I can’t tell you who the first pick in the Leagues Draft was from year to year. But I can instantly recall the guys who were picked last. That’s because here at Camp Green Lane, there’s nothing irrelevant about Mr. Irrelevant. For the Senior Boys Leagues Draft, we call out names one by one like […]
After a full day of activities, three delicious meals, clean-up, rest hour, free play, and everything else that makes up a Camp Green Lane day… After the sun goes down and the lights begin twinkling all around camp… After you’ve sprinted back to the cabin to grab a sweatshirt just in case it gets chilly… […]
“Mum, I had the best day!” I was walking through the Circle last night and overheard a counselor on the phone. At 10 each night, staff who aren’t on duty with the kids can check their phones out of the counselor lounge in the Canteen. Last night was their first chance to check since the […]
Happy Someday to all who celebrate! While those of you outside the famed CGL Arches may believe today was Saturday, we’re sorry to inform you that you are mistaken. At least by our standards. Today was Someday – our first full day of scheduled activities – and camp officially kicked into high gear. Like many […]
The 10 part is over. Now comes the 2. After waiting 10 long months to be in our summer Happy Place, Camp Green Lane came alive today when the first bus rolled through the Arches for the start of Summer 2026. One wide-eyed child after another spilled into the Circle, found their way into group hugs and […]
Hello, CGL family! Only one more sleep (if your excited campers can sleep, that is!) until the greatest summer ever gets underway! As we mentioned yesterday, this year is #CGL100, and we’ll be spending the entire summer celebrating Green Lane’s 100th birthday. To kick off this historic season, we’ve compiled a list of 100 things […]
Welcome back to the Greatest Camp Blog in the World. Welcome to all of our new friends and all of our old ones, too. This is the Camp Green Lane Blog, your daily, digital Field Office fix from the heart of CGL. Each day, we’ll write a love letter home from camp with all the news […]
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 […]
All the bags are laying outside the cabins. Yep. This is that blog. Not everything is packed yet; tonight is Cabaret, and I know there are special outfits that have been hanging in plastic all summer just for this evening. Cabaret is a dinner-dance event that’s held on the second-to-last night of the summer every year. […]
We’ll sleep when we’re home. Sorry not sorry. But we’re busy here. Busy making memories. Busy burning the Midnight oil to wring every last moment of Summer 2025 out of this camping season. So we wake up early, as you read about yesterday, and we stay up late, which is where the seeds for today’s story were […]