At 7:05 AM, while unloading trunks at the FORT, I ripped my shirt. The vintage trunk, covered with stickers from previous summers and the proud patina...

Closing Vespers was lovely… the Honor Council did an amazing job speaking to the “important things” of camp. Their insights were keen, having been hon...

Wow… all I can say is wow. Mary Poppins was an ambitious choice for the Senior Play. It is long (lots of dialog to memorize 2.5 hours long), complex (...

Our counselors love staff meetings. The more meetings we have, the more connected they feel to each other and to our camp mission… meetings are great ...

I mark the progression of each summer on Sundays. Main Camp has four of them, each one serving as a touchstone for the week. The passage of time is se...

Production Night was shockingly good. Each dance and every musical performance outstanding in every detail. The costumes, the timing (during and betwe...

Our last Sleep-Late-Friday began with blue skies, no breeze, cool temperatures, and the promise of a wonderful day. Our hearts are full from last nigh...

The skies are overcast again, making camp SUPER comfortable during our morning activities. Rain is forecast to arrive around 2:00 (Rest Hour) but move...

Our big picnic/festival/pickleball tournament was adjusted at the last minute due to rain (despite only a slight chance of rain forecasted). We dismis...

I owe the counselors an apology. In yesterday’s blog post, I conveyed my low expectations of the Counselor Talent Show: a boisterous celebration of si...

Our fourth week in this beautiful place with these beautiful girls started in the same way it has every other Monday this summer (reveille, flag raisi...

Our Third Sunday will feature sunny warm weather, relaxed cabin time, pretty dresses, spiritual insights, afternoon naps, and evening concerts. The pe...

The “Dog Days” of summer are upon us. This is, of course, what Google defines as ”a period of particularly hot and humid weather occurring during the...

We announced yesterday that today would be “Do Nothing Day”… a day that could only be this exciting after the kind of week we’ve just had. This middle...

Another beautiful morning… another hot summer day… another great memory from another great evening program… more DMCs are being scheduled… more levels...

The sun rose in a cold blue sky, but the mist on the lake quickly dissipated in the low humidity of this perfect summer day. Temperatures will rise to...

Todays Morning Assembly Devotion introduced this week’s theme on friendships. “Brother Reid” used an illustration of three water activities to conside...

We are entering what is considered to be the “slow” part of camp… the week before our big camp productions… a time when campers feel like there is a l...

That was FUN!!! Yesterday’s theme day turned out as good as we hoped, which is to say a day to remember for years to come. A great day at camp will no...

Today is, of course, the day that Taylor Swift released her re-recorded album “Speak Now”… a fact that the Main campers are well aware of. One of the ...

Another beautiful morning, another Great Day… This is the chorus of our Greystone song every summer. Some beautiful mornings are rainy, and some are s...

It’s Challenge Day at Greystone, a big deal at camp! Campers delight in the games, relays, matches, and races (all of which were challenges formally m...

The Fourth of July is always a big deal at camp. We dress up in gaudy garb, play American-themed music, march around, have a carnival, and shoot firew...

It is Monday, July 3rd… a holiday in the real world but just another Great Day in “The Bubble”. I don’t know exactly when the campers started calling ...

Sundays are different in many ways that campers love. We sleep late, enjoy a morning run (an optional Stumblers Club), savor a leisurely buffet breakf...

Everyone was fired up in the Dining Hall this morning. They were so hyped up it was noticed by all. What was the reason? Waffles and bacon, freshly cu...