A Look Back at Leaders-Hayden Cheyne
Last, but certainly not least, in our Look Back at Leaders series is Hayden Cheyne. Hayden will be leading the 2022 Navajo and is returning for his 6th summer. Here’s what his mom, Cindy, has to say about Hayden’s years at Deerhorn. It started when I first began dating Hayden’s father, Casey. We were living […]
A Look Back at Leaders-Emmett Nomellini
Our next Look Back highlights our 2022 Apache Leader, Emmett Nomellini. This will be Emmett’s 8th summer as a camper, and his family has been a part of Father Son camp for almost a decade. Here’s what his mom has to say about his many years at Deerhorn. Nine years ago, Emmett and his Dad […]
A Look Back at Leaders-Teddy Koehl
Next up in our Look Back at Leaders series, we would like to introduce the 2022 Leader of the Iroquois, Teddy Koehl. Let’s hear what his parents have to say about his 8 years at Deerhorn! Teddy began attending Deerhorn when he was seven years old–jumping out of the car with his older brother and […]
A Look Back at Leaders-Vincent Mangat
Every year we ask the parents of our camp Leaders to write guest blog about their son’s years at Deerhorn. It is always so fun for us to look back and watch them grow from tiny kids into these amazing young men we know today. Our first in our Look Back series is Vincent Mangat. […]
Building Community
One of my favorite books in recent years is a memoir called “Between Two Kingdoms,” by Suleika Jaouad. She was diagnosed ten years ago with an aggressive form of leukemia and spent four years in treatment. Once she was finished and declared “cured” by her doctors, she was at a loss of how to begin […]
Forever Friendships
We always say that friendships made at Deerhorn are friendships for a lifetime. And that distance and time doesn’t matter, when those friends reunite. And we’ve all had those experiences with, “It’s such a small world!” This is one of those incredible Deerhorn stories, shared with us recently by Alvaro Garcia, a long time Deerhorn […]
Feeling Everything
Every fall, I write a blog reflecting on the previous summer at Deerhorn. It always takes me awhile to write that blog, to gather my thoughts after a very busy summer lived at a breakneck pace. You would think that, after a summer of waking up really early 7 days a week for three months, […]
Introducing the 2022 Leader Crew!
It’s one of the most exciting days of the Deerhorn year! The day we get to introduce you to the four kids who are going to lead our camp teams in the upcoming summer. On one hand, it’s an easy decision, because these four are amazing. On the other hand, it’s a really hard decision, […]
Words of Wisdom by Fred
This week we lost one of our beloved camp dogs, Iz. He loved camp, but his favorite spot was behind the kitchen, where he always hoped to find some tasty morsels, or in a koogee, where he went searching for campers’ contraband food. We will all miss him dearly. He was the sweetest dog, and […]
What a Day!
There are not enough adjectives to describe today’s weather. Gorgeous. Sunny. Sparkling water. Perfect breeze. It was the best weather we could have asked for to enjoy our last full day of activities for the summer. Activities like biking, sports and games, archery, and crafts were quieter today, as families gravitated toward time well-spent on […]