I too would like to know..
I will meet you there OrbitOrange! You can be the voice of reason and hold me back, right?
Yes let's do it! I will be your enabler.....err......voice of reason.
I have a very good friend who goes at least every three years or so. She has has a small gallery in a small northern Michigan town and her focus is on petoskey stones, Michigan agates and other natural stones which she artfully bezel sets them into rings, necklaces, bracelets, etc. The reason I say this is because there are so many vendors there who sell everything on the planet, you cannot see everything in two days. She loves going, and it is very, very busy. She can come home with tons of beads and stones to set. The prices are the best, which is why she makes the trip. I can only imagine the turquoise stones that can be bought there. If I lived close, I would make the trip and get there by 6am and camp by the gate.
Thanks for the info! Yes, I have heard it is so overwhelming you can't possibly see it all. Sounds fun though. I bet you could get some amazing turquoise cabs as well as jewelry.