Life in Color – On the Trail with Aaron Hohle

Aaron Hohle, a former summer staff member, continues his trek on the Appalachain Trail. Read his blog here. On March 20th the calendar sounded the alarm that it was spring, but these mountains, they hit snooze, falling fast asleep again into winter’s bed. Through my first two weeks on the Appalachian Trail there was very […]

2014 Summer Staff

Ryan McKenna…Archives Director…Encino, CA Ryan Eveler…Archives/HK…Granger, IN, Valparaiso University Lorine Fries…Archives/program…Cincinnati, OH, University of Alabama Elijah Johnson-Breimeier…Landscaping…Milwaukee, WI, University of Wisconsin Stevens Point Franco Marano…Assistant Caretaker…Macomb, MI Danae Frost…Office/Program…Holland, MI, Hope College Alexis Staverdes…Office Assistant…Bolingbrook, IL, Lewis University Olivia Adams…Head Housekeeper…Wheaton, IL, Valparaiso Univeristy Maggie Dunn…Housekeeper…Palatine, IL, Millikin University Natalie Kaufman…Housekeeper…Robins, IA, University of Northern […]

Spring Flowers in Arcadia – Take the Quiz

In Arcadia it takes a long time for spring to come, but when it arrives it comes in style. The forest floor, which just weeks before was covered in snow, erupts in green shoots -that soon become an array of wild flowers. This year, spring is going to be later than normal due to a […]

RKD Agnus Day Comic Strips

Pastor James Wetzstein, University Pastor at Valparaiso University, is not your normal pastor. For the past 12 years he has been creating a lectionary comic strip about two sheep called Agnus Day. Agnus Day is the only lectionary-based comic strip on the planet, which also makes Pastor Wetzstein not your normal cartoon artist. Each week, […]

Aaron Hohle – On The Trail

On March 15, former Camp Arcadia summer staff member, Aaron Hohle, began hiking the Appalachian Trail, a 2,200 mile trek that goes from Georgia to Maine. Aaron left his comfortable life in Austin, Texas where he had a good job working for Apple Inc. He is driven by a desire to contemplate the bigger questions […]