With 2018 coming to a close, I find myself reflecting on this past year. Of course, camp is a huge part of my year, and I find it funny to think that I probably fit more action into those 51 days of summer than I…
August 31st, 2014, Shelburne Airport, Ireland. Approximately 4am. As I ascended the escalator in search of my gate, a man turns to me and queries “is that Echo Lake in Warrensburg?” It took me a second to process the question, I then realised that I…
This time of year can be pretty spooky! With midterms in college, the change of seasons, and, of course, Halloween, there is a lot that can make us a little more nervous than we might be on your average summer day at camp. I often…
Every fall, our parent and staff surveys go out to all of you who give us such invaluable feedback on everything at camp ranging from activities – to the food – to the counselors – the frankly, the entire experience. We read every single response…
This past summer, while we were all at Camp participating in activities, experiencing special events and building friendships, we thought we were just having fun. We were in the moment. We were present. We were unplugged from technology – there were no selfies or filters.…
