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Leading the Junior Counselors at Camp Alleghany for Girls

November 20, 2019 By Anna Morgan Leave a Comment

2019 Junior Counselor Mom writes about leading the JCs for the summer, her own experiences as well as what she observed in the remarkable group of young women.

Save the Dates for Winter Get Togethers

November 14, 2019 By Elizabeth Shreckhise Leave a Comment

While I could maybe use a touch less of the “Arctic chill,” still, I am so glad for beautiful fall leaves, brisk weather, and the turn of the seasons inward, to warm fireplaces, thoughts of Thanksgiving, and planning for the camp year ahead. And to that end I want to reach all of our Camp […]

Casey at the MAIC Conference

November 12, 2019 By Casey Tucker Leave a Comment

Casey attended another camp conference recently and is excited by the wonderful new staff training ideas he was exposed to. Read today’s blog for more…

Increased Involvement with the American Camp Association

November 7, 2019 By Casey Tucker 2 Comments

Over the years we’ve been very involved with The American Camp Association. And to add to that, now our Program Director Casey Tucker has taken on some volunteer leadership roles with the organization.

Stephanie’s Top 5 Favorite Things of Family Camp 2019

November 5, 2019 By Stephanie McPherson Astley Leave a Comment

Taking a cue from our awesome and talented director, Elizabeth Shreckhise, I decided that I also needed to list my top 5 favorite things about Family Camp from Summer 2019. So here goes nothing! 1. Staff The Family Camp Staff is a combination of alumni and Term Camp Staff who work during the Family Camp […]

All About Our Upstart Program

November 1, 2019 By Lilly Walsh Leave a Comment

When it comes to deciding how to spend those crucial summers in the years leading up to college, junior high and high school girls these days have a lot of options: traveling overseas for a volunteer program, interning for someone in a field of their interest, taking some extra summer classes, and more – all […]

Camp-Themed Halloween Costumes, 2019 Edition

October 30, 2019 By Elizabeth Shreckhise Leave a Comment

Are you ready for treat that’s not too tricky? On the blog today we offer a bunch of ideas for cobbling together a last-minute ‘Ghany-themed Halloween costume.

Apply for the Lantern Scholarship

October 17, 2019 By Elizabeth Shreckhise Leave a Comment

Families needing financial assistance for camp tuition can apply their daughters for the Lantern Scholarship. Read today’s blog for details.

Elizabeth’s Top 5 Favorite Things of Summer 2019

October 10, 2019 By Elizabeth Shreckhise 1 Comment

Editor’s note: Every summer Camp Director Elizabeth Shreckhise blogs about her top five favorite things about camp that summer. This is Elizabeth’s 2019 edition in no specific order — they’re all her faves! 1. I Love Our Counselors It’s true that I always mention our counselors, and it’s because we have an eye for amazing […]

Casey as a First-Time CampCon Presenter

September 19, 2019 By Casey Tucker Leave a Comment

Earlier this summer Program Director Casey Tucker presented at CampCon and soaked in lots of learning from the other presenters. Read all about it in today’s blog.