A Happy Thanksgiving wish to everyone! We hope your time with family and friends was relaxing, re-fueling and, of course…filling! The office scattered in different directions for the holiday – Gretchen to Nashville, Kris and Soup to Virginia, Dave to Ohio and Caroline to Atlanta. Vincent and James celebrated Brevard-style with their respective families and Read more...
Archive for November, 2011
From Brevard, NC to Sitka, AK
Wednesday, November 16th, 2011
It is a rainy day at camp and this morning I heard a distant thunder. The word in the mountains is that seven days following thunder (in the winter) there will be snow. In a typical year, I would scoff at this wives tale, but given some of the early snowfalls this fall; we will Read more...
White Squirrels Added to Illahee Family!
Tuesday, November 15th, 2011
White squirrels are easy to spot around Transylvania County. In fact, our very own White Squirrel Festival is held each Memorial Day in Brevard and is our unofficial summer kick-off. In the last couple of years, we have noticed a few more each season, and this fall has yielded a “bumper crop.” Two siblings are Read more...
Illahee Tradition Continues!
Friday, November 11th, 2011
I have been enjoying lots of Illahee reunions this fall and it’s a treat to see so many alumnae with their daughters. I’ve visited with several three generation camp families at shows! In Ormond Beach, FL Betty Loucks attended with her daughter Corrie Wise and granddaughter Summerlin Wise (1998-2010). Betty started the Illahee tradition in Read more...
13 cities and 8 states!
Friday, November 11th, 2011
The past two and a half weeks have been fantastic! The five of us – Gordon, Laurie, Gretchen, Kris and Caroline divided destinations, logged miles across eight states and enjoyed visiting with old campers, new campers and prospective families in 13 cities! In week one, just before halloween, Gretchen and Caroline gathered with our Nashville Read more...
Lifelong Friendships…
Monday, November 7th, 2011
I am posting from Houston, TX after a great turnout at the beautiful Ragauss’ home last night. We had a terrific mix of great Illahee girls, both current and future. Laurie was in New Orleans, where Lindsay P. got to see her debut in the video for the first time as one of our narrators. Read more...