SHAKOPEE, Minn. – The community group that has sponsored the Renaissance Festival for 52 years hopes to rebuild after a major fire. Ivy Anker, of JCI Shakopee, said hundreds of people have called to help – “past JCs, past festies, past patrons.” The festival draws as many as 320,000 people a year. Mid-America Festivals, which owns several booths, has insurance, Anker said. Independent crafters and small vendors have been contacted about their plans, he said. There may need to be a fund-raising campaign.
