Some camp traditions like Vespers have been around since 1920, while others (Wildlife Wednesday?) are more recent. Of all of the new traditions, Do No...
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Planning the Perfect "Do Nothing Day" at Home
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Camp Recipe: Granola and Sweet Georgia Muffins
In the mood for a cooking show today? Group Leader Eva is walking us through these camp-favorite breakfast carbs on our Instagram stories today! Camp ...
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Corn Roast at Home
Every summer, our campers anticipate Corn Roast for many reasons. First, it sits in the dead middle of camp, marking the “half-way” point of the 5-wee...
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Introducing Our 2020 Camp Photo and Video Contest!
We take LOTS of photos and videos during the summer ourselves, but there is always something a little more special about the moments our campers and s...
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Stargazing Fun
Come experience a night of Stargazing…Greystone-style! Nothing screams “summer nights” like staying up late, chasing some fireflies, roasting a marshm...
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Camp Recipe: Poppyseed Chicken
Having trouble picturing it? Our Head Nurse Jamie (and her daughter, former Group Leader Hilary!), are walking you through it in a little mother-daugh...
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Caroline Is On to the Next Adventure
Working at Greystone is not just any old job! We’re a family (literally in some cases!), and when someone joins the team or moves along, it’s a big de...
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Meet Our 2020 Senior Seniors
No one was probably affected more by our cancellation than our 2020 Senior Seniors, the group of girls who have waited for years to make it to their l...
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Camp Recipe: Chicken Enchiladas
Want to see this favorite recipe broken down step by step? Counselor Sarah Sanders is cooking us through it on our Instagram Stories today, so hop on ...
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Summer Reading Recommendations from Greystone
During a normal summer at camp, I surely don’t have much time to read. Camp is so fun, and we are always on the go, so my book reading takes a summer ...
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Main Camp Opening Day and The Camp Connection
Hello Greystone Girls! Welcome to Main Camp, we are glad you are here! We are very excited to see what the next five weeks are going to be like with y...
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June Camp Closing Day
My goodness, has three weeks already passed? Every day I woke up very early in the morning (about 5:30 to be precise), just like a “regular” summer. I...
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Camp Recipe: Cheesy Chicken and Roasted Broccoli
Cheesy Chicken with Spinach Ingredients: 10 oz. package frozen spinach (thawed and drained) 8 oz. cream cheese 3/4 c. milk 1 c. grated Monterey jack ...
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Take the 4 Fold Challenge with Us!
It’s easy to grow in the 4 Fold Way at camp, right? You can grow spiritually, socially, physically, and mentally without even trying - it’s built righ...
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Camp Recipe: Truck Driver's Special
Takes about 30 minutes start to finish and makes 6 servings. Want someone to walk you through it? Gervais is making Truck Driver’s Special on our Inst...
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Join Us for a Live Dining Hall Song Sing-a-long Tonight!
There’s one sound that always signals to us that camp has officially begun again - singing in the Dining Hall! We may not be able to experience that t...
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June Camp Service Project
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Camp Recipe: Meatloaf and Mashed Potatoes
Gervais’ Famous Meatloaf Serves 8 Ingredients: Meatloaf: 3.25 lbs. Lean Ground Beef 1⁄2 cup Bread Crumbs 3 Eggs 1⁄4 cup Milk 1 cup Yellow Onions, dic...
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4 Things to Do When You're Missing Camp
If you saw last week’s announcement, you know that this summer is going to look a little different for us all. Camp will be quiet and instead of comin...
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June Camp Opening Day
Welcome to “Camp” everyone! Thank you for caring enough about Greystone to read the blog, it shows that you are a “fanatic” and we could not be more e...
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Junior Camp Closing Day
Today is Closing Day for Junior Camp 2020! For all of you who would have just finished your first ever session at Greystone, you would be anxiously wa...
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A Letter to Our Main and August Campers
Dear Main and August campers, Phew. Yesterday was a hard day, wasn’t it? It was a tough one in Tuxedo too. Hard as it was, we were completely overwhel...
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Greystone Cancels All Sessions
This week would have been the kick-off of our 101st summer. Right now, we should have been in the middle of Junior Camp, hearing squeals and laughter ...
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Camp Recipe: Taco in a Bag and Sprinkle Cookies
Taco in a Bag Check out our Instagram for videos to walk you through it step by step! Ingredients: 1 lb ground beef 1 Diced Onion 1 pack Taco Seasoni...
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Junior Camp Opening Day
Hello Greystone Junior Campers, and welcome to the Opening Day of Junior Camp! Though nothing is going to compare to being together in Tuxedo, we’ve c...
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Camp Trends to Bring into the Real World
Camp has a way of sticking with us in unexpected ways. The feeling of having a camp song stuck in your head but no one to sing it to might be a famili...
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2020 Summer Song Requests
It’s that time of year again! The days are getting longer and we are feeling it in our bones that it is almost time to dance every minute of the day -...
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Catching up with our Camp Pigs
While life has been throwing most of us some pretty crazy changes, some of Greystone’s residents are still up to their normal routines. Who am I talki...
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10 Camp Lessons for a Pandemic
We’re living through an unprecedented time right now. This pandemic has thrown everyone off - no one thought this is what 2020 was going to look like!...
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Little Known Facts about Your Favorite Camp Horses
I think some of the biggest misunderstandings with horses come from when we try to project our own feelings and communication styles on them - they ju...
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