Ted and Karen were the first on-site couple to serve at Camp Horizon – Leesburg. Ted was talented and creative. If you could describe it, he could build it. Together they provided leadership and examples to staff and camper alike. They served at Leesburg from 1976-1978.
There was a removeable wall in the Dining Hall. One side was reserved for meals and the other side was the chapel, and when it rained it was the only place for indoor activity.
Camp was seven days and seven nights in the early years. Campers arrived on Saturday afternoon, so they were also there for The Lord’s Supper on Sunday morning. Campers went on the next Saturday morning.
Some activities never seem to grow old. There are photos in every decade, if not every year of camp with the famous Muddy Marble Pit.
The campfire seating was years away. Camper sat on the grass for singing and testimony time. The location of the campfire has not changed through the years.
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In 1976 the cost of camp was $38 and skiing was $3.
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A year later (1977) the cost was $40 per week.
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1978: The cost increased to $50.