Something Bigger Than Myself
In 2018, I decided to take a leap of faith and apply to work at a summer camp in the US. I deferred my university degree for a year, filled out all of...
Our 2023 Holiday Gift Guide
‘Tis the season! The Keystone Camp office is abuzz with lots of holiday preparations: mailing holiday cards, shipping out orders from our Holiday Pop-...
My Thanksgiving
As we approach Thanksgiving Day, I have been reflecting on gratitude, what it is, and what it means to me specifically. I have been incredibly fortuna...
Embracing the Off-Season
Things have really gotten quiet around camp. Coming down to the office is no longer accompanied by the sounds of everyone waking up, the cheerful “Goo...
The Perfect Path to Imperfection
I was greeted joyously by one of our campers this morning as she told me, “You are my hero.” I had joined her during a Tuck snack time last week just ...
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Walk the Line
We love our August girls.They bring such joy to us at the end of our summer season. These girls have waited all summer for their Keystone experience. ...
Influence and Character
The end of this session really crept up on me. I found myself surprised to realize we are in our last full day. The girls got an early start hanging t...
Camp Nursing as a Camp Parent: Why I Keep Coming Back
Written by Our Mini II Nurse Jill I was not a kid who got to go to sleepaway camp, though I did work at one in my early college years. It was an inter...
Our Song
Theme days always add a little extra punch to camp life, and it just so happens that yesterday was Taylor Swift Day at Keystone. Based on the number o...
Landing Back on the Planet
Three weeks at camp is all-consuming. We speak so often of the magic of camp and living in our little bubble. We exist in a world away. The news of th...