https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/camp-arcadia-century-family-values-adaptable-change

I grew up at Camp Arcadia. I was so excited to finally be a real camper in 1942. My mother, Juliette Meylan Henderson, called Mum Mum by everyone, was directing the camp with her father, Dr. George...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/my-perspective

I have spent many interesting summers at my town summer day camp in Weymouth, Massachusetts, and I am excited to be part of that experience again. I met some very good friends at camp and some people...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/staff-food-accountability

No camp is immune to sneaky food raids. Over the years many camp directors have reported food incidents involving bears, strangers break-ing into kitchens, and, most often, camp staff. Tales of food...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/self-reliant-camp

Most camps are located in relatively remote areas. So one might expect they'd be designed for self-reliance. They'd run on locally-sourced energy, water, food, and material, and they'd manage their...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/building-principles-play-ball

One amenity you’ll find on just about every camp, regardless of its overall focus or theme, is a ball field. Beyond baseball and softball, that open space lends itself to a dozen or more other...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/were-all-same-boat-together-trends-issues-camps

Since the first days of organized camp for children over 150 years ago, camp administrators have been challenged to respond to emerging issues that impact the camp experience. Although the value of...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/ditch-time

Rainfall and snow melt runoff are sworn enemies of the roads and pathways in camp. Erosion moves your road surface to places you don’t want roads. Spontaneous, unplanned drainage channels cut...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/patience

When I sat down to write this article, I could still hear Axl Rose (lead singer of the ’80s rock band Guns N’ Roses) whistling the opening of the group’s hit song “Patience” like it was yesterday....

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/risk-management-tips-contracts

Centuries ago, our ancestors did business informally. One informal business practice was “never buy a pig in a poke” (bag). Now this advice may be obvious to us, but at one point it was cutting edge...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/thats-what-camp-all-about

“That’s what camp’s all about” — a clever statement often heard around Camp Holiday Trails (CHT) in response to one of many daily moments of personal triumph. CHT means so many things to so many...