To all of our friends, family, & faire-mily:

Overnight our renaissance festival community has been rocked by a devastating fire on the grounds of Scarborough Renaissance Festival. While the fire has destroyed seven buildings in the Holleyfield, including our own, our greatest loss has been in the loss of a dear friend. His name has been withheld until next of kin have been notified. 

An investigation has been initiated by the state fire marshall and local investigators. Because of this, access to the festival site will probably be very restricted if not outright denied. Plans for clean up and rebuilding are in the works but not possible to put into action until the investigation is concluded. 

Of the seven structures destroyed, four belong to the festival and three are vendor owned. Our shoppe was at one end of the fire and the Holleyfield restrooms/privies were at the other. As far as we know, this is the extent of the damage. 

Our thoughts and prayers are with the family, co-workers, and close friends of the deceased. We will keep you posted as developments come to us and as we make our plans for clean up and rebuilding. 

Many of you have already expressed a willingness to help our clean up and rebuilding efforts. For news and updates, please pay attention to our website, Facebook, and Twitter for that information as it develops. Also, pay attention to Scarborough Renaissance Festival's feeds to see what they may need as well.