https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/his-story-her-story-our-story-100-years-american-camp-association

Many summers ago, as a young cabin counselor with new campers and programming to do, the last thing on my mind was the history of organized camping. I had places to go and people to see — and besides...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/camp-traditions-memories-making

As we celebrate the 100th anniversary of the American Camp Association®, we recognize that through wars, recessions, triumphs, and feats of accomplishment, the camp experience has remained, at its...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/voices-experience-veteran-camp-professionals-share-their-stories

From the very beginning, the camp experience has been unique — teaching lessons and creating community in a way that reaches almost everyone, and touches a camper's soul. Camp memories last a...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/how-american-camp-association-has-evolved-through-certain-crisis

Crises are not new to camps or to the camp movement. Two world wars, the Great Depression of the early 1930s, and a polio epidemic all tested the viability of camps and their camp association. Each...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/evolving-look-camp

Award-winning author and architectural historian Abigail Van Slyck researches institutional buildings in order to find out what was on the minds of the people who built them. In her book A...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/summer-camps-popular-culture

"Hey, you must be the short, depressed kid we ordered. Glad you made it." — Meatballs, 1979 (Reitman) I highly doubt that camping pioneers such as Ernest Balch or Frederick Gunn would...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/duality-communication-information-sharing-between-parent-camp

In the camp world, we encounter many hurdles, challenges, and unique situations in our efforts to provide a quality camp experience for children. Some children present with physical limitations,...

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/2015-camping-magazine-editorial-index

View an archive of editorial indexes. Featured Articles ACA’s Raise the Bar Initiative: Capturing the...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/give-aca-invest-your-profession

A longtime supporter of the American Camp Association once told me that she gave to ACA because she viewed her yearly gift as "an investment in her profession." For years, I thought that "...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/crisis-response-training-coaching-non-counseling-staff-respond

The power grid has gone down. Forest fire is threatening the camp property. The water supply is contaminated. There's been an industrial spill, and camp must be evacuated. Critical computer...