When the property became too much for the Louttit family to maintain, it was put up for sale in 1954 and purchased by oil company executive William "Pete" Alton Jones. Continuing to call it Hianloland Farm, he used it as a private hunting and fishing resort. "Jones got us up at 6 a.m. for one of his typical breakfasts - five kinds of fruit, three eggs, ham, bacon, biscuits, coffee, milk, pie and cheese..."
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Erin Guerra, Special Events Coordinator
Since receiving her Associates Degree in Culinary Arts from Johnson & Wales University as well as her Bachelor's degree in Hospitality Management from the University of Central Florida, Erin has spent her career working in various areas of the hospitality industry such as hotel and catering sectors before joining the Whispering Pines family in 2008. Since then, Erin has been planning and coordinating all special events at the Whispering Pines Conference Center from birthday parties to weddings. With having coordinated hundreds of weddings throughout her career, she credits much of her success with having such a wonderful and talented staff along with her calm and charismatic demeanor to ease any wedding jitters that come our way.
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Click on the photo above to see the beautiful wedding video of
Jennie & Patrick August 12, 2012
from Eloquent Images by Curtiss.
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Team Building Challenges
Each challenge is set up to help the team achieve a higher level of awareness.
- Learn the essential elements of high performance.
- Increase the level of trust and build a sense of cohesion among team members.
- Improve communication, problems solving, and other team leadership skills.
Your program is custom-built to suit your individual needs. It is led by our diverse team of highly skilled facilitators, who are experienced in team building, adventure programming and organizational development.
Team Building can be a full-day, half-day, or multi-day event. Click on the photo for a sample agenda.
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W. Alton Jones Summer Camp
A week-long adventure for Ages 13-16
Click here for info on our Teen X Adventure Camp
Choose your own adventures each day from a menu of activities like: rock-climbing, surfing, canoeing, kayaking, sailing, swimming, climbing trees and visiting a waterpark. Return in the evenings for dinner, games and a good night's rest.
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