You know about Sonlight, but how much history of Sonlight do you know? Sonlight has continued to grow and add on every year since it was first founded. Did you know our first backpack trip was only with two campers and we had no base camp?

We’re so blessed with the transformation camp continues to make not just physically as we add on buildings and fun recreational equipment, but on our campers as well. Through it all we’ve always been able to be with kids and show them God.

Today we’re throwing it back to a couple of things:

 

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Do you recognize who this is? Mary on a backpacking trip in Sonlight’s early days.

1. Throwing it back to Mary on a backpacking trip

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Winston overseeing camp.

2.Hey could that be Winston? I think it is.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DSCN0491  3. Do you know where the Ibu Prof Inn is? Our Nurse’s cabin wasn’t always here.

 

 

 

 

 

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The first 10 years of Sonlight:

1982: Purchase of 40 acres in Hidden Valley Ranch.
1983: The bath house (back of Winchester Cathedral) was built. Water and sewage systems installed. Belmont
mobile home installed.
1984: The main lodge was built
1985: Tongue and groove ceilings in the lodge installed.
1986: Hilton cabinconstructed
1987: Winchester Cathedral added on to the original bath house
1988: The Shop constructed
1989: High-Up Regency and Eastin’ Westin’ built at the same time.

 

 

CHECK BACK NEXT THURSDAY TO SEE SOME OTHER OLD SONLIGHT PICTURES AND HEAR SOME OTHER FUN FACTS YOU MAY NOT HAVE KNOWN!

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