You are cordially invited to Spring Crown List for the Kingdom of Meridies, hosted by the Barony of the South Downs at Camp Rutledge in Hard Labor Creek State Park in Rutledge, Georgia the weekend of May 5-7 in the year 2000 by common reckoning to see who will become the Heirs to the Crown of Meridies.

   SPACE REMAINING AS OF 19 APRIL 2000:  Beds [ <30 ]  Feast [ <30 ]   


Next scheduled update: 27 April
I try to update bed/feast space remaining as often as possible. Way before the event, 
every week or two. Just before the event, once or twice a day! I *think* April 19 was the 
last update done before the event because I had no new information to post.
PRICING
Weekend  $26 
Daytrip  $15

Children under age 12: free!
Proof of current SCA membership provided: deduct $5.
No reservation for the main feast: deduct $5.
There will also be a "pilgrim's feast" (see below).
Per Kingdom law, no family shall pay more than the price for three adult members.

Please make checks payable to: SCA, Inc. / Barony of the South Downs
THE SITE
Site opens at 5 PM on Friday and closes at 11 AM on Sunday.
A $2 parking pass per vehicle will be collected per Georgia state law.
No overnight tenting, no pets.
The site is discretely wet, take away ALL original containers and dispose of them off site.
No nails, staples, hooks, etc. are allowed in walls. The camp assigns a $10 fine for each one.

SCHEDULE
Friday May 5th
5:00pm          Site Opens
7:30pm-until    Travelers' Fare             Feast Hall

Saturday May 6th
7:00am          Wake-up Call
7:30-9:00am     Breakfast                   Feast Hall
8:15-9:15am     Armor Inspection            Field
9:30am          Procession                  Field
10:00am-until   Crown List Tournament       Field
12:00-1:30pm    Lunch + Kingdom Fundraiser  Field
1:30-2:00pm     Velvet Owl Meeting          Field
2:00-2:30pm     Bough Meeting               Field
2:30-3:30pm     Seneschal Meeting           TBD
2:30-4:00pm     Poet / Bard Competition     TBD
5:00-6:00pm     Court                       TBD
6:30-8:15pm     Feast                       Feast Hall
9:00pm-until    Red Rose Ball               Field (rain site: Feast Hall)
9:30pm-until    Middle Eastern Revel        Chapel
10:00pm-until   Bardic Circle               TBD

Sunday May 7th
7:30am          Wake-up Call
8:00-9:30am     Breakfast                   Feast Hall
11:00am         Site Closes

MAIN FEAST
(limit: 150)

A Feast with Italian Accents

Presented by: Lady Caitlin of Enniskillen and fra niccolo difrancesco

First Course: Table Preset 
* Fresh Baked Bread with both plain and herbed Butters
* Pasties of Venison and Beef (small meat pies) 
* Dried Fruit Rissoles (deep-fried, fruit fritters)

Second Course
* Spit-Roasted Lamb and Pork with Mustard and Pomegranate Sauces 
* Fennel and Leeks with Saffron 
* Lasagne (Handmade leavened pasta with cheeses and spices) 
* Pies of Whole Pears 

  High Table Highlights and Populace Tidbits: 
  ~ Small Bird without Bones (small game birds cooked whole with reduced bones) 
  ~ Marzipan Tart 

Notes:
Items listed as "High Table Highlights and Populace Tidbits" will be served to the high table 
with small amounts prepared for serving to the populace should gentles wish to taste these 
items. They will not be cooked in quantity, but there should be sufficient amounts for 
sampling by interested parties. We realize some Medieval and Renaissance foods seem strange 
to modern tastes, yet we wish to provide opportunity for those with a more adventurous palate 
to have a chance to sample some of the "less ordinary" items found in Medieval and Renaissance 
Cookery.

All sauces will be served on the side.

Vegetarian Substitutes for some items are indicated and will be served to those who pre-reserve 
with the Head Cook (see CONTACTS below) for a vegetarian feast. The pre-reservation is necessary 
so that proper amounts of substitutions can be cooked and sufficient amounts of the other 
vegetable dishes can be cooked without any of the meat fats.

Third Course
* Stewed Capon (Chicken) with Currant Sauce 
* Pumpes (Meatballs of pork and beef) with Cameline Sauce  
  (Vegetarian Substitute: Marinated Mushrooms)
* A Summer Compote of Pears (Cooked and Marinated root vegetables and pears served cold) 
* Darioles

  High Table Highlights and Populace Tidbits: 
  ~ Spit Roasted Hare with Pan sauce or Dried Plum Sauce 

~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ A Soteltie to delight the eyes and please the palate ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~

Fourth Course
* Marinated Fish (A white fish fillet marinated in Homemade Malt Vinegar and baked with herbs)
* A Spelt Tort (A Savory cheese pie with spelt grains) 
* A Venison Frumenty (Vegetarian Substitute will be without the venison)
* Candied Orange peels with candied nuts and spices

  High Table Highlights and Populace Tidbits: 
  ~ Trout in Aspic 
  ~ Venison Roast 


PILGRIM'S FEAST
Mistress Erina Shanahan is providing a smaller, outdoor feast with a Middle Eastern theme 
for $2. Menu and ingredients will be posted when they are available.

ATTENTION FIGHTERS!
There will be a list tree for the tournament, please bring a shield for the tree. If you don't 
have one, please send a color copy of your device to the autocrat (address below) no later than 
two weeks before the event (April 21). Please see the letter from Their Royal 
Highnesses in Popular Chivalry regarding participation requirements, weapon requirements
and type of list. 

KINGDOM FUNDRAISER - Rat On A Stick With Rat Squeezins And Kitty Litter! Oh Yum! 
Albert Grozan, a despicable beggar, convinced someone, somehow, to be allowed to do this...
(Spoiler near the bottom of the page.)

MIDDLE EASTERN REVEL
Peach Curry, based in the hosting Barony, has been asked to host. We'll have music, decor and 
dancing starting after the Red Rose Ball. The "Chapel" is a screened-in building next to the 
feast hall. Dancers, melody musicians, percussionists and spectators all are encouraged to 
share in the festivities.
DIRECTIONS
From points east and west: take your best route I-20 in Georgia. 
Take the exit for Newborn Rd (old# 49, new# 105) and go north toward Rutledge. 
You'll cross over US 278 and [***] the grocery store on the right may be your last chance 
 to pick up any supplies. The road will dead-end shortly. 
Turn left and then take the next right (Fairplay St), crossing over railroad tracks. 
Continue straight through town, go for about two miles, watch your speed, and you'll enter 
 the State Park. Keep going straight and look for the SCA signs. 
The road to the camp will be on the right just before a bridge. 
About the first third of the road is paved. After that, the road becomes dirt and gravel. 
Buy the parking pass when you register.

From Macon: take your best route to US 129 northbound. 
After it merges with US 441, keep going north for 23.8 miles. Looking for signs for US 278, 
 bear left on GA 24 Spur (Ward Road) and go for 0.5 miles. 
Bear left on US 278 and go 8.1 miles. 
Turn right at the light on Newborn Road and continue at the [***] mark above in the 
 directions for "From points east and west". 

From Athens: take your best route to US 441 southbound toward Madison. 
About 9 miles south of the Bypass, you should see a sign for State Road 184 and just after 
 that, turn right on Price Mill Rd. Keep going for 7.4 miles. 
Turn right on Apalachee Rd and go 0.8 miles. 
Turn right on GA-83 (Bostwick Hwy) and go 0.4 miles. 
Turn left on First St and go 0.3 miles. 
Continue on Fairplay Rd all the way into the Park. 
Look for SCA signs, there will be a switchback road for the camp just after a bridge. 
About the first third of the road is paved. After that, the road becomes dirt and gravel. 
Buy the parking pass when you register.
MAP




CONTACTS 

Autocrat
Baron Karl von Krük
(mka Charles Crickenberger)  



Reservations
Lady Tara Carr
(mka Terri Spencer)



Head Cook
Lady Caitlin of Enniskillen
(mka Catherine Hartley)

In email addresses above: replace " ^ " with "@" (altered to help prevent abuse).

{{ Address, phone and email were removed after the event. }}
No reservations will be taken by phone or email, however you are encouraged to call or 
email for confirmations. Please: no calls after 10pm EST.
LODGING IN THE AREA

Distances are approximate. Your mileage will vary.
Prices listed for comparison only and were rounded up for brevity.
Your prices (i.e., the final bill) will also vary.
Taxes are not included unless noted otherwise.
This information was current as of April 2000, but I'm still maintaining the links.
Hard Labor Creek State Park
 51 Tent, Trailer, RV Sites and 20 Cottages
 Information: 706-557-3001
 Reservations: 1-800-864-7275 or 770-389-7275


MADISON (about 10 miles East of the site)

Brady Inn (Victorian cottage, 7 rooms)
250 N Second St.
(706) 342-4400
$65 single; $75 double; $150 suite
Full breakfast included

Budget Inn
1201 Eatonton Rd.
(706) 342-0996
$26 one person; $34 four people

Burnett Place (c. 1830; 3 rooms)
317 Old Post Rd.
(706) 342-4034
$75 for one person, $85 for two
$10 each additional person 
Includes wine and cheese in evening 
and full breakfast

Comfort Inn
1972 Eatonton Rd.
(706) 342-0054
$52 for 1-2 people; 
$5 each additional person

Days Inn (75 rooms)
2001 Eatonton Rd.
(706) 342-1839
$54 for 1-2 people (double); 
$5 each additional person
Breakfast included

Farmhouse Inn at Hundred Acre
1051 Meadow Ln.
(706) 342-7933

Gateway Motel
1661 Athens Hwy.
(706) 342-3015

Hampton Inn
2012 Eatonton Rd.
(706) 342-9003
$62 to $67

Holiday Inn Express
2080 Eatonton Rd.
(706) 342-3433
$60 single; $10 each additional person

Ramada Inn (120 rooms)
2020 Eatonton Rd.
(706) 342-2121
$42 single; $48 for two
limit two people per room

Southern Cross Ranch (B&B)
[www.southcross.com]
1670 Bethany Church Rd.
(706) 342-8027
$60+ single; $85+ double; 
additional adults: $15
Children: discount varies by age
Breakfast included; dinner plan: $5/person  
Luxury amenities available

Super 8 Motel
2091 Eatonton Rd.
(706) 342-7800
$39 to $48

SOCIAL CIRCLE(about 10 miles West of the site)

 Welcome Inn Hotel
 184 S. Cherokee Rd.
 (770) 464-2034
 $34 single


COVINGTON (about 15 miles West of the site)

Best Western White Columns Inn
10130 Alcovy Rd.
(770) 786-5800
$48 one person, one double bed
$53 two beds or a king bed
$5 AAA or AARP discount

Crest Motel
5180 Hwy 278 NE
(770) 786-8134

Days Inn (40 rooms)
10166 Alcovy Rd.
(770) 788-8919
$50 king bed; $60 two beds
Continental breakfast included

Econo Lodge
10101 Jersey Alcovy Rd.
(770) 786-4133
$50 one person; $63 four people
Tax included

Holiday Inn Express (50 rooms/suites)
10111 Alcovy Rd.
(770) 787-4900
$62 double (up to $73?)
$67 suite
$5 each additional person
Limit 5 people per room
Age 19 and under free in same room as parents  
Continental breakfast included

Jameson Inns
10225 Hwy. 142 N
(770) 784-1849
$55 single; $5 each additional person

The Twenty One Nineteen Inn
2119 Emory St SW
(770) 787-0037

MONROE (about 15 miles NW of the site)

Country Hearth Inn (40 rooms)
1222 W Spring St
(770) 207-1977
Toll Free reservations: (877) 755-0588   
$49 and up
Breakfast included

Days Inn (45 rooms)
802 N Broad St.
(770) 267-3666
$45 to $55 
$5 each additional person
Age 16 and under: free
Continental breakfast included

Monroe Motor Inn
912 E Spring St.
(770) 267-9447

Walton Inn Motel
409 James Huff Rd.
(770) 267-4551

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Kingdom of Meridies
Barony of the South Downs

* Spoiler: what Albert Grozan is really preparing
Sausage on a stick, decorated to look somewhat rodent-like, served with mustard; 
melted chocolate 'shapes' (from Tootsie Rolls) in a base of powdered sugar and 
ground almonds.

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