After a hearty breakfast, get ready for the world famous Morning Assembly where anything can happen and it usually does. The entire camp community assembles together on the front porch of the Dining Hall overlooking the upper lake. A special treat at Main Camp honors the boys and staff who have been at Falling Creek for five or more summers. They put on nicer clothes and gather together on the front porch of the Dining Hall to enjoy appetizers and share stories about camp experiences.
The kitchen crew goes all out with the meal and serves a delicious supper, including grilled steaks. A Falling Creek alumnus often serves as the guest of honor and shares with everyone stories from his time at camp, tying them back to life lessons he learned during his experience at Falling Creek.
Another big Sunday tradition is when ice cream sundaes are served for dessert - a cool, refreshing treat. After the lunch announcements, Yates acknowledges the cabins in order based on their challenging Sunday cabin inspection scores. There is a top cabin for each tribe that is excused first to go directly to the front of the line for sundaes.
The rest of the cabins are released based on their scores. What an incentive to clean your cabin well! We had some leftover bacon grease in a small metal can and some left-over biscuit mix. A Longenecker Lump is basically a Bisquick lump dropped into hot oil, then removed and rolled in cinnamon and sugar. You can cook some for yourself by following the recipe from this blog post! Supper on the ball field is an old-time favorite.
Born in the south, raised in a glass. Falling Creek alumni echo that this meal is one of their favorite memories. There are many delicious and hearty meals served at camp, but some are extra special.
We all enjoy sitting down together for the traditional Sunday lunch. Before each meal, campers and staff enter the Dining Hall and stand behind their chairs. Everyone sings the following blessings as a prayer before sitting down and enjoying the meal together. During the Main Camp session, campers have the opportunity to participate in the annual Ironman triathlon, a tradition that started back in when triathlons first became popular, under the leadership of Skeet Keyes, Terry Tyree, and Garrett Randolph.
The Ironman competition involves swimmin the lower and upper lakes, then mountain biking close to a four-mile route on our single-track trails and camp roads, which take racers over to the ball field for the transition to the run. They run a tough three-mile course that brings them back to the ball field, where they hear the sound of the music blaring and cheers from the rest of the camp as they cross the finish line in triumph.
Each participant has a pit crew made up of camp buddies. All competitors recieve the traditional race T-shirt. The winner has his name added to the wall of the landsports hut, which we call the Salamander Sports Complex.
Quite a number of boys sign up for the race, some of whom train to perform well. You just have to complete the required skills classes for each leg of the race to qualify.
Traditionally, cabin groups enjoy a true campout each camp session. The boys in each group work together to organize their personal packs and divide up their gear and food, then head off to a campsite somewhere on the camp property.
This outing is a great way for boys and counselors to get to know each other. After camping out for the night, they return in the morning in time for Morning Watch and breakfast. Check out this Mini Falling Creek Dictionary blog post. Falling Creek Camp Close. Who Will Be My Counselor? Can I Call Home? What's the Food Like At Camp? What If I Get Sick?
Or Homesick? What's the First Day of Camp Like? What Is The Swim Check? Camp Fun At Home! Phil W. Campfire On Sunday evenings, the entire camp community shares the tradition of our campfire program. Ebenezer Rock Wall As the boys and staff walk quietly to the final campfire for the session, they bring with them a rock to drop on the right just before Bain Bridge.
Morning Assembly After a hearty breakfast, get ready for the world famous Morning Assembly where anything can happen and it usually does. Ice Cream Sundaes Another big Sunday tradition is when ice cream sundaes are served for dessert - a cool, refreshing treat. Some "Longenecker Lumps" ready to be fried and covered in cinnamon sugar! Breakfast Gracious giver of all good, Thee we thank for rest and food.
Grant that all we do or say, In thy service be this day. Lunch Father for this noonday meal, We would speak the grace we feel. Health and strength we have from thee Help us Lord to faithful be. Sevier passed away, and his daughter, Virginia, became Director and continued the quality Christian camp tradition with the loving support of her husband Joe Hanna a South Carolina businessman.
Libby and her husband, Jim who later became known as JimDaddy , brought Greystone into the 21st century with extensive facility renovations and program modifications. His wife, Dr. A graduate of UNC Chapel Hill and lifetime Greystone camper and counselor, Katie is thrilled to introduce so many new campers to the Greystone experience.
Katie lives in Tuxedo, NC with her husband, Greg. Jimboy, Margaret, and Katie are committed to keeping Greystone on the cutting edge of summer camps while preserving the traditions that set it apart.
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