do that was different than the usual movie or dinner and I was able to see a lot of things I don't often see, especially not in the same place. Like chocolate covered bacon. Above all, I would say my visit to Silver Leaf left me feeling like I had escaped from reality for a few hours and that was nice.
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For more information, please visit http://www.silverleafrenfaire.org/.
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