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By Kent Larsen
Pres. Monson Dedicates BYU's Aspen Grove
PROVO, UTAH -- BYU's Aspen Grove, a camping facility above the
well-known Sundance resort in Provo Canyon, was dedicated by
President Thomas S. Monson of the First Presidency of The Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Sunday. President Monson used
the occasion to remember his own childhood in Provo Canyon and the
importance of having a place for families to retreat. The site was
recently expanded to include the new Aspen Lodge Conference Center.
Aspen Grove has been part of BYU since 1911, when Eugene L. Roberts
used the area as the starting point of the annual Mount Timpanogos
hike. Ten years later it was donated to BYU, and established as a
summer school for the University, but it was abandoned during World
War II for war-related reasons. Raymond Beckham started approaching
the University about using the site as a family camp in 1956, and in
1962 BYU approved the project, raising $1,000 each from 111 alumni to
finance building a camp there. The Grove opened as a family camp July
13, 1963. It has now been in operation for 39 seasons, hosting about
80 families per week.
Now, BYU has added the Aspen Lodge Conference Center to the site. The
new center will host up to 250 guests in its meeting room, and
includes 20 guest rooms, each with two beds and a private bath.
Source:
BYU's Aspen Grove retreat dedicated
Deseret News 2Jul01 D3
By Rob Rogers: Deseret News staff writer
Families are the focus of Pres. Monson's talk
Aspen Grove Family Camp to be dedicated July 1
BYU Press Release 28Jun01 D3
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