Baton Rouge, Dallas, Ocean Springs, Atlanta, Oxford. Y’all are keeping me busy with your applications arriving in each day’s mail. How fun it is for us to see how far the news about Strong River has travelled. While I am looking at the postmarks, Dr. Guy is eyeing the variety of commemorative stamps on your envelopes. He adds to his collection regularly and sometimes he even tears the stamps off the corners before I can open them!
Last week there was a big tornado that came within 12 miles of us. It made national news and I started receiving emails and telephone calls from all over the country. We are fine here at the farm and didn’t have any damage from the storm but we are grateful for all of your concern. The town of Magee was hit hard and we are trying to support our neighbors to the east. It is nice to know that we have friends near and far who are keeping up with us.
The Strong River has earned the name “Strong” this week and I will post some photos of the high water soon. In the meantime – tell your friends to go ahead and register – the waiting lists are starting on some sessions and we hate disappointing our old campers.
Enjoy this beautiful blooming season and we will see you SOON!
Meet you at the Orange Mailbox… Sarah Dabney
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Great memories, not just of camp, but of Mail Call. It wasn’t until after I stopped going to Strong River that I reallized that my mom was sending letters before I even left to make sure something would be there the first day. I have yet to meet anyone who can make an envelope (or postcard) fly the way Steve would during mail call.
Robert Israel
I haven’t thought about Steve’s flying mail in a long time. Sarah Dabney – thank you so much for putting this together for all of us!! I’m nearly 42 and it has been 27 years since I was at Strong River – - -I still get camp sick every year! Look for my boys apps next summer. They HAVE to experience this. Memories last a life time!! My best to your family!!!