What kind of activities and fights will take place at maryland renaissance festival?
ANNAPOLIS, Md. – From battle axes to busty corsets, there are plenty of things you can always count on at the Maryland Renaissance Festival. But between the rotten weather and this year’s economic downturn, you might think even the hardiest of ye olde faithful might think twice about that $18 admission ticket. “Wild horse couldn’t keep me away from this place,” says Mary-Claude Tomlin, who goes by the moniker “Thistle Silverleaf” while at the fair. Garbed in a heavy woolen cloak while showing off the jewel-encrusted dragons crawling along her earlobes, Tomlin says she’s driven from her home in New Jersey four times already this fall to partake in the revelry. Artisans here say loyal “Rennies” like Tomlin help them juggle tough times. “I’m having a pretty good year,” says Bill Jezzard. He makes elaborate hair pieces out of bronze and sells them for roughly $100. He says many women come back again and again, owning more than 20 of his pieces. Instead of hurting the Festival, Jezzard says
