The property known as Rock Nest Ranch was a ranch owned by a First Nations family. RNR is located at Dunalter Lake in the area of Barrett Hat, a hill that the First Nations described as a rock nest. Dunalter Lake was a popular stopping point for the wagons as they traveled to and from the villages of Hazelton to Houston. Many people enjoyed a stop at the lake to sip some Pine Peelings Tea.
In the spring of 1974 five bunkhouses and the dining hall were moved to the Dunalter Lake site. With the girls in a bunkhouse and the guys in tents, RNR began its camping program. That summer marked the beginning of camping here at Rock Nest Ranch. For the first three years there was no running water in camp.
Rock Nest Ranch now enjoys fifteen cabins, an A-frame gym, modern shop facilities, a central shower house, and a new lodge that is 90% complete on 80 acres of land. Oh yeah, we now have running water.
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Daniel & Geneva Koster
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Daniel and Geneva joined the Rock Nest Ranch staff in 2012 under the guidance of former UIM Directors George and Joyce Fitchett and Wendell and Heather Garrison.  
   Both Daniel and Geneva have served in multiple roles at camp including work crew, counsellor, maintenance and just about everything in between .  We are excited and humbled to take on this role, while we wait for the Lord to provide more staff for our camp.  

 
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Please pray with us that the Lord will provide more full time staff in 2020