The Kitchen might just be the center of all things camp, and today we’re taking you behind the scenes with the two people who make it all happen: Gerv...
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Ask a Head Staffer: All Things Food with Alli and Gervais
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Predictions for the Next 100 Years
One of my favorite parts of the 100th celebration year has been learning so much about what used to happen at camp many years ago. Did you know that g...
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Cooking with Solveig: Sausage and Peppers
Makes 6 main course servings and 12 appetizer servings. Ingredients: 1 lb Italian Sausage (sweet, mild or spicy - I prefer spicy. Turkey Italian saus...
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One Person's Opinion to the Top Four Greystone Groove and Zumba Songs
By special request, I’m listing my top four Greystone Groove and Zumba songs here! I’ll admit, despite my total lack of rhythm or coordination, I love...
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100th Alumnae Reunion: The Details
We’re a few months out, but our 100th Anniversary Alumnae Reunion still feels as magical as the day we all hugged goodbye. Nothing compares to having ...
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Take It from Our Campers
We spend a lot of time here talking about the events, activities, and staff that make camp great, but the heart of it all? Our campers! They are the c...
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Staff Blog: 10 Things Your Counselor Wants You to Remember this Month
Winter is cold, long, and camp seems like AGES away. The excitement of Christmas time has passed, school is starting again, and it’s too cold to break...
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6 Reasons Working at Camp Is Better than Any Internship
If you’ve heard us say it once, you’ve heard it a million times - working at camp is the best job ever! It’s fun and fulfilling, challenging and purpo...
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Connecting with Your Camp Community: When Camp Feels Far Away
It’s a new year, which means it’s finally camp year (cue all the celebrations!), but it’s also January which tends to feel like the longest, coldest m...
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4-Fold Goals for the New Year
‘Tis the season for setting goals and (hopefully) (maybe this year??) following through with them! A New Year is a fresh start, a chance to make small...
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Highlights from our 100th Year
As we are ending 2019, we look back with a bittersweet feeling. We can’t help but anticipate summer 2020 (we truly can’t wait!), but the past year cel...
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A Greystone Night Before Christmas
’Twas the night before Christmas, and all through Greystone, not a cabin was stirring, for the girls were at home. The tennis courts were covered with...
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Horsin' Around at Christmas
I guess if I’d admit it, I mark my year to year by Christmas rather than the New Year. After the Christmas season with all the family and friends, New...
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Camp-Inspired Christmas Traditions
As someone with several summers at camp under my belt, I’ve spent lots of time thinking about how to take camp home with me. How do I keep growing in ...
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Head Staff Christmas Wish List
We are a mere week away from Christmas, and the excitement is just bubbling here at camp. We love celebrating the holiday (and are hoping for some sno...
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Cooking with Solveig: Spicy Chocolate Cookies
Ingredients: 1 1⁄2 c all-purpose flour 3⁄4 c unsweetened cocoa powder 1⁄2 t cinnamon 1⁄4 t salt 1⁄8 t freshly ground black pepper 1⁄8-1⁄4 t cayenne p...
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Cozy Books to Read Over the Holidays
During the holiday season, there is nothing I love more than the slower pace and more relaxed days. If I’m not playing a game with our family or putti...
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The 2019 Greystone Girl Gift Guide
Tis the season for gifting of all kinds, something we love around here! While the true gift of the season is God coming down to earth, we love mirrori...
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2019 Photobooks for Sale!
Christmastime is here, and so are our 2019 Photobooks! You might have seen our collection of yearly photobooks in the Hostess Cabin. In our photobooks...
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Christmas Playlists Two Ways
Waking up the morning after Thanksgiving, I felt ready to jump into Christmas! I’m ready for Christmas parties and fun food! I’ve also preemptively ha...
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Connecting with Your Camp Community as a Previous Staff Member
We always say that being on staff at camp is one of the hardest, best jobs you’ll ever have. It’s beautiful and hard and sanctifying and silly. You la...
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Why We're Thankful for Our Campers
There are many, many people who make camp great - and our campers are foremost among them! Campers, we love y’all so much - here are just a few of the...
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Cooking with Solveig: Vegan Carrot Cake Bites
Carrot Cake Bites Ingredients: 1 medium carrot, peeled and chopped Shy 1/2 cup nut butter (we use WOW butter at camp) 1/2 cup pure maple syrup 2 cups...
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Top 5 Favorite Activities of 2019!
Each session, as we count down to banquet, we like to ask our genius campers all about their summer experience! What they loved, what they think would...
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Games To Play Over the Holidays
Only a week to go until Thanksgiving, and we are still basking in such a feeling of THANKFULNESS over here at camp as we look back at last summer and ...
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A Letter to Dr. Sevier
Dear Joe, I was so surprised to get your letter last week… the stamp was AMAZING (was that solid gold??? Looked like it). The impact of getting such a...
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The Ultimate Cabin Reunion Planning Guide
For so many Greystone girls, Christmastime is cabin reunion season! Whether you’re going down the street or across the country, time with camp friends...
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Camper Blog: Senior Year was Worth the Wait
“So you’re a counselor now, right?” This was my favorite question to be asked this summer. After I told someone that I was going to a girl’s camp for ...
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To Our 2020 New Campers
If this is your very first summer at Greystone, welcome! We are so excited for you to join us this summer…you are going to love it!! We have many new ...
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2020 Contest: Perfect Cabin Moment
We are so excited about our Summer 2020 Contest for this year. We’ve done some pretty amazing contests over the years (who remembers when you could De...
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