It's almost time for coffee in the woods! My cup is ready to go. I yearn for the misty mornings on the lake, the dining hall before the campers wake up, and sipping on that first cup of coffee of the day on the porch of the dining hall as I basque in the beauty that was chosen at this specific location in the 70s. It was the summer of 1976 that the dining hall porch had regular traffic at the 2636 Muddy Pond location. Many feet have passed over the porch. Years of picnics have been shared there. Guitar lessons have been taught on the benches. Conversations while waiting to get into the dining hall have filled the area. And loads of clean laundry wrapped in butcher paper have been piled up, still warm upon arrival.

Then next time you have coffee on a porch in the woods, think about the great memories you've had at Monterey. They'll never be broken. They live on in campers who cherish her name. So keep all your memories of camp days at Monterey. For they will bring you joy and cheer through all the year.