New Cabins

For so many years, Camp Deer Run had 10-12 cabins that all looked the same. They were not very big at all, maybe 16x16, if that, and were used by 10 campers and 2 staff members, along with all of their stuff for up to 2 weeks as shelter, and a place to rest at night. This is a picture of Men's 1, one of those original cabins, and one that will soon be retired.

I tried my best to get a shot that showed how limited space was in these cabins.
These older cabins have slowly started to deteriorate, to the point where they have begun to be replaced. This is sad for many people, knowing that the cabins they camped in are no longer there. My first 2 times at Camp were spent in Men's 3, and it is no longer in service. But these cabins needed to be replaced. Knowing that the cost would be too high to replace all of the cabins at once, the powers-that-be at Camp decided to replace one cabin a summer. This started happening about 7-8 years ago, and is probably about half-way complete. Here is a picture of the newest cabin on the boys side. Construction for was completely just a few weeks ago. As you can see, it is an upgrade from the older cabins.
While these cabins are new, they embrace the same attributes of the old cabins...mainly no frills. The only are conditioning these cabins have are open windows covered with screen, just like the old ones. The new cabins do have nice porches out front, which offers a cool place for the campers to have Cabin Bible, or to just hang out during the down time.
The new cabins are designed with the idea of holding the same number of campers and staff as the old cabins, but as you can tell from these pictures, there will be more room for all of the stuff that they bring to Camp.
Its great to see how Camp is able to change and grow, but at the same time be able to give the campers the same experience that campers have had for the past 50+ years.

Hail, Dear Ol' Deer Run,

Sparky