51st Annual Scottish Gathering and Highland Games Salado, TX

**ShaunMaxwell** · 16th August 12, 11:44 AM

We'll be there, as usual. Note that the location of the games has changed this year. Instead of downtown at the Civic Center, the games will be at a sports complex behind the Holiday Inn on the outskirts of Salado (Exit 286 off of I-35).

Apparently, the City of Salado decided that they wanted a cut of the vendor's take. The organizer's disagreed and moved the games outside the city limit! That'll teach 'em!

See you there.

SM

**super8mm** · 16th August 12, 12:26 PM

so the food, venders and games will not be in the same area as the clan tents?

**ShaunMaxwell** · 16th August 12, 12:56 PM

The vendors and concessionaires go with the games... My point was that the whole shebang will be in a new location this year.

**super8mm** · 16th August 12, 01:10 PM

Oh ok, I have the museum marked as my end point on my GPS.

that is closer to my camp sight anyway "S""

**bdkilted** · 16th August 12, 02:49 PM

We'll be there too. Heard about the move and warned the president of museum society that many of the women appreciated the real bathrooms at the civic center. Last I heard he was going to try to get the keys to restrooms at the sports complex instead of just port-a-johns.
Maybe I'll save some money since my wife can't just walk out to the shopping

**ShaunMaxwell** · 16th August 12, 03:44 PM

Come on, BD... You know that Salado is tiny. Rest assured she'll find her way to the shops!

**super8mm** · 16th August 12, 05:07 PM

I can give her a ride back to town on my motorcycle.

I can see now I need to practice my monkey - football routine so I can get my ridding gear on over my kilt for my trip to the Calling of the Clans Friday evening and the Tattoo and Tartan Ceilidh Saturday evening.

I take it that the Tattoo and Tartan Ceilidh will be one after the other Saturday evening, this will be my first trip to Salado ??

**cck** · 16th August 12, 05:09 PM

It is on my schedule, but will have to wait to see which day(s) I can go.

**J3Piper** · 5th September 12, 06:33 PM

Originally Posted by ShaunMaxwell

We'll be there, as usual. Note that the location of the games has changed this year. Instead of downtown at the Civic Center, the games will be at a sports complex behind the Holiday Inn on the outskirts of Salado (Exit 286 off of I-35).

Apparently, the City of Salado decided that they wanted a cut of the vendor's take. The organizer's disagreed and moved the games outside the city limit! That'll teach 'em!

See you there.

SM

Well, let's see. While the lack of shade is horrible, there should be ample parking, people will not want to move their vehicles once they find a parking place, the location is not within walking distance of any of Salado's shops or eateries, and when it's time to leave drivers can just zip right back on the convenient entrance ramp to I-35 instead of poking through town.

I think that the city fathers will eventually have an influx of merchants and restaurant owners voicing their displeasure over the lack of Highland Games visitors walking (and purchasing) their way through the streets of Salado. Having been hit with their hefty "special events additional tax" last year on B&B accommodations within the city limits, I don't have a lot of sympathy.