[Moo] War Question

[Marcolo DelMare]

Yeah, I just looked it up on google maps. My brother lives in Oneonta,
NY. That is practically the city compared to Potsdam. Heck the nearest
actual city is Montreal.

On 2/15/11, Aimee Kratts <troenwolf at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> I went to college in Potsdam, NY. If the SCA was active back then, I didn't
> know about it. I played a lot of D&D because that's what you could do up
> there for fun and not get frostbitten.
>
> Potsdam is in the far reaches of upstate New York. The town itself is
> charming but it's darn cold up there and not very populated. I see that the
> event is held in Maxcy Hall, which I believe is on the campus of Clarkson
> University. Potsdam is a 2-college town in a 4-college area. Ten miles away
> is SUNY Canton (2-year Ag&Tech school) and 10 miles in the other direction
> is St. Lawrence University, where all the rich kids went.
>
> I can imagine that it's a great breeding ground for college-type SCA
> membership. I doubt the locals understand the appeal. (I also grew up in
> Upstate NY, so I know the local mindset as well.)
>
> I'd be surprised if anything held in Potsdam would be large,
> attendance-wise. Lord knows it's beautiful up there and cheap, with lots of
> space for battles, but it's a long way to drive for a single-day event.
>
> Amie
>
>> Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2011 11:31:58 -0500
>> From: marcolobronzethunder at gmail.com
>> To: moo at lists.stierbach.org
>> Subject: [Moo] War Question
>>
>> Now I tend to think of Pennsic as the best war the SCA has to offer.
>> But to be honest I haven't been to any of the other big ones so my
>> opion is rather provincial. I decided to look around at other wars
>> online.
>>
>> It seems like the big Three are Pennsic, Gulf War and Estrella. Are
>> any other wars at that scale? For example: Winter War in Potsdam, NY.
>> Lilies War in Smithville, Mo. Antir/West war in Gold Beach, Or. Gothic
>> Wars in Lubbock, TX or Rules of War (Southern Crusades) wherever that
>> happens.
>>
>> Marcolo
>>
>>
>>
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