Chetan’s Memorial
Many of you have been asking for details about Chetan’s service and celebration of life. Below is an email from his wife, Deborah, detailing how it all will be done, in light of the pandemic. Questions can be emailed to amy@deerhorn.com. It is with great sadness that I let you know that Chetan passed away this […]
In Memory of Chetan
It is with great sadness and very heavy hearts that we have to share the news that the Deerhorn Family has lost one of the greats. Chetan Phadnis has been a pillar in the Deerhorn community for over a decade, as he has brought his three sons, Nate, Scott, and Ryan, to Father Son camp […]
Broken
This has been a hard week for all of us in the Deerhorn Family. So many of us held out hope for so long that a summer at Deerhorn would be possible. I’m sure it has been a very emotional week at your house. I know it has been at ours. (Emotional week? Who am […]
The Deerhorn Summer of 2020
To the Deerhorn Family It is with a heavy heart that we inform you that, in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have made the difficult decision to cancel all of the rest of our camper-only sessions this summer, B,C,D,E, and F. We remain hopeful that August Father Son 3 & 4 is a possibility. We […]
A Look Back at Leaders-Inigo
Our final post in our “Look Back at Leaders” series is Inigo Banos, leader of the 2020 Navajo. He is from Mexico City, and this summer is his first at Camp Deerhorn. Here’s a funny story his parents recount from his summers at Deerhorn. I will always remember the year Iñigo got impetigo. I would […]
Mid-May Deerhorn Update
Hello Deerhorn Family, We know you have been waiting to hear from us about our decision about this summer, and we thank you for your patience. The information on this pandemic is ever-changing, which has made decision-making extremely difficult. The path forward isn’t clear. However, we believe at this time, it would be wise to […]
Through It
We used to have a cheer at camp that we would do in the dining room before we had a competition with another camp. It was called “We Are Warriors.” Lines like, “We came upon a mountain. We could not go over it…We could not go under it…so we had to go around.” Then it […]
What if?
Schools are closed across the nation, kids are learning virtually at home, and parents are doing their best to juggle all of their new roles. We worry that they are falling behind, or that they are missing out on so much, learning from home rather than at school. We put pressure on ourselves to find […]
A Look Back at Leaders-JP Koehl
Today’s blog looks back at the Deerhorn career of JP Koehl, Leader of the 2020 Iroquois. Many thanks to his parents for sharing their thoughts with us! One April, we were driving our boys to school and John Paul said from the back seat, “I love spring. It means it’s almost time for Deerhorn.” While […]
A Look Back at Leaders-Eli Whitney
We continue our Look Back at Leaders blog series by introducing you to the 2020 Chippewa Leader, Eli Whitney. It was around this time five years ago that Eli became focused on the reality that in the coming summer he would be leaving home for the first time to spend two weeks at camp in […]