Jun 11, 2018
Me and Dannica spent yesterday at Ernest Day in Montgomery Bell State Park for the second year. Ernest Goes to Camp was filmed here at "Group Camp 1" in the 1980s and was released in 1987. We met the creator/director of the Ernest character John Cherry III & the actor who played Counselor Stennis (Eddy Schumacher), went canoeing, tried archery, explored filming locations and I picked up a book about Ernest himself written and signed by his nephew. I'm blessed to be able to share things from my childhood with my children. . . #knowwhutimean #vern #ripernest #movielocation #ernestgoestocamp #kampkikakee (at Montgomery Bell State Park)