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
We are a couple of weeks into the off season and I feel as if I can finally begin to process the summer! We have spent the past days tying up loose ends, straightening activity areas, sending lost and found, and laughing over funny summer moments that are being re-lived through video editing. It does … Continued
It seems like just a few short weeks ago that we were greeting counselors with an optimism that this would really be the Best Summer Ever. The reality is that there’s a lot that goes into that hope that is beyond all of the careful planning and screening that we do each year…and all of … Continued
I am absolutely amazed that I am sitting down to write and it is only 9:30 PM! Taking Hillbrook to Sliding Rock is a little like herding cats, and a little like watching grass grow…if you get in a hurry, you’re just setting yourself up for frustration. Nothing moves fast, except the girls sliding down … Continued
