Stand of Colors Battle of Westport

Well,

It was hot and cold. The entire area was infested with three varieties of ticks.
In my opinion the battles were to far from the audience. No pryo's were done for the cannon fire.

The fee for the spectators was to much. Then if you wanted a seat in the bleachers it was an additional $3.00.

Parking and transportation for the reenactors was jumbled at best. First we were told to park at the Bannister Mall. Then a site near the camp was found unfortunately no shuttle was made available for the reeanactors. Even though it was 1/4 to 1/2 mile from the camp it was a dangerous walk through the woods up and down hills and through MASH ground on the slopes and then through a creek.

Water for the troops was a problem. The sinks were clean an a reasonable walk from the Hospital.

Lot's of visitors to camp and to observe the medical demo's. We were busy all day on Sunday and Saturday.

Friday's school day was hectic we saw upwards of 900 school children in the 7th and 8th grades.

Ticks were a constant problem, Most men had at least several embedded over the course of the event. Fortunately Maj Steinbach sprayed the hospital area with a concentrated garlic solution which really worked.

Nurses Rita, Toby and Samantha were great. Skip watched the Hospital area during the battles. Major Steinbach is a jewel and has a wealth of knowledge and he is willing tg share it.

I would not vote to go back to this location unless it was mowed and sprayed to kill the ticks.

A major rethink of the battle scenarios with the spectators in mind must be done before another event is staged at this location.