The Barony of Red Spears presents:
When: May 31, 2024 -June 2, 2024
Site Opens at 6pm on Friday
Site Closes at 10am on Sunday
Gate Hours: Friday 6pm till 10pm and Saturday 8am till 1pm
Where: Hancock County Fairgrounds
1017 E. Sandusky St, Findlay, Ohio 45840
Gate/Registration
Person in Charge: Steve the Silent
Hours:
(Anticipated from last year)
Friday 6:00pm till 10:00pm
Saturday 8:00am till 1:00pm
Cost
Adult Non-Members: $25
Adult Members: $15
Children (ages and under): free
Autocrats
- Otto Kukelbrecht (Justin Collier)
- email: marcheofthemarshes [dot] seneschal [at] midrealm [dot] org
- phone: 419-308-0738
- Pellegrina da Canal (Charity Goehring)
- email: charitygoehring [at] redspears {dot} com
- Fatima bint Malik (Lyn Cooley)
- email: cooleylyn [at] gmail {dot} com
- phone: 419-601-9026
| Areas | Heads of Areas | Contact Information |
|---|---|---|
| Gate (aka, Registration) (link) | Steve the Silent | Email: |
| Merchants | Arina Aldea | Email: [email protected] Phone: 419-481-5232 |
| Arts & Sciences (link) | Iosobail Mhic Leoid | Email: |
| Armored Combat (link) | Sivrid Brumbach | Email: |
| Rapier Combat (link) | Warder Crede (Alan Powers) *MiC | Phone: 419-481-7632 |
| Archery (link) | Dorothea de Beckham | Email: Dorothea [at] redspears.org |
| Publick House (link) | Fatima bint Malik | Email: coolelyn [at] gmail {dot} com Phone: 419-601-9026 |
| Scavenger Hunt (link) | Tannas Inmhe (Kyle Hallowell) | Email: Kyle {dot} hallowell [at] yahoo {dot} com |
| Royalty Liaison | TBD | Email: Phone: |
| Newcomer’s & Info Point | Lady Beatrix de Vezelay (Megan Schwartz) | Email: Chatelaine [at] redspears {dot} org Phone: 419-450-7818 |
| Lunch Tavern (link) | Baroness Anne Blackfeather | Email: Valerie {dot} hallowell [at] gmail {dot} org |
| Tannas Inmhe (Kyle Hallowell) | Email: Kyle {dot} hallowell [at] yahoo {dot} com | |
| Webminister | Margherita di Raffaele (Margaret Chrysler) | Email: marcheofthemarshes {dot} webminister [at] midrealm {dot} org Phone: (419) 601 – 1652 **Please, no calls after 10pm |
Directions:
Take your best route to I75 going towards Findlay, Ohio. Exit 157 (OH-12 E/W Main Cross St). Turn Right onto Western Ave. Turn Left onto W Sandusky St (the road directly after the tracks). Continue for 1.5mi and turn right into the Hancock County Fairgrounds.
Site Features/Rules
Camping Area
Above ground firepits are allowed
Restroom Buildings (one building with showers!)
Dogs are welcome if they are leashed, well behaved, and cleaned up after
Lunch tavern for about 100
Info on Area Businesses
- Arby’s 700 S Main St (turn left onto Sandusky St, turn left onto Main St, will on on right side)
- Subway 608 S Main St (turn left onto Sandusky St, turn left onto Main St, will on on right side)
- Little Caesers 730 S Main St (turn left onto Sandusky St, turn left onto Main St, will on on right side)
- Wendy’s 500 Tiffin Ave (turn left onto Sandusky St, turn right onto Blanchard St, will on on right side)
- Penn Station 2025 Tiffin Ave (turn right onto Sandusky St, left onto Bright Rd, turn right onto Tiffin Ave, will be on your right side)
- McDonalds 1921 Tiffin Ave (turn right onto Sandusky St, left onto Bright Rd, turn left onto Tiffin Ave, will be on your left side)
- Burger King 1700 Tiffin Ave (turn right onto Sandusky St, left onto Bright Rd, turn right onto Tiffin Ave, will be on your right side)
- Wilson’s Sandwich Shop 600 S Main St (turn left onto Sandusky St, turn left onto Main St, will on on right side)
- Campus Pollyeyes 339 S Blanchard St (turn left onto Sandusky St, turn right onto Blanchard St, will on on right side)
- Five Guys 1780 Tiffin Ave (turn right onto Sandusky St, left onto Bright Rd, turn left onto Tiffin Ave, will be on your right side)
- Fern Café 452 E Sandusky St S (turn left onto Sandusky St, will on on right side)
- Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen 2100 Tiffin Ave (turn right onto Sandusky St, left onto Bright Rd, turn right onto Tiffin Ave, will be on your left side)
- Brinkmans 1800 E Sandusky St (turn right onto Sandusky St, will be on you left)
- Great Scot 301 W Main Cross (turn left onto Sandusky St, right onto Main St, left onto W Main Cross, will be on your left side)
- Krogers 1996 Tiffin Ave (turn right onto Sandusky St, left onto Bright Rd, will be on your left side)
- Meijers 2200 Tiffin Ave (turn right onto Sandusky St, left onto Bright Rd, will be on your right side)
- Walmart 2500 Tiffin Ave (turn right onto Sandusky St, left onto 236, will be on your left side)
- Circle K 464 E Sandusky St (turn left onto Sandusky St, will be on the right side)
- Marathon 1215 W Main Cross St (turn left onto Sandusky St, right onto Western, left onto W Main Cross, will be on the left side before I75)
- Speedway 1415 S Main St (turn left onto Sandusky St, turn left onto Main St, will be on your left side)
- Speedway 752 W Trenton Ave (turn left onto Sandusky St, right onto Western, follow curve, will be on right side)
- Speedway 2001 Tiffin Ave (turn right onto Sandusky St, left onto Bright Rd, will be on your right side)
- Hancock Co Sheriff’s Office 200 W Crawford (turn left onto Sandusky St, turn right onto S Cory St, will be on your left side)
- Blanchard Valley Hospital 1900 S Main St (turn left onto Sandusky St, turn left onto Main St, will be on your right side)
Publick House
People in Charge:
TBD
Arts & Science Activities
People in Charge:
TBD
Classes
Competition
Scavenger Hunt
Person in Charge:
Tannas Inmhe (Kyle Hallowell)
Join us for a day of fun and riddles!
The Barony of Red Spears is requesting all dragon adventurers to partake in a quest to assist our supply caravans in traversing the murky Black Swamp. Upon entry, show your credentials to our gate troll to receive a quest booklet that will guide your path through the day’s challenges. Enhance your artisanal skills, learn to waylay bandits, and obtain necessary information from minstrels and rogues around the event. Help us gather supplies and join our Baronage in a potluck barbeque feast. Partake in additional classes, a dragon egg hunt, and fun tournaments to your heart’s content. Bring some whimsy back to our society and join us in fun at our second Black Swamp War Games!
Armored Combat
People in Charge:
TBD
Schedule
| Saturday | |
|---|---|
Rapier Combat
Person in Charge:
Warder Crede (Alan Powers)
*MiC
Schedule
| Saturday | |
|---|---|
Archery
Person in Charge:
Dorothea de Beckham
*MiC
A limited amount of loaner equipment will be available.
Targets include traditional stands, ground targets and Quest setup
Equipment inspections start after range set up
Note: Schedule subject to change based on event dynamics and organizer’s discretion.
Schedule
| Saturday | |
|---|---|
| 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM | Range Setup, Equipment Inspections (after setup) |
| 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM | Morning Session: Range opens for archery and atlatl. Quest, Open Targets and Atlatl will be running on the same line. Atlatl will run when the marshal is available. |
| 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM | Lunch Break |
| 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM | Afternoon Session: Continuation of archery and atlatl activities Red Spears Baronial Archery Championship |
| 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM | Cleanup and Closing: Dismantle targets, range and equipment Return borrowed bows and arrows |
Additional Activities:
- Find your way through the swamp scavenger hunt with prizes!
- Newcomer’s/Information Point
Please check back regularly!
More updates should be posted soon.