Hurricane Ike is BIG!

Hey everyone, this is just a quick update to say hi and let you know what's going on at Camp Dixie. Right now we are feeling just a bit of Hurricane Ike. Hurricane Ike is large enough that we are even getting some of the storm surge here (and we are a long way from the Texas coast.) The tide is about 3-4 feet higher than normal, and it's been windy, which means waves over the seawall. Woo hoo. Here are a couple of pictures so you can see what it looks like. Just a note, the bottom picture is all water... Don't worry though, the weather is supposed to calm down, and we are still planning on having the chicken dinner on Sunday. See you then!

Three Kinds of Lies

Mark Twain (pictured on the left) popularized a saying by Benjamin Disraeli (he was a British statesman. Really I looked it up) about statistics. The quote goes like this: "There are three kinds of lies: lies, da**ed lies, and statistics. Well, Kim and I were talking about our busing plan from New Orleans to Camp Dixie (we really did do some work on it before last summer) and were wondering where most of Camp Dixie's summer campers come from. So, I sat down and looked at the registration information and came up with some statistics. I'm not really trying to say anything with them, so they probably aren't lying, so enjoy.

Did you know that the great state of Florida sends more people to Camp Dixie summer camp than any other? Yup, 39% of the campers that attend Camp Dixie Summer Camp come from Florida. The second most common state for people to come from during Camp Dixie Summer Camp with 28% of all campers is... (drum roll please) Camp Dixie's own... Alabama! Third on the list of states to send campers to Camp Dixie is... Louisiana with 23% of the campers. Now, you may be wondering where the last 10% come from? Well, that's a bit tricky (so we put them in the "other" category.) That category includes such great states as Tennessee, California, Maryland, and Georgia.

Well these numbers gave us a little better idea of where campers are coming from. And the busing idea, we're going to determine once and for all in the next couple of weeks if it is a possibility.

So there you go. Some statistics for fun.
See you at camp!
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