There are many things that traditional camps hold in common. Things like traditional activities — canoeing, or archery, or art and crafts. And there are other very camp things too, like Reveille and Taps, dinner bells, and color teams. This is one of the fun things about camps that makes it a real bonding experience when fellow camp […]
Sing your heart out: All about the Alleghany Singers
One of the activities that campers can choose is our singing program, the Alleghany Singers. This is a fairly newer activity we offer, though way back in the day (50s and 60s) there were the Alleghany Serenaders. About ten years ago or so we created this activity, at first called Choir but then changed to […]
The Upstart Program at Alleghany, Part Two
In part one of this blog post, I talked about the responsibilities that come with being an Upstart at Alleghany, and the leadership training undertaken by the girls to prepare them for this. What I didn’t talk about, though, was the fun side of being an Upstart, and that’s because I felt like I needed […]
Saying Goodbye
As is the tradition, Friday night, the last night of first term, was Baby’s Boats campfire. It was raining that night, so first we had the campfire portion of the evening in the play hall. Awards were given out, such as friendliest camper, happiest camper, etc. Afterwards, we made our way to the pathway behind […]
Time flies when you’re having fun
The last week of the first term was the busiest week and really made the term fly by! Monday Evening activity on Monday was a Blue v. Gray airband competition. It was followed by the ever mysterious four-year initiation. There were around 25 new Four Years initiated, but since it’s a secret ceremony, there isn’t […]
Time flies when you're having fun
The last week of the first term was the busiest week and really made the term fly by! Monday Evening activity on Monday was a Blue v. Gray airband competition. It was followed by the ever mysterious four-year initiation. There were around 25 new Four Years initiated, but since it’s a secret ceremony, there isn’t […]