Tickets are now on sale for our Big 100th Anniversary Bash happening on Saturday, August 13th at Camp Alleghany during Family Camp. Read the blog for all the details!
A Double Camp Reunion for the Generations
Two generations of campers had a sweet camp reunion this summer and it just happened to be Director Elizabeth Shreckhise’s own family that got to indulge!
TBT: The Alleghany Rattler May 1971: Big Doings are Being Planned for Anniversary
In this piece camp gets ready to celebrate its 50th summer (1922 being the first making 1971 the 50th.) The next few rattler throwbacks will focus on that summer’s events.
My 40 Years at Camp
Director Elizabeth Shreckhise essentially grew up at camp, not only attending, but working her way up the ladder the old fashioned way.
TBT: The Alleghany Rattler Aug 1943: Alleghany Welcomes Arnold Home
In this piece we see a real piece of the larger history — that war touched camp when beloved workers were away in the fight.
Apply For — Or Give To — The Lantern Scholarship at ‘Ghany
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.
Elizabeth’s Top 5 of Summer 2021
Every summer Camp Director Elizabeth Shreckhise blogs about her top five favorite things about camp that summer. This is the 2021 list!
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!
Celebrating Ghany’s 100 Years Now and Through 2022
As promised, I’m taking some time today to let you know about our exciting year of events, schwag, and surprises as we celebrate 100 Years of Camp Alleghany for Girls. We recently held our inaugural planning meeting so I have a few bits of info on deck. It’s all still very much in the developing […]