Singalongs and s’mores by the campfire, morning Reveille, sneaking around the lake to gawk at the girls or boys in the sister/brother camp: the rituals of summer sleep-away camp are beloved and time honored. Like university, there are endless options—but for a certain set, there are real...
The experience of summer camp goes far beyond enjoying the fun activities usually associated with camping such as hiking, swimming and living in a cabin. Campers learn character-building skills, develop greater self-confidence, leadership and team-building skills. They develop friendships that...
Before the summer begins, parents of food allergic campers at Raquette Lake are in touch with the chef, who has been the food service director for 10 years. All meals are nut-free, and the counselors come to the dining hall before service to make sure allergen-free meals are ready.
A great summer camp should be a safe and magical place where girls and boys can make friends, discover new passions and learn to be independent. Here, they are taught values such as teamwork and cooperation – all while surrounded by majestic lakes, mountains, woodlands and wide-open spaces so ...
The end of June marks the beginning of an annual migration, as school-aged kids, especially on the Eastern Seaboard, pack off for sleep away camp.
At these prices, you’d expect gold-plated canoes.
But the country’s poshest campers will have to settle for celebrity sports coaches, state-of-the art facilities, organic cuisine and private, spring-fed lakes instead.
Kids have escaped the summer heat (and their parents) at sleepaway camps for decades. But not all sleepaway camps are created equal.
Well-to-do families in the northeast start thinking about summer camp long before the final school bell rings. And well they should: not only do exclusive sleep-away camps fill up fast, they also cost a pretty penny.
Here, we’ve put together a list of the most expensive sleep-away...
Summer camps have come a long way from traditional campfire sing-alongs amid the wilderness. Now there is a vast array of programmes on offer, which can include sports training from pros, to acting workshops where Hollywood A-listers have been discovered. What they have in common, however, is ...
Summer after summer, a legion of loyal campers flock to the quiet shores of the Adirondacks, in search of a place they call home: Raquette Lake Camps. Both of these brother-sister institutions have been family-owned and operated since 1916, and there is certainly no end in sight. Why? For one...