1961 - The Rev. James Lincoln holds camp on the present site of St. George's Camp with campers sleeping in tents.

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1962 - First permanent camp building is in place under the supervision of Mr. Lincoln and Shrine Mont Director Wilmer Moomaw.

• St. George's camp dedicated and Choir Camp, predecessor to Music and Drama (MAD) Camp, opens.

 

1964 - The Rev. Churchill J. Gibson, Jr. begins serving as chaplain.

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1968 - St. George's becomes coeducational, adds two cabins and Lincoln Pavillion expands capacity to 40 campers.

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1973 - Wilderness Odyssey, predecessor to today's Explorers' and Explorers' the Great Camps, opens.

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1974 - Shrine Mont purchases Orkney Springs Hotel property, including Bear Wallow Camp facility.

• Senior High Youth Conference begins.

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1980 - Art Camp opens.

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1988 - St. Andrew's Camp founded. 

• Happy Pullman becomes program director.

 

1989 - Choir Camp becomes MAD camp.

 

1999 - St. Elizabeth's Camp meets for the first time with five campers and five volunteers.

 

2007 - St. Sebastian's Camp (successor to Soccer Camp) opens.

 

2012 - Celebration of 50 years of camps at Shrine Mont.

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