The Legion really came into its own this year. The actors were did a great job, and they were all terrific fun to play with. The space looked, and worked, better than ever, and the shows were a hoot. Whenever I was near the place I saw plenty of guests having a great time. The whole crew deserves a hearty round of applause!

Thank you very much.

We run into the "What has this got to do with Dickens" argument a LOT. At times, it can be quite disheartening - so hearing someone is pleased with what we do at Dickens means a lot. BTW - I don't really want to get into the Dickens/Victorian Fair argument at all...so please, don't get too involved on this particular thread.

No matter what WE as Dickens Folk want to see done at Dickens Fair...we have to remember the most important factor - The Audience!

We have a special title for certain folk who come into Legion - Velveteen Rabbits (because they make us real). Here are a few -

-The famous Young Master Evan Strashinsky who returned (after being inducted into Legion last year) with a full field report and an interview with a "real live Yeti". He was awarded the Order of Fogg ( a brass compass) for his service. We've been waiting to see him all year.
-The little boy who was so entranced by Neptune and Poseidon (our hermit crabs) that he asked his mom if he could have some as pets.
-A little girl who, after looking through our collection of oddities insisted that her mom "read her the books!"
-Another young boy (named Evan) who "defended his mother in a duel and showed us his scar (actually a scar from a nasty surgery). He was awarded the "Order of Liddenbrock" ( A fellowship foundry necklace of a dinosaur claw...well...dragon, actually). His mother was so moved, she was in tears as she told us how important we were to her son...and that we help inspire both of them, as she is a single mother trying to make ends meet with no father figure for her son. Mike Young (yes...I'm outing you, Mike) and I were nearly in tears ourselves!
-The little girl who hunted Thena down, and handed her a photo of herself in her own, handmade Annie Oakley costume!

These are but a few of the reasons that keep us going.

Long live LF!

The Legion was absolutely wonderful this year, and honestly, that was the main reason I even went back to Dickens this year. My first time back in about... 4 years!

My husband doesn't post here often (I'm the one with the typing skills), but he wishes to thank La Legion for playing with him as well.

(For those who saw any of the gig, my husband -- we are Pickwick Club, and he plays Phantom of the Opera -- made and sent the crate carrying the skull of General Cromarty to La Legion with a threatening letter ...)