It’s hard to believe everyone only arrived the day before yesterday. Because it feels like we’ve been here forever. Of course, in my 15th summer, I feel like that all the time. But these were the thoughts of one of the youngest campers in camp, who was hanging with his boys at the pool talking […]
Today was Anyday on the schedule. That means all of Boys Camp started their day with Clinic, while the Girls went to Elective during the first period of the day. While they are both choose-your-own activities the kids pick each week, Clinic is a period of more detailed coaching and instruction in traditional sports like Basketball, Football and Lacrosse, […]
Today was the first traditional camp day of the summer. Actually, it was Someday. Here at CGL, the days of the week have different names. And we have eight of them. Someday, Anyday, Oneday, Heyday, Sayday, Playday, Yayday and Funday replace Friday and her friends here at camp. Each camp day offers each cabin a new set […]
Camp Green Lane burst to life this morning when the caravan of buses rolled into the Circle. There were cheers and tears and hugs and the dearest of friends were reunited after a 10-month wait. There were so many wide eyes and little smiles streaming out of those buses, and just like I told you yesterday, […]
I climbed a tree today. I drove an ATV. I played soccer and rode a bike. I should preface all that by telling you I’m 48 and will probably feel all of that over the next several days. But the two saves I made against some serious footballers half my age on the soccer pitch will […]
Good evening, Camp Green Lane Nation! Welcome back! The. Blog. Is. Live! What is this blog, exactly? Great question. For the next 7 weeks, this blog will be your daily dose of news and information from between the Arches. Hello to all the Moms and Dads and Aunts and Uncles and Grandmas and Pop-Pops and the […]
The tears are starting, the hand holding is more prevalent, the songs are being sung. The summer has come to an end. Although your children will be happy to see you, they will carry a void with them when they return home. Today is the last full day that your children get to spend with […]
Camp is all packed. Tomorrow morning, the bags will be shipped out. Tomorrow afternoon is the annual CGL Idol talent show and then we’ll all get ready for Banquet, Firefly and the 2024 camp video screening. But first, we dance. Tonight is Cabaret, one of the most anticipated nights of the summer. It starts with a buffet […]
Today was our last Taco Tuesday. Tournaments are wrapped and Leagues winners have been crowned. After starting the summer with a blank canvas filled with so much excitement, so much promise and what we foolishly felt was so much time, we’re sadly down to just a few hours left before we have to start packing. Summers are […]
This morning, around 12:30 a.m., the Senior Boys were woken up for a moment many of them have been waiting all summer for. The boys knew exactly what to do: they put on their basketball shoes and raced to the Stein Dome for Midnight Madness. A rite of passage at Camp Green Lane, Midnight Madness is […]