tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3947540322835972916.post6497577435023886365..comments2023-07-14T15:00:12.390-05:00Comments on Castle Mischief: September 6, 2014 - Tracy City, Abandoned PlacesMatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14080512814209135289noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3947540322835972916.post-31190426739481213182023-07-14T15:00:12.390-05:002023-07-14T15:00:12.390-05:00John Allen Thompson. John Allen Thompson. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3947540322835972916.post-7848294471554427802019-08-05T17:12:16.244-05:002019-08-05T17:12:16.244-05:00I was there with 2 of my brothers Robard and Fred ...I was there with 2 of my brothers Robard and Fred for 8 weeks in 1952. I was 10 and had the time of my life. What a great camp! I was always busy and won lots of medals, including best athlete for my age. I had not expected the medals and was a little embarrassed that they kept calling me up to the front of the room to accept them. I ended up with a box of at least 20 awards. It was my brother, Robard, who pushed me to work so hard. Not sure best athlete was deserved, but I was quick and fast and a good swimmer and diver and loved all sports. I remember that there was a left handed baseball pitcher who threw bb's--scared me--I could never hit him. I also won third place for all ages in the ping pong tournament beating a lot of older kids. I have never grown up and still love playing sports. At almost 77, I still play rugby seriously at a 35+ age level.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03715805896227931934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3947540322835972916.post-11823020281787508162018-01-24T12:42:17.277-06:002018-01-24T12:42:17.277-06:00Was John Thompson one of the counselors at Camp Mo...Was John Thompson one of the counselors at Camp Mountain Lake in the 70's? There is an on going criminal investigation into his whereabouts today 1/23/2018. Any information would be greatly appreciated. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3947540322835972916.post-21461303758376947742016-11-13T22:00:47.836-06:002016-11-13T22:00:47.836-06:00I was a camper there for 3 years in the early/mid-...I was a camper there for 3 years in the early/mid-70's. Oh, how I wish I'd known of the Yahoo group . . Coach Moore's daughter, Beth, was one of my friends there and another daughter, LeeAnn, was one of our counselors! A small group of us came from Louisville, KY where John Thompson (the tennis instructor)taught gym at the school we attended. Each winter, Coach Moore would come visit (and recruit new campers) and we'd see a film from the summer before and get a new catalogue with our pictures from the previous year. The picture of Camp Mountain Lake with the pics of the Apaches & Cheyannes hung in the mess hall. 3-day trips, horseback riding, learning to waterski on Nickajack, Saturday nite dances, horse fly stew . . I've thought a million times about stopping to go see if it was still there! Will look for a facebook group, and, if I can't find one, I'll start one! Rocky Top you'll always be, home sweet home to me! Good ole Rocky Top, Rocky Top, Tennessee, Rocky Top, Tennessee! RIP Coach Moore and know you touched many young lives!! Brenda (Clotfelter) SimmonsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3947540322835972916.post-46372537326657231952016-09-10T20:12:06.171-05:002016-09-10T20:12:06.171-05:00The camp has sold to new owners and is off limits ...The camp has sold to new owners and is off limits to the public. Here are videos which assisted in the sale of the property. http://marvinduke.com/camp-mountain-lake-visit.html<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3947540322835972916.post-65343643437229265192016-08-31T14:04:18.164-05:002016-08-31T14:04:18.164-05:00CML will return! Stay tunedCML will return! Stay tunedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3947540322835972916.post-35050356622701762322016-08-07T15:36:19.604-05:002016-08-07T15:36:19.604-05:00I went there in the 1970s. Coach Moore have an int...I went there in the 1970s. Coach Moore have an interesting speech on the first day about the demographic makeup of the kids. When I repeated it to my mom upon returning home, she decided that'd be the last year there.Severianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08359517379736707857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3947540322835972916.post-87431474566674078932016-07-14T15:51:31.669-05:002016-07-14T15:51:31.669-05:00ALSO, THE HEADMASTER ( OR SOME SUCH TITLE ) IN 195...ALSO, THE HEADMASTER ( OR SOME SUCH TITLE ) IN 1952 WAS COLONEL REYNOLDS. HE WAS THE ONE WHO CAME TO PADUCAH RECRUITING CAMPERS AND HE WAS IN CHARGE OF THE CAMP IN 1952. ROB ROBERTSON, M.D.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3947540322835972916.post-53440533326830770812016-07-14T15:45:07.290-05:002016-07-14T15:45:07.290-05:00I WENT TO CAMP MOUNTAIN LAKE DURING THE SUMMER OF ...I WENT TO CAMP MOUNTAIN LAKE DURING THE SUMMER OF 1952. THE CAMPERS WERE DIVIDED INTO GROUPS BY AGE. I WAS 10 1/2 AND WAS A "GAMECOCK." THE SESSION I ATTENDED WAS FOR 5 WEEKS. AT THE END OF THE SESSION, PARENTS CAME DOWN FOR A CLOSING CEREMONY. I WAS AWARDED A MEDAL AS "BEST ALL-AROUND GAMECOCK." LATER IN THE SUMMER, NOW HOME, I WAS IN A GROUP PLAYING "RED ROVER." SOMEHOW MY MEDAL DISAPPEARED. IT WAS A CRUSHING LOSS. I SPENT HOURS CRAWLING AROUND THE FIELD IN THE DAYS AFTERWARD BUT NEVER FOUND MY PRIZED POSSESSION. I THINK THAT MAY HAVE BEEN THE FIRST TIME IN MY LIFE THAT I FELT TRUE GRIEF. ROB ROBERTRSON, M.D. PADUCAH, KY DRROB4LIFE@AOL.COMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3947540322835972916.post-49127919839012344962016-06-28T07:08:23.392-05:002016-06-28T07:08:23.392-05:00I attended the camp in 1953-5.. Had a fine time an...I attended the camp in 1953-5.. Had a fine time and enjoyed canoeing & riding. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3947540322835972916.post-17822706736735054722016-04-18T19:11:46.888-05:002016-04-18T19:11:46.888-05:00This is great! I attended camp there for several y...This is great! I attended camp there for several years in a row (probably around 80-84). I can still here Coach Moore's wife over the loudspeaker saying in her slow drawl pronouncing Moore as two syllables> "Horace Moore....Horace Moore....Please report to the Moore Cabin...Horace Moore." Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02394994708642874086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3947540322835972916.post-68605725414081165602016-01-03T20:46:33.896-06:002016-01-03T20:46:33.896-06:00I attended the camp in 1953. It was a real treat ...I attended the camp in 1953. It was a real treat and gave me a new viewpoint of the great outdoors.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3947540322835972916.post-69426812085056372842015-07-10T09:36:53.910-05:002015-07-10T09:36:53.910-05:00Camp Mountain Lake began as an all boys camp in th...Camp Mountain Lake began as an all boys camp in the summer of 1947. It was founded by Mr. George Reynolds of Sewanee, TN. The camp was purchased by Coach Horace Moore in 1970. Girls were admitted as campers for the first time during the second sessions of 1971 & 1972. Beginning in the summer of 1973, camp became coed on a full time basis, and remained that way until it closed for good after the summer of 1987. <br /><br />It was a wonderful place, where many of us couldn't wait to leave home and spend either 4 or 8 weeks during the summer with friends of all ages and from all over! <br /><br />During the Fourth of July weekend in 2005, a large group of former campers & counselors gathered on Monteagle Mountain for a wonderful reunion. Sadly,less than a month later Coach Moore passed away. It was a blessing that so many of us were able to come together and share our camping experiences with Coach, his wife Novella, and their grown daughters! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com