In 1908, Em and Al Byrnes opened up their home to friends and acquaintances in  the Bay Area who wished to vacation on the magnificent Eel River  and get away from the everyday hustle and bustle of city life. (Yes, there  was hustle and bustle in 1908!) All the fruits and vegetables  served in their dining room were grown on the farm, as were the meat and  eggs. Em baked all the bread.

Since 1946 the Adams family has continued the tradition of country vacations with farm grown and home cooked  meals.  Today Tamara Adams, following in the footsteps of her in-laws, Clive and Jessie Adams, and her late husband, Clive Adams, Jr., operates Emandal's Family Camp in the summer months, Environmental Education for school groups in the spring, and hosts special events and groups at various times throughout the year.   Her children and their partners/spouses, Buffalo Adams and Claudine Williams, Zarya (Adams) and Mike Plessas, Kashaya Adams, and Malanyon Adams, return periodically, to augment year-round and seasonal staff with various projects and special events.

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