For twenty-five years, any time I have been asked to describe my favorite place on earth I have always described sitting in a white chair on the edge ...
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Camp Friendships: Fearfully and Wonderfully Made
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Memorize Scripture - January Love Challenge
Happy 2018 Greystone girls! It is finally the year of camp, and we truly cannot wait. As we start the New Year, it is always a time of new beginnings ...
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New Years Resolutions for the Greystone Girl
It’s the time of year where we all look back on 2017 and resolve to make 2018 even better. New Years Resolutions are famous for being broken (there’s ...
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How to have fun on your Christmas car trip!
One of the best things about Christmas is spending time with family! From small Christmas mornings with your immediate family to huge ham dinners with...
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Last Minute Stocking Stuffers
We’re getting down to the wire for Christmas gifts, but if you’re anything like us, Stocking Stuffers are the LAST things you think of. So we did the ...
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A Greystone Girl's Letter to Santa
Dear Santa, Here we are again! Can you believe it’s been another year? I wish I was writing this during a rainy rest hour, hearing the pitter patter o...
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Virtual Cookie Exchange
Almost nothing can beat Gervais’ cookies during the summer months, but we still try to top his desserts during the Holidays! We polled our year-round ...
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Horses in the Snow
Ever wonder how we manage to keep both us and the horses warm in the winter?! It’s not an easy task when the barn is best suited for the summers, but ...
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First Snow of the Season!
Camp woke up yesterday morning to heavily falling snow - a DREAM! There is no better place to crunch around in freshly fallen snow than camp, so we’re...
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Camp Photobooks Now Available!
It’s that time again! The 2017 Photobook is now available for purchase, and this year, we’ve also got a customizable option. If you’ve been in the Hos...
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Holiday Survival Guide Greystone-Style
While Christmas is a time of great joy and celebration, let’s be honest, there are different parts of the holiday that we would all like to avoid. Nev...
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Greystone Gift Guide
Here at camp, we LOVE Christmas - it might just be our second favorite season (after summer of course!). It’s the time when we get to celebrate the ul...
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Write a Real Letter - December Love Challenge
Happy December Greystone girls! We have so many fun things planned for you this month as we count down the days until Christmas; we really can’t wait!...
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The Eight Things We Miss The Most About Our Campers
Campers, it’s been a few months since we last saw your smiling faces and we miss you every day! As we get the countdown started to our 99th summer (WO...
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Giving Thanks
Today is the day before Thanksgiving… a day of great joy as we enjoy the traditions and the spirit of the season. Nothing is better than walking into ...
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Cooking With Solveig: Cranberry Everything!
It’s officially the Holiday season, and you know what that means - LOTS of yummy food! Cranberries just taste like Thanksgiving, don’t they? Solveig i...
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Head Staff: What We're Thankful For
It’s no secret that we’re big fans of thankfulness around here, so this is one of our FAVORITE times of the year! We asked our Head Staff: what are yo...
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How Did Laura Get Here?
You know her as your favorite camp mom, the apple cart queen, and the one who reminds you to “wash, water, and screen!” but how did Laura become Laura...
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Fall Contest - Design Your Greystone Meal
At Greystone, we take our food very seriously. You campers LOVE the camp food and rave about all the fun meals we have during the summer. It’s rare to...
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5 Ways to Ditch Your Phone
Ask a group of campers what their favorite thing about the Greystone Bubble is and you’re sure to hear “no phones!!” a time or two. At camp we get to ...
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Thanking Those Around You - November Love Challenge
It’s the beginning of November – hard to believe! We are excited for another month of our Love Challenge, where we are encouraging you to live out our...
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Staff Blog: Why I Come Back
I love camp. I love moments on the dining hall porch, watching silently as the mist rises from a lake touched with the golden light of morning. I love...
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Camp Inspired Costume Ideas
If there’s one thing we specialize in at camp, it’s costumes! From crazy to funny to realistic, our Greystone Girls come up with the BEST! Halloween i...
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Fall Update
The roads have been jam packed with tourists seeking the majesty of autumn colors in the Blue Ridge Mountains… and who can blame them? Fall is the pre...
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Dr. Margaret's Fall Faves
She’s Jimboy’s sidekick, our incredible Heath Director, and the most stylish lady at camp, and today she’s sharing the small things that are making he...
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Feel Good Fall Playlist
It’s FINALLY starting to feel like fall at camp, and I couldn’t be more excited! The leaves are turning and falling off the trees, and a cool breeze h...
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Cooking with Solveig: Raspberry Bars
Our cooking guru, Solveig, is back today with a dynamite recipe that is sure to be a crowd pleaser! While we can’t make these bars at camp (those nuts...
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Greystone Phone and Computer Backgrounds!
What’s one of the best ways to think about camp throughout your day? By adding a Greystone background to your phone, tablet, or computer! Whenever you...
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The 2017 Alumnae Reunion
What a great weekend! Our 2017 Alumnae Reunion was filled with hugs, laughter, singing, memories, friends, delicious food, the Great Day 5k, Challenge...
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What Can A Skip Year Look Like?
After you finish your camper years, it’s time to be a counselor, right? Not quite so fast! The summer after you graduate from Greystone is your time f...
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