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Impressed

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We are proud members of the American Camping Association: “a community of camp professionals who, for over 100 years, have joined together to share ou...

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Glorious Rain!

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The sky is overcast and a stiff breeze is blowing from the West. Temperatures are in the high 70’s and it feels like we might get another rain shower ...

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Challenge Day

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It is Challenge Day today, a wonderful tradition that ALWAYS happens ten days into camp. Ten days is the “sweet spot” of the camp experience: when the...

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The Best Ever

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by Jimboy

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The afterglow of a great day is one of those wonderful feelings that camp provides on a routine basis. There are a couple phases in this great aftergl...

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A Big Day

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We awoke to a surprise… No Power! YIKES!!! Power is a big deal anywhere, but especially at camp. We operate a very large commercial kitchen serving th...

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Stumblers

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Last night’s team fires elected Martha Grace Dixon and Weezie Targgart as Captain and Lieutenant of the Odds. Virginia Miller and Carson Staples were ...

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Mudpuddles

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When was the last time you played in the rain? I bet it was a very long time ago, perhaps decades or maybe even NEVER! Maybe your mom wouldn’t let you...

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Enduring Truth

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Camp Greystone was founded in 1920 by my Great Grandfather. Those first years must have presented a tremendous challenge to him as he prayerfully disc...

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Adjustment

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by Jimboy

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Camp is a very unusual place. Let’s consider just a few of the ways this community might be different than home. The lack of technology - A typical ...

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Magic

by Jimboy

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Why is camp such a great experience? I think the answer is “magic”. A miraculous combination of simple ingredients that combine over time to deeply im...

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Smile

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by Jimboy

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Smile… our simple advice to the girls this morning, our expectation from the counselors every day… the single most obvious thing that defines the atmo...

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Raise The Curtain

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by Jimboy

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Good Afternoon/Evening everyone! Welcome back to Greystone! Every day I write some thoughts about camp. My intent is to help you better understand th...

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Main

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by Jimboy

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We can’t believe it… Main Camp is here! This is the big show, the main event, the keynote, the standard for all other camps… It Going To Be Amazing! M...

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The New Website

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No other experience compares to a summer at Greystone, yet most people do not understand what we do. Camp is not something that is understood these da...

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