MAAM WWII Weekend June 2019 Part 5
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I could write endlessly about what I saw and I skipped over many individual things, but if you’d like to see more photos please click here for my 125 photo album from the day.
I would like to take a moment here to talk about the re-enactors. I have some association with re-enactors who weren’t present because their representations are out of era. The people who do re-enacting put a lot of heart and soul (and cash) into their hobby.
Without these re-enactors these events would not exist. Items that would otherwise be decaying somewhere are being loved and cared for in order to be displayed for interpretation of historical events. They have a lot of information to share about what they are representing so be sure to stop and ask questions and listen to their stories.
Now for my conclusion. Admission to this event is about $30 per day and $80 for a 3 day pass. This is a lot of money to spend to attend an event but I can definitely say that this is a worthwhile expenditure to anyone who has an interest in any of a wide variety of topics from history, to aviation, to cars and trucks, and especially World War II in particular.
I was only able to stay for three hours on this day but I definitely feel like I got the value out of my money because there is so many amazing things to see in such a compact space. Unfortunately because of their decision to re-use the same website every year they delete some pages which makes going back to look for information on what you saw a bit of a pain if it is gone; but if you decide to attend next year be sure to read the “Visitor’s Tips” page when it comes back up. I am not sure if they indicated whether to print the show map or not but definitely do that.
The map is a little confusing because it isn’t North oriented nor is North represented. You can make the addition yourself by marking “General Spatz Drive” North towards Arnold Road and South towards the show. It isn’t exact but it will do the trick. Their brochure is still up as of this writing so check it out, page 1 and page 2 – you’ll get a sense of how much there is to see and do at this event. You will not regret spending the day at this amazing event which will next be held June 5th, 6th, and 7th of 2020!
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