"Four young people had approached McCall's staff in June with the unprecedented idea of holding a festival to help draw potential protesters away from Portland," says Love. "They asked McCall for a state park. He gave them one. They asked him to waive the park's prohibition against camping and keep the cops out. McCall complied. The free festival, Vortex I: A Biodegradable Festival of Life, unfolded the last weekend in August, and 100,000 people attended at McIver Park outside of Estacada. Peace prevailed in Portland, McCall was re-elected to a second term, and there never was a Vortex II."