Last morning meeting, at the fire that had burned throughout the night.
After a busy yet satisfying Saturday, the project team gathered once again by the fire, enjoying our last moments together. This time not only the offcuts were burning, but also a tie beam that couldn’t be used in the frame. We found this the most appropriate way to get over some mistakes in cutting. With such a thick piece, the fire stayed all night–good for Mez Welch, who was regularly camping under the stars, next to the firepit. This time, morning meeting was full of gratitude and melancholy: common emotions when a building project comes to the end.
On Sunday we pegged off the last holes, cleaned up the site,and packed up the tools. On this day many people came from the area to see the new pavilion and have some ice-cream sundaes, provided by the Vicksburg Historic Society. The gathering was filled with infinite “thank you’s”, both on the part of the local community and on the part of the building team. Along with raising the frame, we’ve built new friendships, all participants have developed new skills, and new members have joined the Guild.
The project has been very intense, but the tremendous satisfaction of having raised a new structure for a community purpose and seeing people joyful about it is the best reward we can get.
The Farmers Market Community Pavilion, frame finished.
Carving on the frame: TFG and gazebo (Vicksburg town symbol).
Vicksburg Community Pavilion 
And I would like to attach huge THANK YOU to all the contributors to the blog! Thank you for your help on writing this chronicle of the project.
Olga, you did such a fantastic job on this blog….thank you so much for keeping up with it. It made me feel like I was, kind of, still there.