Hey there, Camp Fans!
We’re absolutely thrilled with the amazing camp stories you shared for this year’s ‘Share Your Camp Story’ Contest here at Everything Summer Camp! Your submissions were nothing short of spectacular, and we’re so excited to highlight each and every one of these incredible camp adventures on the blog for our whole community to enjoy.
With our ten prize-winning entries already revealed, it’s time to shine a spotlight on the rest of the fantastic stories we received. Today, we’re featuring an inspiring tale from Aleksandra F., who had a memorable experience at Keystone Camp in North Carolina. Let’s dive into her story and see what made her camp stay truly special!
You can listen to Aleksandra giving her camp story right here!
“Hi. My name is Aleksandra F. Today I’m going to tell you about my favorite moments at Keystone Camp. One of my favorite moments was at the end of the summer where we have a horse show here on horseback riding. The horse that I…chose or was chosen for…his name is Sailor. He’s a super nice horse, but we were walking around the arena which is basically where the horses trot, walk, jump, pulls, and stuff like that. There’s another field of grass and the gate was open. My horse wanted to have some grass, so he was heading right for that and then they had to stop the horse show and restart. And, even though I messed up, all the people in my camp cheered for me and didn’t even hear about that. And then, after that, I trotted which is basically like jogging, but for the horse it’s just trotting, and I got second place. What that taught me was that even if you mess up at a camp, they won’t put you down, they’ll raise you up. One of my other favorite moments was on the first day when I got into the cabin. All of my cabin mates that were already there were super nice to me. And, something that I always knew was, if you bring photos of your family or something like that, you can always have them there; you don’t have to take them down. That’s what I love about all the camps (not specifically Keystone Camp), because we can have photos of our parents that remind us of back home. Those are my favorite times at Keystone. Bye.”
Thank you so much for sharing your wonderful memories from Keystone Camp. It’s heartwarming to hear how your horse, Sailor, became such a big part of your camp experience. And wow, trotting your way to a second-place finish in the horse show must have been such an exciting moment! It's fantastic how your campmates’ support made you feel encouraged, even when things didn’t go exactly as planned—that’s the true spirit of camp life! We’re so glad to hear that your cabin mates made you feel right at home and that keeping family photos helped you stay connected to home while you were away.
Thank you again for sharing your story with us, and we hope your next summer is filled with even more amazing camp memories! For those interested in learning more about Keystone Camp, be sure to check out their website by clicking right here. As always, thanks for reading, Folks! Stay tuned for more inspiring stories from our awesome camp community. Till next time.
- John