2025 Season starts Thursday, May 1st 2025 Calendar & Rates
Over the weekend, preparations to open for our 2021 season kicked into high gear! On Friday, members of the 3rd, 4th and 5th generations of the Austin family arrived at Capon for a weekend “Paint Party.” Some traveled from as far south as North Carolina, as far west as Huntington, WV and as far north as Chicago, IL to help scrap and paint the interior and exterior of our historic buildings. This was a great opportunity for us to spend quality time together as a family at Capon (something many of you know something about!) while also making a small contribution to help our coworkers prepare Capon for opening day in just a few weeks. We painted trim and walls in the lower Pavilion and Cottages on the Hill as well as the exterior of the Poe Cottage. In the evenings we gathered for a bonfire and to eat popcorn and watch old family movies on the big screen. Younger members of the 5th generation enjoyed playing together on the playground, helping raise the flag, catching crayfish in the creek, fossil hunting, playing chase around the grounds, fishing and golf. You can view a photo slideshow of the weekend here.
On Monday morning, spring housecleaning officially began and we welcomed back a crew of about 25 coworkers to begin scrubbing Capon from top to bottom! They were greeted with positive messages written in sidewalk chalk created by members of the 4th and 5th generations who attended the weekend painting session.
Capon’s maintenance and painting crews have been busy all winter fixing, repairing and putting on fresh coats of paint. Now with our dedicated coworker cleaners and extra painters in place, the prep for the new season goes into full production mode!
That means we are only about one month out from welcoming our first guests who will be arriving on Thursday, May 13th!
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