Tuesday, September 4, 2007

Snow Lodge

At right, cabin 21 before renovation.

Snow Lodge... It ain't no cabin (ah, bliss!) but it's also not, at least, a "super-lodge." It's Snow Lodge, the first non-cabin cabin we built. I'm looking at the simple "program" printed for the dedication of Snow Lodge on July 31, 1991. I'm guessing that this event was timed for the annual summer board meeting. I'm also guessing--but should know for a fact--that the lodge is named for John Ben Snow, a long-time friend of FV who also contributed helpfully to the campaign to rebuild the dining hall in the mid-80s; I'm not sure what role the Malcolm family played here, but see their involvement in the program.

Here was the program:

Introduction - Woodruff J. English
The Gift You Are - Camp Henry Hird Drama Class, Christy Tompkins, Director
A Perspective - John Paul Thomas
Some Thoughts from Pac - the campers of Snow Lodge
Presentation of the Plaque - James C. Kellogg & Allen R. Malcolm
Ribbon Cutting - Flo Malcolm


And: "Please join us for a brief tour of the facility / Dinner at 6 PM in Thomas Dining Hall."

Jim Kellogg succeed Woody English as chairman of our board. I believe he was chair until Fenn Putnam succeeded him (although as "President").