Event Information

Ymir
(2011-02-18 - 2011-02-20 - Site opens at 5:00 PM & Closes at Noon)
Windmasters' Hill

The theme for Ymir XXXVI is still a Viking one, but there is also a new underlying new theme...\"New Blood\". All over this Kingdom we have people new to the SCA expressing and interest and wanting to get involved. Our goal this year is to get new people to attend and to get involved in the planning and execution of this event.

Website: http://ymir.windmastershill.org

Martial Activities: Baron James of Middle Aston (mka James Wagner) will serve as Marshal-in-Charge for the day. Contact him with any questions regarding martial activities at 919.496.7713 (NLT 10:00 PM).

Arts & Sciences Activities: Master Andras de Salamandra is planning to host an A&S competition. Please see the event website for a detailed description.

Cost:

Adult, Members: $10.00 Day Trip, $8.00 Feast, $10.00 Camping
Adult, Non-members: $15.00 Day Trip, $8.00 Feast, $10.00 Camping
Youth, 6–17: $5.00 Day Trip, $8.00 Feast, $10.00 Camping
Children, 0–5 : $0.00 Day Trip, $8.00 Feast, $0.00 Camping

Make Checks Payable To: SCA, Inc., Barony of Windmasters\' Hill

Cost Notes: Make your reservations via ACCEPS ( http://acceps.ansteorra.org/index.php ) Dec. 1, 2010 - Jan 31, 2011. Feast, cabin, and tenting reservations are taken via ACCEPS. Please save a copy of your ACCEPS receipt and bring it with you when you check-in.

Site: Betsy-Jeff Penn 4H Center 804 Cedar Lane Reidsville, NC 27320. The winter winds blow cold in the second month of the year, and to help ward off the chill the site has heated cabins and classroom space and hot showers.

Site Restrictions: Pets permitted only on a leash. Fires allowed in only designated areas (pre-existing fire pits). Swim in the lake at your own risk; no lifeguard is on duty. Alcohol is permitted for those over the age of 21. No original containers. Take your empties and trash home with you. No parking by the cabins or in the tenting area is prohibited.

Feast Information: A feast for 120 persons shall be prepared by our Head Cook Lord Oissene neCeen macBascind (Jay Ozmet). Please contact him at demento[AT]embarqmail[DOT]com or 910.309.2275 (Wed-Sun NLT 10:00 PM) with any dietary concerns. A feast menu will be posted on the event website.

Merchanting Information: Please contact the Merchant Coordinator, Lady Sigurn Grimmsdottir (Naomi Harel), 919.606.0621, nhjewelry[AT]hotmail[DOT]com if you would like to merchant.

Event Steward\'s Information: Lord Adelric Falke (Darrell Newman), 308 Timber Ridge Drive, Raeford, NC 28376, Phone: (910) 904-5775, E-mail: D_J_Newman[AT]yahoo[DOT]com

Reservations: Baron Douglas l\'Escrivyen (Douglas Parker), 3631 Mill Run, Raleigh, NC 27612, Phone: (919) 758-2308, E-mail: darkwater9[AT]yahoo[DOT]com

Directions:

FROM RALEIGH, BURLINGTON: Follow Interstate 85/40 WEST to Greensboro. When given the option of following I-40 OR I-85, stay on I-40. Exit right onto Lee St. (Hwy 6) toward downtown Greensboro. Follow Lee Street approximately 2.5 miles, then follow the signs to join Hwy 29 North. Merge onto 29 N and continue north out of Greensboro until you come to the 4th Reidsville exit (Highway 14 - Eden, Yanceyville, Reidsville). Turn left at the top of this ramp, following Highway 14 North. After the third traffic light (past Lowe’s, Food Lion, and WalMart), turn left onto Salem Church Rd. There is no light, but there is a large billboard and a horse farm near the corner. Continue on Salem Church Rd for approximately 2 miles, then turn HARD right onto Cedar Lane. The 4H Center is on the left, at 804 Cedar Lane. You may download a printable .pdf with written directions and a map to the site from the event website.