Welcome To 
The Borders Family 
C-Stone Festival
History Page

 
 
 
 
 Cornerstone 2001 was the 
Borders Family 15th Festival.
And the year he brought our first grandson Tyler

 
 
 
 
Every year as our family vacation, we make the trek to 
Cornerstone Farm and Cornerstone Music and Arts Festival
in Bushnell Illinois, in the American Heartland.

In 1984 the first Cornerstone Music & Arts Festival was held in Grays Lake Illinois.
but I  I have a Tye-dyed T-shirt from "Cornerstone Festival '76.  We drove to Grays Lake 
 Fairgrounds, from our hometown, Bushnell Illinois for the first Festival with several 
 teenagers from our Youth Group in Bushnell. 

  In 1985 we moved to Texas and we missed the next three festivals (85-86 & 87).

 In July of 1991, the festival moved from Grays Lake to Cornerstone Farm. So we now 
drive down from Moline Illinois, which has been our home town since 1987.

 My Dad, (Bud) started working for JPUSA as the grounds keeper, and mower at the Farm 
in 1992. he retired this year.  Bud has a nice little camper/cabin down by the lake, which he lets
us use as our Cornerstone Festival home. The famous Bud's Abode

  Every year the festival grows in maturity, size, and influence, and we are now 19 year
veterans, and we are proud to be part of the Cornerstone family. 
 

 
Dad (Bud) mowing on the old Massey
Dad retired this year (2004) from mowing
the grass at the Farm, all summer long.


 
 
Please sit back, let the graphics load,
and enjoy the "past" Cornerstone Festivals
                          with the Borders Family

 


 

CORNERSTONE FESTIVAL 1984
(The First year)
 

We attended the first festival in 1984 with Merle and Trease Wiese.

Here is our camp and Main Stage at Cornerstone '84 in Grayslake County Fair Grounds.
 
 

Main Stage at Cornerstone '88 in Grayslake Illinois .
 
 

Our first camp and main Stage at Cornerstone '91

 
 
 

"Some of our favorite festival photos, and friends"



 
 
 
 

In 1993, no more van camping for us! We now move into my dad's cabin  for the week of the Fest.
Camping at Buds is almost like being at home, as he has everything there for us.
Diane and I at Bud's camp. Talbot, Justin, and Chris.
 
 

 
 
 
 

Dad relaxes at camp, Bekah and Lydia climb The Rock.


 
 

Glenn Kaiser visits with Diane and Talbot. Monique and Eli visit us.
 
 
 

Our three grandsons: Tyler, Jackson and Colin. 2002
 
 
 

The lake at sunset, and the famous Buds Abode
 
 

CLICK HERE
for two LARGE aerial photos of the 2002 Festival







 
 
 
Cross on the point
If you have every canoed or swam across the lake, you have seen the old rugged cross up close. 
At night, during the Festival, it is illuminated and shines out across the water.

We have had the pleasure to camp with people from many places.


 Talbot, Jake and Ray jam at their camp OHIO-ers Scott, Mark, (girl) andBill