March 6th, 2012
With one eye on the radar as some very dramatic lines of thunderstorms swept through Alabama and Tennessee headed our way, eleven Illahee girls arrived in “the Heavenly” for a weekend of fellowship, team-building and planning. From as close as Clemson and as far away as Chapel Hill and Charlottesville Virginia, these folks will be Read more...
March 4th, 2012
Over the weekend of March 2nd and 3rd, twelve summer leaders gathered at Camp Illahee for Leadership training, planning, and fellowship. The weekend included great food, great ideas, and lots of enthusiasm for Summer 2012, the Best Summer Ever!
February 14th, 2012
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...
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...
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...
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...
[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...
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...