Walter and Jacqueline Mehr showed gracious and generous hospitality to Orv and me. I came to Camp Deerpark in 1990, and Orv came in 1993. It was wonderful to have welcoming neighbors when moving to a new home. And they introduced us to their friends as they were happy to know us. One friend became…

“My first impression of camp was that it seemed huge and like a lot of work,” said Doris Stoltzfus, who was the head cook for the first two years of camp. “Just to look at it seemed a bit overwhelming.” “We cleaned and cleaned to get the facilities ready to open for the first event…

I am a nature-lover. Better yet, a wildlife enthusiast. One summer, outside of my window in the room I stayed in at Camp Deerpark, I watched a bird begin to build her nest, twig by twig. Then a few days later, I watched her lay her eggs in that very same nest. Later I witnessed…