TBT: The Alleghany Rattler, May 1946: Twenty-Fifth Season
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 […]
TBT: The Alleghany Rattler, July 1945: Horse, Men on A Par With New Counselors
This 1945 piece offers insight into the equine passion that many had back when Alleghany still had a horseback riding program.
TBT: The Alleghany Rattler, July 1943: Grays “Take It” and “Leave” the Blues
This 1943 piece has Alleghany Girls stepping up to mass communications with a radio game show, something that would have been all the rage at the time.
What’s Happening At The 100th Summer Camp Store
We’ve been hard at work developing new ‘Ghany swag for this exciting and very special 100th summer.