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60 Years of Camp Highlander: A Family Like No Other
Next year marks our 60th anniversary and we want you to join us to celebrate! With Father-Son Weekend, Family Camp, one of our summer camp sessions, ...
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Calling All Camp Highlander Alumni!
Because Camp Highlander was founded 60 years ago, we have thousands of alumni living all around the world. The sense of community with our Highlander ...
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Wedding Bells
One of my favorite traditions at camp is the sound of the bell ringing. This usually means that something big is about to happen…maybe it’s the wake-u...
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Five Reasons Why You Need to Attend Camp Highlander's Grown-Up Camp
Camp Highlander’s Grown-Up Camp is going to be a blast! Check out these five reasons why you don’t want to miss this unique experience: 1. Relive the...
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Climbing Overnights for 2016
Ask anyone who has spent a summer in Western North Carolina ‘What comes to mind when you think of the Blue Ridge Mountains?’ and you are sure to recei...
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Choosing a Summer Camp…Why Highlander?
As I think about my 46 years at Highlander, I reflect on the amazing leap of faith our parents have taken to entrust us with their children each summe...
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Partners in the Journey
Each summer we have over 900 campers drive through the gates of Camp Highlander with great anticipation and expectation of the fun to come. Fun is usu...
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Karl's Top 10 Reasons You're a Summer Camp Lifer
Once a camper, always a camper. While some of your friends are counting down the days until school got out for summer, you and I count down the days ...
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Highlander's Amore
Sweet and savory aromas dance across the mountainside, drifting freely until greeting the senses of curious campers. Few things can stop a cabin dead ...
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New Year, New Blog, New Memories!
Happy New Year! We are very excited about all that 2016 has in store for Camp Highlander campers, staff, alumni and families. For 2016, we are kickin...
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Unplug and Tune-In at Father-Son Weekend 2016!
Between school, work, extra-curricular activities, and social commitments, fathers and sons are finding fewer opportunities to share quality one-on-o...
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Louisiana Home Shows Recap: Family, Friends, Fun!
We just wrapped up a fantastic week of home shows in Louisiana! Many thanks to all of our gracious hosts who welcomed us into their homes to express t...
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Join Us for a Fall Home Show!
It’s that time of year again! We’re heading out on the road to talk all things Camp Highlander at our fall home shows. Families are invited to learn ...
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Strengthen the Bond With Your Daughter at Camp Highlander’s Mother-Daughter Weekend!
There is nothing like the bond between a mother and daughter. That’s why we host an amazing Mother-Daughter Weekend every year. Mothers and daughters...
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Honor Campers and Honor Cabins: Session C, Week 2
What an incredible seven days! Between an abundance of on- and off-camp activities, awesome EPs and four exciting days of Color War, we squeezed every...
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Honor Campers and Honor Cabins: Session C, Week 1
What an amazing first week of Session C! The energy is through the roof on the mountain – we can’t wait to see what week two brings! Honor Campers and...
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Farewell, Session B!
The time has come to say goodbye! It seems like just yesterday that we were reuniting with old friends and welcoming new campers to the mountain. It i...
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Honor Campers and Honor Cabins: Session B, Week 2
We had a fantastic week on the mountain! This week’s Honor Campers and Honor Cabins demonstrated outstanding leadership attributes, including kindness...
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Camp Highlander's Waterfront Program
Summer camp wouldn’t be summer camp without getting wet each and every day. At Camp Highlander, there are dozens of way to engage in water play. Becau...
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Honor Campers and Cabins - Session B, Week 1
The first week of Session B was awesome! We had so many fun activities and fantastic EPs, such as a square dance, the Star Wars challenge, Mr. Highlan...
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Kamper Kitchen Featured Recipe: Cheddar Bay Biscuits!
Something is always cooking in the Kamper Kitchen at Camp Highlander! One of the most popular recipes to make at camp is a savory, cheesy biscuit sim...
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Camp Highlander's Horseback Riding Program
For more than 50 years, Camp Highlander (CH) has offered horseback riding to campers as part of regular daily activities. Throughout the decades, the ...
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Farewell Session A!
Now THAT was a great way to start the summer! With so many laughs, hugs, high fives, fist bumps, hair braids, S’mores, hayrides, sing-a-longs, new fri...
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Session A Honor Campers and Honor Cabins
After an exciting first week of Session A, Honor Campers and Honor Cabins were awarded at campfire to those who best represented the four pillars of t...
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