[imagebrowser id=27] 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!
Camp Illahee 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. Bob to travelled down from Boston to lead the day-long training for North Carolina camp directors. A child and family therapist, Bob … Continued
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 … Continued
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 … Continued
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 … Continued
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 … Continued
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 … Continued
White squirrels are easy to spot around here. 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 very … Continued
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 … Continued
This fall marks a new beginning for our riding director and long-time Illahee friend, Bianca who got married this past Friday to her long-time beau Brad! Dave, Caroline, Kris and Soup were all able to make it to the wedding at the Sleepy Hollow Inn near Black Mountain on a blustery, wet, fall evening. (Laurie … Continued
