Hey, Camp Fans!

We have just one more camp story to share from the Everything Summer Camp ‘Share Your Camp Story’ Contest! Your camp stories were such a fun time reading through them all and I’ve been sharing them with all our readers online for the past several months! We’ve posted each submission right here on the Blog one by one!

Today’s post features our final camp story from Jack B. who wrote in to us about his time at UTSA Band Camp. Here it is: 

“I went to band camp, this is my second year attending. My favorite part of camp was learning the music, performing, and staying in the residence hall for a week. We went to Six Flags and that was lots of fun. I look forward to next year!”

Hey, Jack. Thanks for writing into us. I’m glad you enjoyed your summer at band camp. I’d love to know what you play. It’s great that you like to learn music and perform. I bet your amusement park trip was a blast on top of all the fun you had at band camp! Hope you keep having great summer camp stays in the years to come, Jack! If you might be interested in UTSA Band Camp, you can check out their website when you click right here to see if it might be the right place for you and your camper.

Well, that’s all we’ve got for all the camp stories we received this last camp season. Another ‘Share Your Camp Story’ Contest in the books. A big thanks to all our participants. I hope you all enjoyed getting your stories published and sharing your camp stories with our online community here at Everything Summer Camp. Until next time, thanks for reading. And, as always, Happy Camping!

- John

Hey, Camp Fans!

Your camp stories for the Everything Summer Camp ‘Share Your Camp Story’ Contest were all so great! I had such a fun time reading through them all and have been hard at work, publishing each one of them right here on the Blog to share with all our readers! We’ve been at it for several months now, but we still have a few stories more to share.

The following entry came from Landon W. who wrote in to us to tell about his time this summer at Camp Weaver in North Carolina. Read his submission right now:

“My name is Landon, I am 11 years old and I went to Camp Weaver this summer. The best part of camp was meeting new people, making new friends and getting to do really cool activities. My favorite activity was ropes course. The counselors were really encouraging and I was proud of myself for doing really well on the elements. I liked getting up on the ladder, being attached to the harness, dropping and swinging.”

Cool, Landon! I think that the best part of summer camp is often times the people you meet! It’s great to hear that you enjoyed meeting new people and making so many good friendships. It’s really nice when there are good folks around you supporting and encouraging you through challenging activities. Nice job conquering the ropes course! Sounds like loads of fun at Camp Weaver, Landon. Thanks for sharing this submission with us.

If anybody else would like to look into attending a summer camp stay at Camp Weaver, you can look around their website when you click right here to see if it might be the right place for you and your camper. Until next time, thanks for reading. And, as always, Happy Camping!

- John

Hey, Camp Fans!

Your camp stories were great! I had a great time reading through them all and now I’m excited to share them with all our readers online and post each submission right here on the Blog! I’ve finished announcing our ten lucky winners who took larger prizes and we’ve now moved on to the rest of your submissions.

The following entry is from Eleanor L. who wrote in to us after her third year at Camp Alleghany. Here is her submission right now:

“Hi my name is Eleanor and this was my 3rd summer at the best summer camp ever, Camp Alleghany. Camp is located in beautiful WVA on the banks of the Greenbrier River. Every summer is different and better because you get to learn something new. This summer I became obsessed with Archery. Archery is a challenge; you have to figure out how to hold the bow, string the bow, hold the arrow just right and then try and make the target. Now I didn’t always hit the target but boy did I try. It was just so much fun. I can’t wait to get back to Alleghany and make it off the 15 yard line.”

Hey Eleanor! Thanks for sending in this submission for our ‘Share Your Camp Story’ Contest here at Everything Summer Camp. I’m glad you found your home away from home among the banks of Greenbrier River at Camp Alleghany. I love Archery! I’m glad you’re so into it! You’re right—there are a lot of challenging elements to using a bow and arrow! And yeah. It’s so much fun.

Are you interested in attending a summer camp stay at Camp Alleghany, you can check out their website when you click right here to see if it might be the right place for your camper. Until next time, thanks for reading, Camp Folks. As always, Happy Camping!

- John

Hey, Camp Fans!

We received more than 50 entries for our ‘Share Your Camp Story’ Contest here at Everything Summer Camp and I’ve been happily plugging away at publishing each one of them right here on the Blog to share with all our readers!

Today's camp story submission comes from Charley H., who wrote in tell us about her fifth summer and her love for summer camp at Camp Wyonegonic.

“Camp has always been a huge part of my life. I started as an 8 year old in 2018, scared and never having been away from my parents. But over the next 3 1/2 weeks, I found a home at Wyo. I have come back ever since, and this year was my 5th summer. My camp friends are my closest friends in the world, and I have turned from a scared little 8 year old to a confident teenager. The camp spirit has and continues to encourage me to grow, surrounded by other girls from all around the world on the same journey. Camp is over now, but I am excited and ready for the 10 month wait, to spent just two months at home on the shores of Moose Pond.”

Thanks for submitting your camp story into us, Charley! It’s great to hear how much you’ve come to love your summer camp stays at Camp Wyonegonic over the years. Isn’t it funny looking back at your initial reaction to arriving at camp, compared to how excited you are when you arrive now?! I hope your friendships from camp and love for Wyo grow stronger and stronger with each summer stay!

For anyone else interested in attending a summer camp stay at Camp Wyonegonic in Maine, click right here and take a look around their website to see if it might be the right place for you and your camper. Until next time, thanks for reading. And, as always, Happy Camping!

- John

Hey, Camp Fans!

There are only a handful more of the camp stories we received for the Everything Summer Camp ‘Share Your Camp Story’ Contest that we started last year following the close of the summer camp season! Your camp stories were such a fun time to read through and I’ve been publishing them right here on the Blog one by one to share with all our readers online.

We had ten lucky prize winners for this contest and since then I’ve been publishing the rest of your submissions. The following post was submitted for Rebecca C. to tell us about her first year at Camp Merrie-Woode. Here it is:

“Rebecca attended Merrie-Woode for her first time this summer at the age of 7 for 10 days. She was very nervous. However, she became "queen of the lake" and made tons of new friends. When she was picked up she begged to stay longer. She made some great new friends and can't wait to back next year!”

Hello! That’s great to hear that Rebecca enjoyed her summer camp stay at Camp Merrie-Woode.  I’m glad she had such a good first year, overcame her nerves, and made lots of friends. What an honor to be named “Queen of the Lake’! No wonder she can’t wait to go back next camp season! Thanks for writing into us.

To anybody else who may be interested in attending a summer camp stay at Camp Merrie-Woode, you can browse their website when you click right here to see if it might be the right place for you and your camper. Until next time, thanks for reading. And, as always, Happy Camping!

- John