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New to You, Senior Camp!
The wait is over! Senior Camp updates have finally arrived! Senior campers are in an incredibly unique position. Whether you’ve grown up at Highlander...
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New to You, Intermediate Camp!
You knew it was coming … and it’s finally here! After seeing some of the camp-wide changes we’re making this summer and then learning about all the ne...
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Highlander Family Spotlight: The Shorts
This year, we celebrate our 60th anniversary on Old Forge Mountain. We have thousands of Camp Highlander alumni all over the world, many of whom have ...
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New to You, Junior Camp!
It’s finally here, the moment you’ve desperately been waiting for … our 2017 Junior Camp updates! From exciting new additions on camp to big changes i...
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New to You in 2017!
It’s no secret that summers at Highlander last only eight short weeks … which leaves many people wondering what we do with the other 44 weeks of the y...
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Highlander Family Spotlight: The Hyatts
This year, we celebrate our 60th anniversary on Old Forge Mountain. We have thousands of Camp Highlander alumni all over the world, many of whom have ...
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CH Alumni Gathering Incites Mass Hugs, Laughs, and Walks Down Memory Lane!
Once you’re a member of the CH family, you’re always a member of the CH family! Last weekend, musicians Matt Manning and Bruce Threlkeld traveled to s...
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Highlander Family Spotlight: The Lawsons
This year, we celebrate our 60th anniversary on Old Forge Mountain. We have thousands of Camp Highlander alumni all over the world, many of whom have ...
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'Twas the Night Before Christmas (CH Edition)
’Twas the night before Christmas and all throughout camp, The mountain was cold and drizzly and damp. The trees were all barren, the creek nearly froz...
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Matt & Bruce: Fixtures in the Highlander Family
If you’ve been to one of our infamous campfires over the past 35 years or so, you’ve likely had the pleasure of seeing Matt Manning or Bruce Threlkeld...
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Highlander Family Spotlight: The Stephans
In 2017, we celebrate our 60th anniversary on Old Forge Mountain. We have thousands of Camp Highlander alumni all over the world, many of whom have co...
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The Magic of Fall on Old Forge Mountain
Without question, Camp Highlander is most alive when a bright summer sun is shining down on the mountain; when the rich, lush greens of hemlock and po...
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60 Years of Camp Highlander: A Family Like No Other
Next year marks our 60th anniversary and we want you to join us to celebrate! With Father-Son Weekend, Family Camp, one of our summer camp sessions, ...
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Calling All Camp Highlander Alumni!
Because Camp Highlander was founded 60 years ago, we have thousands of alumni living all around the world. The sense of community with our Highlander ...
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Wedding Bells
One of my favorite traditions at camp is the sound of the bell ringing. This usually means that something big is about to happen…maybe it’s the wake-u...
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Five Reasons Why You Need to Attend Camp Highlander's Grown-Up Camp
Camp Highlander’s Grown-Up Camp is going to be a blast! Check out these five reasons why you don’t want to miss this unique experience: 1. Relive the...
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Climbing Overnights for 2016
Ask anyone who has spent a summer in Western North Carolina ‘What comes to mind when you think of the Blue Ridge Mountains?’ and you are sure to recei...
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Choosing a Summer Camp…Why Highlander?
As I think about my 46 years at Highlander, I reflect on the amazing leap of faith our parents have taken to entrust us with their children each summe...
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Partners in the Journey
Each summer we have over 900 campers drive through the gates of Camp Highlander with great anticipation and expectation of the fun to come. Fun is usu...
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Karl's Top 10 Reasons You're a Summer Camp Lifer
Once a camper, always a camper. While some of your friends are counting down the days until school got out for summer, you and I count down the days ...
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Highlander's Amore
Sweet and savory aromas dance across the mountainside, drifting freely until greeting the senses of curious campers. Few things can stop a cabin dead ...
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New Year, New Blog, New Memories!
Happy New Year! We are very excited about all that 2016 has in store for Camp Highlander campers, staff, alumni and families. For 2016, we are kickin...
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Unplug and Tune-In at Father-Son Weekend 2016!
Between school, work, extra-curricular activities, and social commitments, fathers and sons are finding fewer opportunities to share quality one-on-o...
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Louisiana Home Shows Recap: Family, Friends, Fun!
We just wrapped up a fantastic week of home shows in Louisiana! Many thanks to all of our gracious hosts who welcomed us into their homes to express t...
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