For more hard-pressed Americans, a campsite is home

Camp grounds and tent cities become permanent addresses. By Patrik Jonsson Lebanon, Tenn. A gravelly campground off Interstate 40 in central Tennessee is a last refuge for a hodgepodge of Americans: Here you can get a $275-a-month camping spot with a 30-amp electric outlet and a scratchy Wi-Fi signal emanating from “the bathhouse” ...

Honey Rock Camp Reacts To Counselor’ Alex Heidengren’s Death

[Alex] Heidengren's body was found in Long Lake, just off of camp grounds late last Saturday night. Honey Rock Program Director John Vandervelde says the 18-year-old was participating in the summer leadership program, and was a model counselor. According to Vandervelde, Alex had a ton of friends, he realy loved young people and kids loved him. He was an incredible counselor and just a great member of our community. According to Vandervelde all of the campers left Honey Rock last Friday, bu

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But the place which you have selected for your camp, though never so rough and grim, begins at once to have its attractions, and becomes a very centre of civilization to you: Home is home, be it never so homely. ~Henry David Thoreau Setting the stage.... (Above is the boys' camp site, below are various scenes around the camp grounds.) Levi found himself a magic spot and spent many hours here: I love that my boys have a chance to return year after year to explore the s

Leftover Salmon Offers Free High Sierra Download and News

Leftover Salmon offers High Sierra free download. Summer is half way over and so is our festival schedule. The band has had a lot of fun getting back out and playing this summer. They were last at the High Sierra Music Fest. This has been an event Salmon has probably played more than any other. A late night set on the morning of July 4th was followed by some fun antics with Drew and Vince taking it to the camp grounds and the early morning kickball game.

Mini Memorial Wall Draws Strong Emotions At Vietnam Vets Reunion

This year we managed to take a few trips to Melbourne for the reunion. As usual there were plenty of vendors selling things, camp grounds filled with different groups and a brotherhood that is hard to put into words. The perfect picture seems to be this one. While he stands at the wall looking at the names, I was trying to take pictures quickly because people kept walking by. The names blurred and colors emerged in the photo but it was just a black wall with white lettering. It's perfect becaus