It’s Begun! THE BEST SUMMER EVER!

It’s going to be the BEST staff ever for the best summer ever. Veteran Nurse and camp “mom” Denise  was chatting with Gordon and Laurie this evening and said, “you all got all of the best ones back”! Indeed. It’s a “who’s who” of camp favorites and one is going to be YOUR counselor this … Continued

Atlantic City hosts Camp Directors

Gretchen, Kris, Dave and I were in Atlantic City, NJ- ok, an unlikely travel destination for four North Carolina camp directors, but we joined 2500 directors from all over the country for a terrific camp conference.  We also caught up with former Illahee Associate Director Kim Wenzl  who was a conference presenter for staff orientation … Continued

The Countdown BEGINS!

This time of year is a very busy one in the Heavenly World, and it seems that this year it is even more so. We have a bunch of projects going on…and camp is slowly coming back together. This has been the year of the “big dig.” Last year, Heigh Ho was a mess as … Continued

Second Period Illahee Snow

During a recent January snowfall, Associate Director Gretchen Greene, Assistant Director Kris Campbell, and Program Director Dave Hartsock took Camp Illahee Summer Camp for Girls’ campers Liza Dog and Newton out for second period. Watch them as they play tennis and revert to their rainy….ummm…snowy day plan.