So much that makes a camp a camp is the people. Here is the story of the people who turned Heart O’ the Hills Inn into Heart O’ the Hills Camp. Heart O’ the Hills Camp was born of dual tragedies. It’s actually sort of a phoenix story, because it began when the inn burned down in November of 1947, …
Camp Legends
Texas camps recently honored 17 Camp Legends. I am lucky enough to have been personally influenced by a number of them, most especially my dad Si Ragsdale, Frank and Inez Harrison, and Kitty Magee. My dad shaped me not only as an attentive father, but also as a camp director. I soaked up every word, every gesture—and the motions to …