Finding a Path Back to Camp Alleghany: A Spotlight on Maroon Vespers
At Camp Alleghany, Vespers is a cherished tradition held each Sunday evening—a quiet, meaningful time for the entire camp community to pause, reflect, and reconnect. During Vespers, campers and counselors gather together on the top of Vesper Hill to listen to thoughtful letters shared aloud by different groups in Camp.
TBT: The Alleghany Rattler, July 1945: Channie, Bess Take Charge in Milton’s Absence
This 1945 piece offers insight into Assembly and Chapel in the first half of the 20th century at camp, very differently than today.
Two homesick first-time 2013 campers register early for 2014!
Meet Taylor Pounders (12) and Ellie Williams (11), each from Richmond, Va. Both first-time campers for first term 2013, they didn’t know each other before camp and met only briefly while at camp. However, their mothers (your humble narrators) bonded through a coincidental meeting and recently got the girls together for lunch. Our mother-daughter (x2) […]