Camp Maxwelton's Green Barn

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“Making memories with FRIENDS is not a waste

of time. It’s a lifetime moment that we’ll surely

TREASURE when an old age comes.”

~Author Unknown

The Barn at Camp Maxwelton, Rockbridge Baths,VA

This picture is from my archives dating back to 2011. All three of my Maryland grandsons attended as campers and then as counselors. All of the counselors for both the boys' and girls’ camps are former campers. A fellow teacher of mine (high school biology, Lee McLaughlin, and his wife and sons continue to run the camp his daddy started years ago ~ 1951 we think. Here boys learn about love for one another, gentlemanly behaviors, sportsmanship, honor, compassion, and reverance as well as rafting, hiking, cooking a pig all night long for the 4th of July, mountain biking, horseback riding, wall climbing, archery and shooting...and the list goes on and on. Families send their sons generation after generation and many return there for their weddings. Camp Maxwelton is loved by all who have ever been there ~ camper or visitor ~ and especially Buddy and me. Even though our grandsons are now in and out of college, we are still welcomed there with open arms and enjoy our visits. The barn continues to look exactly like this today. It is a beautiful, well kept structure that stands out like a diamond in the rough. Now, they have a fourth generation coming along to carry on this wonderful camp.

This second little quote makes me giggle. It is definitely my grandsons and me. Buddy is a way different story :-)

“I hate camping, but I love summer camp.”

~Zooey Deschanel

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Tom’s Barn Collective
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Wood's Creek

Overflow from the Lake at Camp Maxwelton

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Summer Memories ~ 9-8-12

Camp Maxwelton Farewell ~ 2012

Now, Just a Memory

My grandson, Henry, is the last boy on the right. 

""A memory is what is left when something happens and does not completely unhappen."
~ Edward de Bono

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Daily Photo ~ Skywatch Friday ~ 7-22-11

Ominous Rain Clouds Moving In

Camp Maxwelton ~ Rockbridge Baths, VA


"The ultimate camping trip was the Lewis and Clark expedition.“
 ~Dave Barry


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Daily Photo ~ Barn Charm ~ 6-20-11

The Barn at Camp Maxwelton

Rockbridge Baths, Virginia

My 3 grandsons have been going to this camp for 8+ years. I am so lucky that it is located only about 20 minutes from the house. A fellow teacher owns the camp which has been in his family for over 50 years. Inside the barn, in addition to the horse stalls, is a great climbing wall, and when it rains the building is used for talent shows and other get-togethers. It is a wonderful, wonderful, place to spend a month each summer. If you really want to see how beautifully this barn is kept, double click on the photo and then click again. It is really interesting.

"Camping:  The art of getting closer to nature while getting farther away from the nearest cold beverage, hot shower and flush toilet. "

~Author Unknown

This post is linked to Barn Charm at Bluff Area Daily.