Thoughts and News From the Mind of a Camp Counselor
Second Star To The Right And Straight On Till Summer
Her name was Ashley, and she was five years old. She was funny, whimsical, and happy...and just made you smile by walking into the room. Ashley was one of my campers at Tate’s Day Camp and one of my afterschool [...]
Keeping Tate’s Day Camp “Healthy” Doesn’t Mean What You Think
Believe it or not running a summer camp is not easy. We manage hundreds of campers over the course of a ten week season; hire 80 staff members every summer; spend countless hours to train that staff to be the [...]
A Tate’s Day Camp Legend Nears Retirement
It is with happiness, sadness, and a mixed bag of emotions that we announce that our treasured office manager, Marianne Langford, has decided that it's time to choose a new hiking trail in life and begin a new journey toward [...]
Confessions of a Camp Counselor
Written by Maci Hughlett Camp: kamp (noun, verb, adjective) a place where an army or other group of persons or an individual is lodged in a tent or tents or other temporary means of shelter; army life; to settle down [...]