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Thank You 2025

Posted by Melissa Fitzgerald on July 27

When you dropped your child off at Highlander, you saw the cabins, the smiling staff, and the trunks packed with bug spray, swimsuits, and silly costu...

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Color War 2025: Final Day

Posted by Melissa Fitzgerald on July 26

This morning marked the final half day of Color War 2025. We kicked things off with our last round of competitions at 10:00 a.m., followed by the much...

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Day Three: The Battle with Fire

Posted by Melissa Fitzgerald on July 26

Day Three of Color War was incredible, with the Blue Knights and Red Dragons battling it out in a full day of intense competition. With more points up...

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Day 2 Color War 2025

Posted by Melissa Fitzgerald on July 24

Day Two of Color War 2025 was nonstop running from the wake-up bell to lights out. Campers were racing from one event to the next—whether spectating o...

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Color War Day 1

Posted by Melissa Fitzgerald on July 23

We kicked off Color War with an incredible full day of competition! The weather was just right—warm and sunny, with the coolest & most beautiful e...

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THE BREAK

Posted by Melissa Fitzgerald on July 22

If there was a competition for the most surprising, unexpected Color War break in Camp Highlander history…the Green Giants of 2025 would take first pl...

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Competition That Counts

Posted by Melissa Fitzgerald on July 21

Camp is full of adventure—climbing walls, swimming races, epic games, talent shows, and of course… COLOR WAR. It’s a place of big moments and bold ach...

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Ice Cream and Color War Dreams

Posted by Melissa Fitzgerald on July 20

There’s something extra sweet about Sundays at Camp Highlander—and today, even with a little rain and cloud cover, the joy was overflowing. Why? Becau...

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Sweet Surprises, Including the Rain

Posted by Melissa Fitzgerald on July 19

At Camp Highlander, we believe the best days are often the ones filled with sweet surprises—rain included! And today was just that. The morning starte...

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Thriving Not Surviving

Posted by Melissa Fitzgerald on July 18

Today at Camp Highlander, we entered the wild world of Survivor—our evening program inspired by the iconic TV show—and it got me thinking about how ca...

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Almost Perfect Day

Posted by Melissa Fitzgerald on July 17

Today was an almost perfect day - one of those days at camp where everything just felt right. After five days together, our cabin groups have really f...

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Confidence, Joy & Freedom

Posted by Melissa Fitzgerald on July 16

I love Camper’s Choice Days! There’s something incredibly powerful that happens when campers get to take the reins — when they’re trusted to choose ho...

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Always a Reason To Dance

Posted by Melissa Fitzgerald on July 15

As I sit at my desk writing my blog tonight, I’m listening to your children dancing on the field during the final song of our square dance and my hear...

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Attitude Is Everything

Posted by Melissa Fitzgerald on July 14

At Camp Highlander, we know that the most important lessons our campers learn each summer don’t come from an activity or a skill—they come from within...

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OUR BEST LIFE

Posted by Melissa Fitzgerald on July 13

We’ve had an incredible summer at Camp Highlander—truly magical. Our staff this year has been nothing short of exceptional: passionate, dedicated, har...

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BEST B SESSION EVER!!!

Posted by Melissa Fitzgerald on July 9

Tonight was one of those magical nights that reminds me exactly why Camp Highlander is so special. Dinner stretched on until 7:15—an hour and fifteen ...

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The Joy of Childhood

Posted by Melissa Fitzgerald on July 8

Today is National Be a Kid Again Day—and it got me thinking: if you could go back and pick just one day to be a kid again, which day would you choose?...

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THE BEST KIND OF BUSY

Posted by Melissa Fitzgerald on July 7

Camp is an incredibly busy place — just imagine hosting the world’s biggest sleepover (and you know how wonderfully wild those can get!). Every camper...

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B Session Block Party

Posted by Melissa Fitzgerald on July 7

Sundays at camp are simply the best — the perfect blend of rest and excitement. With an interruption to our normal routine schedule, Sundays are desig...

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I Don't Wanna Grow Up

Posted by Melissa Fitzgerald on July 5

When I was growing up, Saturday mornings were pure magic. I’d jump out of bed excited to enjoy delicious donuts and watch cartoons on the couch, with ...

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The Land of the Free

Posted by Melissa Fitzgerald on July 4

In so many ways, Camp Highlander is our own little land of the free — a place where kids can be exactly who they are, where time is trivial, and where...

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We Love to Laugh

Posted by Melissa Fitzgerald on July 4

At Camp Highlander, there’s one thing we can never get enough of: LAUGHTER. We love to laugh! It’s not just the sound of happiness — it’s the soundtra...

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Quality Time at Camp Highlander

Posted by Melissa Fitzgerald on July 2

Before Bryan and I got married, we were advised to read a great book by Dr. Gary Chapman, The 5 Love Languages, which outlines five ways people give ...

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Amazing Staff & Devoted Campers

Posted by Melissa Fitzgerald on July 1

Every year, when the last camper departs and the mountain quiets down, our year-round team sits together and asks the same essential question: “How ca...

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