Gordon and I hosted Bob Ditter last week at Pinecrest when he came into town to lead a day long NCYCA (North Carolina Youth Camp Association) workshop for camp directors at Kanuga Conference center. Gordon is the immediate past president of the NCYCA and continues to serve as a board member of the organization established two Read more...
Archive for the ‘Gordon’s Camp Blog’ Category
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...
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...
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...
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...
Introducing…Hannah Ford Farm!
Friday, December 16th, 2011
I have been hinting for several months now, and have even spilled the beans to some girls who attended fall movie showings, but it’s Christmas time, and the right time to announce our BIG news! Camp Illahee has acquired a farm outpost along the French Broad river! Almost 60 acres, the farm was part of Read more...
What does it mean when we say Illahee is A Christian Camp?
Friday, December 9th, 2011
With the onset of the Christmas season, I have been thinking about what it means for Illahee to be a Christian summer camp. It’s no coincidence that Illahee is known by its family as “the heavenly world.” That title is used interchangeably with the camp’s name. The underlying core of the Illahee experience is the Read more...
The Brevard Christmas Parade!
Monday, December 5th, 2011
One of the joys of living in a small town is getting to know neighbors. Brevard, like many other rural areas, has suffered the loss of some long-time economic engines with the closing of the DuPont X-Ray film plant (when was the last time your DR. held film up for you to see?) and the Read more...