Hidden Mountain Baronial Birthday
(2025-03-28 - 2025-03-30 - Site opens at (5pm) & Closes at (11am))
Hidden Mountain
Event Info
Name:
Hidden Mountain Baronial Birthday
Website:
No Website on File
Date(s):
2025-03-28 @(5pm) to 2025-03-30 @ (11am)
Group:
Hidden Mountain
Virtual?:
No
Site Info
Site Name:
Sandy Ridge Girl Scout Camp
Address:
3681 Girlscout Rd, Bennettsville, SC, 29512
Directions:
From the South: Take your best route to Highway 52 south of Society Hill. Take Hwy. 52 North into Society Hill. In Society Hill, follow Highway 401, NOT Hwy. 52, which bears left. Follow Hwy. 401 straight through Society Hill (Gailey and Lord plant will be on the left as leave Society Hill). Go 7 miles, look for Hwy. 912. Turn LEFT onto Hwy. 912. Follow Hwy. 912 for 8 miles until ends at Hwy. 9. Turn LEFT onto Hwy. 9 and then turn RIGHT onto Ebenezer Rd. (you will see a church and a water tower). Follow Ebenezer Rd. for 3 1/2 miles. Sandy Ridge will be on the RIGHT. From North of Bennettsville: take your best route to Hwy. 9 near Pageland/Cheraw. Take Hwy. 9 East towards Bennettsville. Look for water tower on LEFT of highway before Bennettsville. Turn LEFT onto Ebenezer Rd/water tower turn). Ebenezer United Methodist Church will be on your RIGHT after you turn onto Ebenezer Rd. Follow Ebenezer Rd. for 3 1/2 miles. Sandy Ridge will be on your RIGHT.
Restrictions:
Service dogs only - No Pets.
No RVs. No smoking within 50 feet of group activities or entrances to buildings.
Socializing after 10:00 pm must take place away from the cabins.
No ground fires.
Discreet alcohol consumption, period containers please.
No illegal substances.
Accessibility:
All buildings are ADA Compliant. If you have a manual wheelchair, you will most likely need assistance, as the ramp into the Hall is steep. The site is sandy, rocky, with dirt roads, long grass, and giant ("ankle-breaker") pine cones and roots. Roads are dirt. Parking near cabins is available but there are hidden stumps.
Event Steward
SCA Name:
Email:
Description:
Join us in celebration of Hidden Mountain's Baronial Birthday! In honor of Hrothgar and Isabella.
Cost Info
| Day-Trip | Feast | Camping | |
| Adult, Member Discount Event Registration | 12 | 12 | 10 |
| Adult, Event Registration | 22 | 12 | 10 |
| Youth (6 - 17) | 8 | 12 | 7 |
| Child (0-5) | 0 | 12 | 3 |
Reservationist Name:
Cecilia
Reservationist Email:
CeciliaBlytheSCA@gmail.com
Checks Payable To:
SCA Barony of Hidden Mountain
Cost Notes:
Camping price listed is for one bed in a multi-person cabin.
Tent camping is available for $10/Adult and youth fee $3.
Mail Checks to:
Krystal Smith
1509 Woods Dr
Florence SC, 29505
REFUND POLICY: Refunds will be given only if the event makes a profit. Exchequer must receive refund requests in writing no later than 7 days after the event. All refunds shall be paid by check from the Barony’s checking account. No refunds shall be issued until the event books have been closed.
General Activities
Martial Activities:
The Barony of Hidden Mountain challenges you to show your diversity on the Heavy Field.
4 Lyst fields, Each field will be weapons type specific.
Field 1, sponsored by Mistress Jorunn in Honor of Sir Eldon Ungol, will be 2 sword.
Field 2 will be 2 handed sword/axe
Field 3 will be polearm/pole weapon
Field 4 will be weapon and shield.
These fields will remain open for the duration of the heavy combat time frame, or until everyone wants to have fun doing something else.
There will be a prize for each lyst field and a prize for the person with the most overall wins, as long as they have a win on each field. Prizes will also be given out through the day to those who inspire fun, are seen doing honorable and courteous things. Those who have entertaining deaths, and there will be an extra pair or 2 of gauntlets and some weapons to borrow as needed.
Come join in on the fun and celebrate our Barony's 41st birthday.
A&S:
The following are the many categories for the Arts and Sciences. The theme for the event is Viking/Norse, so the categories were chosen based upon that theme. These have been approved by the Event Steward, Lady Arabella, and the Baron Hrothgar and Baroness Isabella
Art - Nalbinding, Leatherwork, Pyrography, Trichinopoly
Science - Glasswork, Mead making, Blade Smithing, Viking Food Dish
Blank Scroll Competition - Norse inspired??
Bardic - Preferably, a Norse inspired entry
There will be prizes for the overall winner in the Arts categories and overall winner in the Science Categories, Blank scroll, and Bardic competitions.
Please DM me if you have any questions or can volunteer to judge.
Mistress Jorunn nic Lochlainn, Arts and Sciences Coordinator
Feast:
Lady Yrsa of Hidden Mountain and the 3Barons will be preparing a Mongolian inspired Feast!!
FEAST MENU
Appetizer
Bulgogi, spiced Korean beef
Beef, Bulgogi sauce on lettuce May contain sesame
seeds
Salad
Persian Spinach Salad
Spinach, onion, yogurt, spices, and butter.
Soup
gyatuk, Mongolian Noodle Soup
beef, ginger, egg noodles, onions, tomatoes, and
spices
First Remove
Zaporozhste, Yogurt chicken
Chicken, yogurt, and spices.
Dresil, Tibetan saffron rice
Saffron, rice raisens, currents,
and No nuts
Second Remove
Hominy mah, Mustard Roasted Lambs
Lamb,
soy sauce, ginger. Chinese mustard
Shogok goptse or Potato Curry
Potatoes, soy sauce, tomatoes
ginger,
Naan
Commercial off the shelf
Nivik, or Armenian garbanzo beans
with spinach
Garbanzo beans, spinach, tomatoes
Dessert
Mongolian style cake with creamy
icing
Yeast, flour, butter, egg, and
spices
Please see Baron Norton or Baron Ingvar for specific allergy concerns
3BC
The feast for
this event will be a Mongolian feast. I was looking for something different for
my first feast. I had trouble finding period recipes for Mongolia but since the
Mongolians acquired foods from areas they invaded I was able to verify recipes
could have been used by Mongolians (Hyer 1979). These recipes are
from a modern source.
The idea for
this feast was a conversation with someone who has a Mongolian persona, and we
looked at possible foods. I then started looking for options. The
Mongolians, being a nomadic culture did not write down their recipes, but they
have been passed down through the ages.
The soup for
today is gyatuk, a noodle soup from Tibet.
The chicken
dish comes from a Ukrainian recipe.
The lamb is
based upon a Chinese recipe. Chinese do not eat lamb, but the Mongolians
do, so they changed the meat to fit their diet. The potato curry served with
this dish is a modern recipe (Potatoes not being in the time of Genghis Khan)
but it pairs so well with the Lamb
And since
this is A Baronial Birthday, we end with cake!
Imperial
Mongolian Cooking is the modern source for this feast and I used Mongolian’s
Culture And Society to verify the practice of appropriating foods from
conquered peoples. This feast includes foods from Tibet and China.
References
Hyer, Sechin Jagchid and Paul. 1979. Mongolian's
Culture and Society. London and New York: Westview
Merchants:
Looking for those interested in vending! Please contact the Event Steward at rosebud22563@yahoo.com
Other:
Suggestions for Packing!! :
Linens or a sleeping bag - the cabins are heated and cooled to a point.
Toiletries and towels.
Feast gear
Flashlight!
Garb
STURDY SHOES
Portable chair
A light Breakfast will be provided Saturday courtesy of White Crescent
Contributions to Hospitality Table are always welcome!