Whew, with this title, I was afraid I'd have to start packing already! As for motel
prices, it sorta depends on how far you are willing to drive. I used to stay right up
by the turnpike (south of Harrisburg on I-83) but got tired of the drive. When the car shows, Carlisle or Hershey are on at the same time, that area is no bargain. There are more motels than there used to be. Mine this time was complaining about a number of cancellations, yet seemed more expensive, so I may switch rather than fight. I was starting in the Orange Hall, but started in the Blue and Silver Halls this time, as mfrs., set up in the Orange, have not been too exciting lately. It does depend on what you are looking for, as described above. (for old stuff in orange boxes, that are there every year, for years, start in the Blue Hall
), for fresher stuff from what guys have found locally, go up to the Red and White. But it is really the luck of the draw and a crap shoot as to where you find what you are looking for. You have to pan a lot of sand to find the gold. Luckily, there, it is a lot more likely you will hit the bonanza.
