Our 95th season opened with an alumnae reunion the last weekend in May. 130 women – three generations- returned to the Heavenly World from all corners of the country- Oregon, California, Texas, New York and Florida. Our senior alumna was former director Frankie Hall who recently turned 90 and held court all weekend telling stories … Continued
Over the course of two days in late February, Camp Illahee got almost ten inches of beautiful snow. Enjoy snowy scenes from camp!
There has been a lot going on in the Heavenly World since 2015 applications went “live” on August 3rd! All sessions with the exception of the Junior Session are filled with waiting lists! Illahee girls are registered from 29 states and 7 foreign countries. A trend toward older returning campers (who can’t imagine an Illahee-free … Continued
What a homecoming! On Monday, Illahee director Kris Bush Campbell and husband Jeremy, aka “Soup” Campbell, arrived home with their son Mac! Illahee counselors had prepared Welcome Home posters at the end of the camp season to be delivered on his arrival date! “It feels great to be home and things are going so smoothly!” … Continued
It’s the last week of Illahee’s 94th camp season and we just finished a dinner picnic on the white gravel path in front of the dining hall with James Taylor on in the background. This Wednesday evening dinner tradition is affectionately known as “bag supper” and the candy bar treat for dessert is a camper … Continued
I am enjoying the first rest hour shower and thunderstorm of the camp season! It has been a full staff orientation week and the counselors are settled into the basement of Curtis making their door decorations, buddy tags and camper name tags. We just finished the lifeguard refresher course and the last official orientation session … Continued
There are a lot of Illahee girls in my family- my niece, cousins and cousins of cousins. While visiting my parents last weekend in south Alabama, I saw many of them. Besides the family tree and reunions around the gumbo pot, we have found our shared Illahee experiences keep us connected. All the girls have … Continued
A highlight of the camp day is when the CIT’s finish sorting the mail and stuffing it into the boxes by the dining hall. Campers gather around looking for their letters and cards and then sit along the wall reading. If someone’s box is empty one day, that’s okay. Her friend will share her letter. … Continued
Greetings from the Heavenly World! And we are blanketed in a heavenly snow! Our local weatherman had predicted snow to the south of our mountains so when we looked out of the Curtis office yesterday around 10:00 we were pleasantly surprised to see the flakes coming down. It snowed steadily until dark leaving about a … Continued
