Hello girls! We are truly counting down the days until camp, and we know you are too. The weather is warm, the counselors are arriving, the boxes are ...
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Morning Assembly - Here We Come!
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Make This the Best Camp Road-Trip Ever
Opening Day is almost here - do you feel the butterflies yet?! Our whole community has been waiting almost two years to come back to the bubble (or jo...
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Take a Walk Down the New River Trail with Us!
We’ve made a lot of fun improvements around here this year, but the one our team may be most excited about? The new River Trail! This property has alw...
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Behind the Scenes: Preparing for a Summer
We have loved pulling back the curtain and taking you Behind the Scenes this year! We hope you’ve learned a little more about how camp works, whether ...
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Preparing for Goodbye - New Camper Blog Series
Happy Tuesday new camper families! This is our last week in our New Camper Blog Series before the summer. It is hard to believe we are so very close t...
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Meet Our 2021 Senior Seniors!
Our Senior Seniors are what make Main Camp so magical! No one dances harder, sings louder, or loves camp more than these 35 girls, and they set the to...
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Get to Know Her: Julie
This spring we’ve been introducing you to a few of the familiar faces around the bubble, and hasn’t it been fun? We’ve talked to Peggy, David, Sara, a...
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Packing for Unpacking - New Camper Blog Series
Hello new camper parents – this blog is specifically for you! We are finally in the month of May, which is the month of camp! We can’t believe we are ...
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Introducing Our Summer 2021 Theme Verse
You may not know this, but every year we pick a theme verse to guide our summer - it is one of our favorite traditions! We choose this verse carefully...
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Arriving at Your Cabin on Opening Day - New Camper Blog Series
Camp is only a month away, and we are so excited here at camp. The weather is warming up, the projects are wrapping up, and the energy is just contagi...
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Summer Song Requests: Let Us Know What You Want to Hear!
Music is a BIG deal at camp, and sets the tone for so many of our favorite events and memories. Whether it’s playing as you’re having a cabin dance pa...
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Head Staff Goal Setting: Wrapping it Up
As we are counting down the days to camp, we are here with our final update on our Head Staff goal setting series for the year. In the fall, we each c...
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Photos: Campminder or Waldo - New Camper Blog Series
Another Tuesday means another post in our New Camper Blog series. Today, we’re going to be talking about camp pictures, specifically the different way...
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Behind the Scenes: Planning the Camp Menu
We have loved taking you Behind the Scenes this year, and today’s topic might just be the most mysterious: planning the camp menu! Have you ever notic...
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60 Amazing Things That Are Still Happening This Summer
We’ve told you all spring long that we’re adjusting some aspects of camp to keep our community healthy and safe in this unique year. If you get any of...
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Communicate with Your Camper and with Us - New Camper Blog Series
Hello new camper families! We are just a few weeks away from the start of the summer, and we are excited today to talk about communication. Let’s jump...
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Introducing Our New Building: The Fort!
We have been working on something (a BIG something) behind the scenes for months now, and we can finally reveal it to you: we have a brand new buildin...
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Get to Know Her: Solveig
Our “Get to Know Them” series continues today (check out Sara, David, and Peggy if you missed them!) with a true Greystone celeb - Solveig! More campe...
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Parent Blog: Communication from Camp - New Camper Blog Series
Hi, we are the Cains from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and we have two Greystone girls. Charlotte, our oldest, attended for five years and will hopefully r...
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Making Medication at Camp Simple
Our top priority each summer (and especially this one!) is keeping our campers healthy and safe. Every summer we analyze our procedures and protocols ...
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Welcome James Franklin to the Year-Round Team!
It is not everyday that we add someone new to our year round team, and we are excited to welcome James Franklin Miller back to Greystone as our Operat...
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Camp Recipe: Tomato Pie
Tomato pie is a special treat at camp, usually only served at the Birthday Ball - our fanciest meal! This is southern comfort food at its finest, but ...
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Tour Greystone from Your Home - New Camper Blog Series
Welcome new camper families to another post in our New Camper blog series! We hope you have been following us each week as we post some new info, and ...
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Preparing Yourself to Send Your Daughter to Camp
As we are gearing up for summer 2021, we know many of our campers (and parents!) are excited for the summer. Whether this is your first year at Greyst...
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Get to Know Her: Sara Oliver
This spring we’re getting the chance to sit down with some of your favorite camp people, and learn a little more about how they got here and why they ...
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Preparing for Camp Right Now - New Camper Blog Series
Hello new camper families! Welcome back as we delve into another topic specifically geared to our new families. If you’re just joining us, make sure t...
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Introducing Tubing at Main Camp!
Hey Main Campers, have you heard about our brand new experience just for you this summer? You asked for it on your surveys in 2019, and we listened. T...
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Meet the New Camp Babies!
Our camp community is truly a family, and one of our favorite things in the world is sharing big life moments with all of you. And boy, do we get to d...
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Packing: This or That - New Camper Blog Series
Hello Greystone parents! Another Tuesday means another week in our new camper blog series (check out some of our recent posts from this year, if you h...
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Behind the Scenes: Penpals
Our Behind the Scenes series continues today with one of our favorite spring-time traditions: Penpals! There’s nothing quite like snail mail at camp, ...
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