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Behind the Scenes: The Hume Milkshake
By Jocey Pearsey, Development Assistant The “Wow” Factor The seasons are changing, and you may soon start thinking about apple cider, pumpkin pie, and warm fires as the holidays approach, but here at Hume Lake, we can’t stop thinking about milkshakes! The Hume milkshake has been a long-time treat for our guests, and this past [...]
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Bring Your Own Cardboard
Campers arriving at Hume for the first week of winter camp carry construction supplies for building their sled for the now infamous, Boxsled Blitz—an event that pits teams against each other as they race down the tube-run in custom crafted cardboard sleds. Even though there hasn’t been any precipitation recently (which generally results in no [...]
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Ten Mile Freeze
Ten Mile Creek continues to flow beneath a thick, contorted covering of ice. Typically, by this time in January Hume Lake has a healthy layer of snow covering the ground. This year however, there have only been two small storms, the evidence of which has since melted away. What’s left though is a fun view [...]
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Best of Both Worlds
A family enjoys a round of disc golf during New Years Family Camp. Since playing disc-golf in the snow is exceedingly difficult, it’s usually not an activity that’s offered during New Year’s Family Camp. But this year, the lack of precipitation, freezing nights, and pleasant days have allowed us to offer families the best of [...]
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Victory
Campers from the Victory Outreach winter camp enjoy the newly rebuilt ice rink on the first night of their stay at Hume Lake Christian Camps. While Hume provides plenty of fun and games for campers enjoyment, our mission is to clearly present the Gospel each evening in chapel with the hope that the Holy Spirit [...]
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Bull and Bounce
A bounce house and mechanical bull are ready and waiting in the O.K. Chalet for guests to arrive for New Year’s Family Camp on December 30th. The O.K. Chalet is the refuge that campers and guests use all winter long to take a break from the snow play and winter activities. Inside you’ll find plenty [...]
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Pushing Snow
John Foster pilots the groomer as he spreads out a 12 foot pile of snow into a wintery dragstrip for inner-tubes and boxsleds. Winter Camp at Hume Lake runs from January 6 through March 4 followed by a young adult winter camp March 9-11. View on Flickr
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To Build a Ropes Course
John Foster, Hume’s Activities Supervisor, is standing between two halves of a tree-stand that will be part of the new Meadow Ranch ropes course. Because of the popularity of the current ropes course, not all summer campers are able to participate. But with the Meadow Ranch course slated to be finished in time for Summer [...]
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Beneath the Ice
The floor of what we call The Ark has been leveled, insulated, lined, and now scaffolded in preparation for the thousands of feet of coolant pipes and concrete that will enable campers this winter to play the much beloved Hume classic, Broom Hockey. Next time you’re on the ice at Hume Lake you’ll be able [...]
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Hume International – Thailand
Hume International staff and volunteers pose for a group portrait upon their arrival in Chiang Mai, Thailand on October 18, 2011.