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Honor Campers and Honor Campers - Week Two, Session B
Jr. Girls – Rori, Cabin 17
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I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream for Ice Cream!
It’s a beautiful day in Western North Carolina and the perfect day for some ice cream!!! As campers lie in their beds, the breeze of the afternoon swe...
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Live Each Day With Courage
Karl brings lessons from Cowboy Ethics to our campers and staff this morning. The first principle in the Code of the West is “Live Each Day with Cour...
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Opening Day - Session A/Junior 1
Wow. What a great Opening Day! It’s always such a joy to see all the new and returning faces come back to visit our magical mountain. Although the day...
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Camp Highlander's Annual Father Son Weekend
The relationship between a father and a son is like no other. We all know that Dads protect and provide for their families, and teach their sons the l...
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Alumni Spotlight: Because of Camp Highlander ... Brooke Harris Raish
Because Camp Highlander was founded nearly 50 years ago, we have a vast community of alumni. Each month, we’ll spotlight one outstanding former camper...
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Karl’s Campfire Chat: Seeking Dedicated, Passionate Young Adults
It’s hard to believe that spring begins in just a few days, which also means the start of camp is around the corner. I think the countdown calendar sa...
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Alumni Spotlight: Because of Camp Highlander ... Meredith Newmon Blanco
Because Camp Highlander was founded nearly 50 years ago, we have a vast community of alumni. Each month, we’ll spotlight one outstanding former camper...
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Alumni Spotlight: Because of Camp Highlander ... Russell Papineau
Because Camp Highlander was founded nearly 50 years ago, we have a vast community of alumni. Each month, we’ll spotlight one outstanding former camper...
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Karl’s Campfire Chat: February 1st is "I Heart Camp Day"
As you know, camp is so much more than just a way to pass the time during the summer. One of the ways we acknowledge the lasting affect of attending C...
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Alumni Spotlight: Because of Camp Highlander ... Rhiannon Miller
Because Camp Highlander was founded nearly 50 years ago, we have a vast community of alumni. Each month, we’ll spotlight one outstanding former camper...
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Karl’s Campfire Chat: Happy New Year!
Welcome, 2014! While time seems to be moving faster each year and bringing about so many changes, the one constant that remains is the magic on our mo...
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Gaynell's Gab: The "Black Beauty" Truck
Folks associated with Camp Highlander often have fond memories of their special time at camp. Whether you’re a camper, alumni or staff member, we all ...
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Alumni Spotlight: Because of Camp Highlander ... Bryan Beck
Because Camp Highlander was founded nearly 50 years ago, we have a vast community of alumni. Each month, we’ll spotlight one outstanding former camper...
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Karl’s Campfire Chat: We’re Thankful for You
Thanksgiving is a time to offer kindness and compassion toward others, as well as to reflect on those things in which we are grateful. As I look aroun...
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Gaynell's Gab: Wrestling at Camp Highlander
Folks associated with Camp Highlander often have fond memories of their special time at camp. Whether you’re a camper, alumni or staff member, we all...
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Alumni Spotlight: Because of Camp Highlander... Julia Ade
Because Camp Highlander was founded nearly 50 years ago, we’re lucky to have a vast community of alumni. Each month, we’ll spotlight one outstanding f...
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Read the Fall Issue of the Campfire Quarterly!
Keep up with what’s happening at camp this fall in the latest issue of the Campfire Quarterly! Go to www.camphighlander.com/register/forms and scroll ...
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Gather Ye Rosebuds While Ye May
There was a different feeling in the air this morning at Camp Highlander. A turbid mist still rolled over the Mills River valley. The rooster by the b...
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Stage Delight
Standing up in front of a crowd with a spotlight centered on you is a situation very few people feel comfortable in, and even less for which people vo...
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News from the Mountain
On Monday, Gaynell went into the hospital for an MRI. It was determined that he needed to have knee surgery. The wonderful doctors here in Asheville ...
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Gaynell's Gab: Archery
Folks associated with Camp Highlander often have fond memories of their special time at camp. Whether you’re a camper, alumni or staff member, we all...
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How to Have the Best Summer Camp Experience
Where has time gone? Summer 2013 at Camp Highlander is finally here! After a tremendous staff orientation, camp is now in full swing and everyone is b...
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A Flood of Feelings
By most accounts, it was a wet, dreary night in Western North Carolina. The Mills swelled with water. Rain that began with a ping on the metal roof of...
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