2021 Leader Update
We shared the news yesterday on our social media, but we wanted to update our blog as well. We’ve had a change to our 2021 Leader crew. Sadly, Jack Pavia is unable to join us this summer at Deerhorn to co-lead the Apache with Charlie Halpin. We will really miss him at camp this summer, […]
His First Year at Deerhorn
We can’t it’s almost May! It won’t be long before Deerhorn will open its doors again to hundreds of excited campers, many of them returning for another unbelievable summer of fun. But we also have 150 campers who will be joining the Deerhorn Family, coming to camp for their first summer at Deerhorn on their […]
A Look Back at Leaders-Will Strickland
Every spring, we ask the parents of our Deerhorn Leaders to write blog about their son’s time at Deerhorn. This year, for the first time ever, we will have 8 Deerhorn Leaders at camp. Will Strickland will be co-leading the Iroquois with JP Koehl. Will hails from Los Altos, California and this summer will be […]
Che’s Lounge
As if 2020 was not already hard enough, last summer the Deerhorn Family lost someone who was near and dear to our hearts. Chetan Phadnis was someone who radiated kindness. Our staff looked up to him, he was friends with all the dads, and he was endlessly supportive of the kids around him at Father […]
Hopes and Plans
I read a quote once that said “Hope is the feeling you have that the feeling you have isn’t permanent.” That felt like such an accurate description of hope, holding onto the idea that no matter how hard life felt right now, eventually things were going to get better. Ten years ago this month I […]
The Long Haul
This blog is a repost of an article from the Washington Post, written by Christine Koh. It spoke to me deeply as a parent, and was a good reminder that I wasn’t alone. With warmer weather and more vaccines on the horizon, and cases on the decline, there are many reasons for hope. But the […]
March 1 Deerhorn Update
It always feels hopeful when we turn the calendar to March. The days are getting longer, and we’ve made it through a dark, cold winter, though it will be many more weeks before all the snow is gone at camp! We are still busily planning for the summer of 2021, and we wanted to update […]
Hard
Our kids went back to school this week for the first time since last March. It’s only two days a week, but it has been a gift. There are a million protocols in place, even filling out Google Forms to go to the bathroom. It looks drastically different, but it is two full days of […]
Deerhorn February Update
Well, we made it to 2021! Even though some days it feels like we are still living in 2020, we know that the year ahead holds great promise, and light at the end of what has been a very long tunnel! While camp lies quiet and peaceful beneath a blanket of snow, behind the scenes […]
Deerhorn Online Store 2.0
We are excited to share that Deerhorn has a new online store! These are totally different items than the ones we sell each summer in our actual store. These are made-to-order clothing items printed on demand and shipped right to your door! The new site has items for the whole family…sweatshirts, t-shirts, shorts, masks, and […]