Today’s blog is an invitation by our Alumni President M.R. Litman to make a yearly or monthly donation to the Lantern Scholarship. It’s also a reminder to apply by Dec. 15th to be a recipient.
About 'Ghany Guest Posts
TBT: The Alleghany Rattler July 1953: Hannah’s Talk
A piece that shows how interesting and unusual camp guests could be. It’s also a fine example of just how deep and engaging articles from the Activity known as Alleghany Rattler, could be.
TBT: The Rattler May 9, 1962: 1962 Travel Plans
Campers showed a marked degree of travel independence in 1962 and they even seemed to be responsible for relaying travel plans TO their parents, rather than the other way around! Read today’s throwback article for more…
TBT: The Rattler July 1945 — Alleghany Tent Points Mean More Than Law
Promptness, cleanliness, cooperation, and courtesy — see what campers over 80 years ago were expected to bring to their camp behavior.
TBT: The Rattler Aug. 1966 — Trip to Tent Theatre
TBT newspaper: In which a group of campers hikes to a local tent theatre to see a comedic but meaningful play about greed and the plucky people who outsmart it!
The Joys of First Term at Camp for 2021
First Term Head Counselor Mae Dandridge writes about her job leading the counselors and working with all the girls at camp!
Mini Camp Reflections, 2021
Cloud Q. Conrad returned to ‘Ghany to join other alums in spending a week as a Mini Camp Counselor. Read her joyful reflections on the experience.
Fun News at the Camp Store
It’s a new year, and new ‘Ghany Gear…and a new Camp Store! Read a quick blog for our Camp Store Managers and see what’s available this year for your shopping pleasure.
A Taste of Staff Training Week 2021
Editor’s Note: As of today’s date, this Staff Training blog post actually refers to the last couple of weeks. Now we’re deep into the First Term of camp (after Mini Camp). But because we’re so busy at camp letting camp be camp, we don’t move as quickly to get stories like this onto the blog, but […]