Lake Lure Arts & Crafts Festival — Attraction in Columbus

Promoter does not care about SAFETY of Patrons or Vendors! This is what happens when the (Promoter??) does NOT REQUIRE WEIGHTS ON TENTS and a wind gust comes through! Looks like MOST vendors lost almost everything they had. NO you can not prevent all tent "Blow overs" but you can reduce damage and INJURIES from them!

At the bare minimum there should be either (4) FOUR (1) one gallon jugs filled with wet sand or (3) THREE 8X8X16 concrete blocks (35 LBS EACH) ON EACH CORNER OF THE TENT or ON CENTER POLES on sides. In addition it would not hurt to have a 5 gallon bucket filled with concrete attached to each corner or center pole!

How many people would have been injured or killed if this...

There are at least a hundred vendors selling all kinds of arts and crafts. Most of the Arts and Crafts are Handmade by the locals and they are very upscale. One of the things I especially like all the authors that are selling their books. Most of the books are about the area and although they are nonfiction they have a lot of real places and areas that you will recognize. . The festival is well-organized and I'm sure you...

Very nice selection of vendors and music that complimented the event. Only issue was lack of internet/phone service which many vendors could not use their point of sale devices for credit card purchases. Advice to attendees, bring lots of cash or be prepared to use the ATM located...