Mary Hamilton
Doesn’t this picture make you want to skip down those steps to the lake? It does that to me. These steps lead to the boat dock at Lutherdale. But times have changed. Years ago, the boat dock was built with three or four slips for rowboats. You don’t see many rowboats anymore, the kind with …
I didn’t get a chance to peek inside this outdoor cupboard by the beach at Lutherdale when I visited but I suspect it’s a newer version of the buddy board we used many years ago. Outside the gated entrance to the beach was a large board lined with rows and rows of cup hooks. Each …
I didn’t get a chance to peek inside this outdoor cupboard by the beach at Lutherdale when I visited but I suspect it’s a newer version of the buddy board we used many years ago. Outside the gated entrance to the beach was a large board lined with rows and rows of cup hooks. Each …
If you read yesterday’s post, you saw the picture of the dining hall at Lutherdale Bible Camp in Elkhorn, WI. A fireplace anchors each end of the hall. Above the fireplace at the opposite end is a symbol of the camp’s mission from the beginning. While this may not be the actual log, it’s a …
If you read yesterday’s post, you saw the picture of the dining hall at Lutherdale Bible Camp in Elkhorn, WI. A fireplace anchors each end of the hall. Above the fireplace at the opposite end is a symbol of the camp’s mission from the beginning. While this may not be the actual log, it’s a …
Cooking for crowds is never easy. But meals are important at camp. Kids burn a lot of calories playing games and swimming and doing all the other physical activities associated with camp. This dining hall at Lutherdale Bible Camp used to be filled with wooden picnic tables, four rows across and seven to ten deep. …
On a recent visit to Lutherdale Bible Camp, I snapped a picture of this old cabin. Back in the 1950’s and 1960’s, this was one of four boys’ cabins, with the girls’ cabins situated on the other side of camp. The cement floors, World War II army surplus bunk beds, and natural air conditioning made …
If you’ve ever wondered about the banner picture, it’s from a painting done by one of the counselors at Lutherdale Bible Camp many years ago. When my family lived there, this was the site for the evening campfires during summer camp. Three sections of benches faced this structure built of logs. It too had a …
If you’ve ever wondered about the banner picture, it’s from a painting done by one of the counselors at Lutherdale Bible Camp many years ago. When my family lived there, this was the site for the evening campfires during summer camp. Three sections of benches faced this structure built of logs. It too had a …
Since it’s April and we start off the month with a day of pranks and tricks, it seemed a good time to remember some camp pranks. Short-sheeting beds. Breakfast in bed (putting cereal between the sheets). Running underwear or swim suits up the flag pole. Did you ever put someone’s hand in warm water while …
Many a new life begins through a youth camp experience. A fond memory for me is of a young man named Van who attended our senior high camp. I didn’t know him well, but at campfire on the last night, he shared how his life had changed during the week. He spoke of how God …
Many a new life begins through a youth camp experience. A fond memory for me is of a young man named Van who attended our senior high camp. I didn’t know him well, but at campfire on the last night, he shared how his life had changed during the week. He spoke of how God …
The camps I’ve attended in recent years have all served meals in a buffet style. This is probably more efficient and sanitary than the family style serving we used at Lutherdale, but I miss the opportunity for corporate prayer at the beginning and end of the meals. Giving thanks was an important part of meals …
The camps I’ve attended in recent years have all served meals in a buffet style. This is probably more efficient and sanitary than the family style serving we used at Lutherdale, but I miss the opportunity for corporate prayer at the beginning and end of the meals. Giving thanks was an important part of meals …
Camp cooks rank right up there with teachers in my estimation. I don’t much care to cook for just a few people, but these saints cook enough food to feed hundreds of hungry teenagers. And not just once or twice. They do it three times a day for months at a time. At least with …
Camp cooks rank right up there with teachers in my estimation. I don’t much care to cook for just a few people, but these saints cook enough food to feed hundreds of hungry teenagers. And not just once or twice. They do it three times a day for months at a time. At least with …
November begins the season of food with Thanksgiving’s feast followed by a multitude of Christmas goodies. By contrast, camp food often has a less-than-raving reputation, although I recall the food tasting pretty good when I lived at Lutherdale. Usually, the problem is when you’re on staff, you eat the same weekly menu from Memorial Day …
November begins the season of food with Thanksgiving’s feast followed by a multitude of Christmas goodies. By contrast, camp food often has a less-than-raving reputation, although I recall the food tasting pretty good when I lived at Lutherdale. Usually, the problem is when you’re on staff, you eat the same weekly menu from Memorial Day …
The reports on Hurricane Sandy and her devastating effects make me think of the storms that hit Lutherdale when I was growing up. One year, a tornado blew through and tore the roof off the new dining hall. I was too young to remember that but I often heard others reminisce about it. One storm …
