Editor’s Note: As part of our year-long celebration of our 100th Year Anniversary (1922-2022), we’ll post a Throwback Thursday edition of our Alleghany Rattler Newspaper to give you a peek into life at camp across those 100 summers! Camp Alleghany’s director writes to ‘Ghany Families before the 25th summer of camp. Though 25 summers certainly […]
TBT: The Alleghany Rattler, July 1962: Camp Spirit
Editor’s Note: As part of our year-long celebration of our 100th Year Anniversary (1922-2022), we’ll post a Throwback Thursday edition of our Alleghany Rattler Newspaper to give you a peek into life at camp across those 100 summers! Read about Cinda White’s definition of ‘Ghany Spirit, an often indescribable feeling anyone who crosses the river […]
TBT: The Alleghany Rattler, July 1929: The Blessing of Rest Hour
Editor’s Note: As part of our year-long celebration of our 100th Year Anniversary (1922-2022), we’ll post a Throwback Thursday edition of our Alleghany Rattler Newspaper to give you a peek into life at camp across those 100 summers! A 1920’s camper writes about her love and admiration for Rest Hour. Rest Hour is a time-honored […]
TBT: The Alleghany Rattler, July 1942: How to Take an Overnight
Editor’s Note: As part of our year-long celebration of our 100th Year Anniversary (1922-2022), we’ll post a Throwback Thursday edition of our Alleghany Rattler Newspaper to give you a peek into life at camp across those 100 summers! Martha Smith writes a first-hand account of a fun-filled overnight she took with her tentmates during the […]
TBT: The Alleghany Rattler, July 1953: Fourth of July
Editor’s Note: As part of our year-long celebration of our 100th Year Anniversary (1922-2022), we’ll post a Throwback Thursday edition of our Alleghany Rattler Newspaper to give you a peek into life at camp across those 100 summers! Take a look at what the Fourth of July looked like at ‘Ghany in 1953, hint: it […]
TBT: The Alleghany Rattler, August 1942: Table Song Contests
Editor’s Note: As part of our year-long celebration of our 100th Year Anniversary (1922-2022), we’ll post a Throwback Thursday edition of our Alleghany Rattler Newspaper to give you a peek into life at camp across those 100 summers! Take a glimpse into a fun after-dinner activity held in August 1942! Campers and counselors create unique […]