Establishment Spotlight – Page 3

So every day this week, we are going to be covering the upcoming Lake Superior Rares Fest, which runs from April 8 – 10, 2011. A few days ago, I posted details of the Petal from the Golden Lotus of Heaven contest and give-away, but leading off this week, I want to start out with something very important: Getting there.

There are several ways to get there, but I’m going to cover three ways (easiest is at the bottom).

First off, it’s located in Malas at 16o 52’N 29o 52’W.

The difficult way of getting there is just going there – it’s west of Hanse’s Hostel, south of Luna:

Another way, if you are passing through Delucia, in front of the bank there is a rune that takes you to the EM Hall/House. From there, you take the Moongate that’s in front of the EM Hall and it will drop you right in front of the Rares Fest Auction House/Museum:

UPDATE: This Moongate has been inside the Luna Bank/Entrance – You can’t miss it!

UPDATE #2: This Moongate has back outside the Luna bank (see image below)

Now in addition to the Petal from the Golden Lotus of Heaven contest, there are things happening currently – many vendors are in place, and you can visit displays in the Auction Hall of various rares. It’s worth a visit before everything starts up this Friday.

One of the things we liked about UO.com in years past is that it highlighted player-run establishments, as well as talked with players in-game. We decided to do that on UOJournal. We decided on a whim to start doing it today in the middle of everything else, and we wanted to make it a little more in-depth than what was available in years past.

And we aren’t necessarily going to do only one a week – we have a few lined up already.

And no, for the record, we are not prejudiced towards Lake Superior – Tim is mostly an Atlantic kind of guy anyways. If you’d like to have your establishment spotlighted on UOJournal.com, please contact us with coordinates and your contact information and we’d be more than happy to visit. If we are unable to work something out as far as meeting in-game, we can always provide you a list of questions we’d like to ask and go from there.

Today’s establishment spotlight, our first (click on the images for larger versions):

Windamere Keep
Proprietor: Clinton Bonner
Lake Superior, Trammel
Near Minoc
90.10’N 59.45’E

I popped into UO, and was doing a quick bit of research on something, and came across a rune for Windamere Keep. Being the curious sort, I recalled, and low and behold the owner was there and available, and he patiently listened to my questions and responded. Any errors are mine, as I changed topics a few times and worked through the questions I wanted to ask. Whoever is my next victim, I mean spotlighted establishment, will have a much more organized set of questions asked of them.

On with the interview.

I started off asking about his background in UO
Clinton Bonner, Proprietor of Windamere Keep: I Started in 1999. I had to quit in 2003 because I bought a farm and no internet service. Then I started again in 2005 and been here since then.

How long has Windamere Keep existed?
CB: Well this keep has been here for 3 years or so and I have had it for 1.5 years, that’s how long it’s been Windamere Keep.

Getting to the Lake Superior Rares Fest

Establishment Spotlight #1 – Windamere Keep, Lake Superior