This weekend Borland Lodge celebrates its 50th year. In the late 1960s, the campsite was known as Pig Creek Hostel and was a temporary home for Manapouri power scheme workers.
Once the project was complete, in 1972, it was handed over to the Southland Youth Adventure Trust in 1972, which later changed its name to the Borland Lodge Adventure and Education Trust.
John McHugh was one of the power scheme labourers and has been on the board of the trust for over 30 years.
Photo: Borland Lodge
