Sullivan Short: Sullivan, a native of Greenville SC and a freshman at Wofford College in Spartanburg will return to Illahee for her 12th summer! She is spending this January term taking a pottery class so you might find her hanging around the firefly this summer! We are excited for Sullivan to return as a senior Read more...
Archive for January, 2012
Brevard: Cycling Capital of the South!
Tuesday, January 31st, 2012
If you haven’t seen this, read on – Big News for BREVARD, NC! The experts have spoken. BIKE Magazine, the premier mountain biking publication in the country, calls Transylvania County “America’s best kept secret,” and “home to some of the best riding in the country,” in their January issue. The publication hits newsstands on January Read more...
Five More Join The Mix!
Friday, January 27th, 2012
Grace Williams: Thankfully, Grace just couldn’t resist the Cherokee forefathers’ call back to the Heavenly World for a second summer! After jetting back to America from Seville, Spain in May, Grace will hang her hat in North Carolina for the summer. Grace’s finishing up her junior year at Washington & Lee and originally hails from Read more...
Sing Along! Linger Longer, Mr. Moon and the Pinetree Song
Thursday, January 26th, 2012
[Audio clip: view full post to listen] Linger Longer Mmm, I wanna linger here, Mmm, a little longer here, Mmm, a little longer here with you. Mmm, it’s such a perfect night, Mmm, it doesn’t seem quite right, Mmm, that it should be my last with you. Mmm, and in September, Mmm, we will remember, Read more...
Introducing…The New Crew!
Tuesday, January 24th, 2012
I am VERY excited to start Illahee’s “Five by Five” postings for the 2012 season. Beginning today and continuing for consecutive Tuesdays (at minimum) we will unveil by 5:00 PM (in no particular order) the amazing counselors who will be spending their summer in the Heavenly World. Many of the faces will be familiar because Read more...
Two New Activities and a Flurry on Facebook!
Thursday, January 19th, 2012
It has been a fantastic week at Camp Illahee! We have been working on some of our activity plans and are excited about two new activities being offered this summer! “The Hannah Ford Farm” will be a double period (two activity periods every other day). Campers will travel to Illahee’s nearby French Broad outpost to Read more...
Sing Along! Annie Mae, Chug a Wump, and Fried Ham
Thursday, January 19th, 2012
[Audio clip: view full post to listen] Annie Mae Annie Mae, where are you going? Upstairs to take a bath. Annie Mae with legs like toothpicks, And a neck like a giraffe. Annie Mae stepped in the bathtub, Annie Mae pulled out the plug, Oh my goodness, Oh my soul, There goes Annie Mae down Read more...
Hannah Ford Barns are Almost Complete!
Monday, January 16th, 2012
Wow! We’ve come a long way. I’m kicking myself for not taking a straight-on “before” picture of the old barns at the farm, but check this out to the left. A week of warm weather allowed the boys to finish the red paint on the outside of the big barn. Neighbors have been stopping by Read more...
Far and Wide
Tuesday, January 10th, 2012
This morning we received an email from staff member Maddy Hargis updating us on a teaching interview she had yesterday. The interview went well and she felt well prepared so our fingers are crossed that she will get the position! Maddy has been keeping us posted throughout the process and I have been reminded of Read more...
Happy 2012!
Thursday, January 5th, 2012
Happy New Year to our Illahee friends and alumnae! January 2nd brought an abrupt change in Brevard weather- from balmy days to a bitter blast. Our family enjoyed the holidays with our daughter Gardner home from college and son Turner on his break from Christ School. We celebrated Gardner’s 19th birthday on New Year ’s Read more...