Editor’s Note: There are at minimum 99 Things about life at Camp Alleghany for Girls that are NOT changing this summer! That’s why we started our 99 THINGS Blog Series with: Part 1: Activities, Part 2: Downtime!, Part 3: Food., Part 4: Mornings & Evenings, Part 5: Evening Activities., Part 6: Traditions! Cool mornings and […]
Looking to 2021 with Optimism and Excitement
In spite of the challenges of a COVID year we’re looking forward to Summer 2021 optimistically and with strategic planning.
The Big Release: Featured Camper Video!
Begun in 2018 and two years in the making, our video of Vivian’s camp journey could be the story of any camper — her uncertainties, her eagerness, her challenges and her joys — in being a first time camper at ‘Ghany!
Warm Weather, Cold Teen Feet
If your teen thinks she’s outgrown camp it may be time to step in to remind her just how much she loves her camp family!
Is my child ready for sleepaway camp?
Camp Director Elizabeth Dawson Shreckhise answers the questions that parents most want to know about sleepaway summer camp readiness.
Updated electronics policy
What’s awesome about camp? Getting away from it all — especially from the endless bustle of the online world. That’s why our no electronics policy is so important and why it includes no digital cameras or video cameras.
Thanksgiving dinner
I bet I’m not the only one who, if asked, would say that my favorite meal at Camp Alleghany is…Thanksgiving Dinner! There’s nothing more delicious than those couple of times each term when a dinner with all the traditional fixins’ is served — turkey and mashed potatoes with gravy, green beans, rolls, and stuffing made […]