As the leaves begin to change and the cold fall air is really setting in, I have been doing some camp soul searching. In other words I have been listening to camp songs like crazy and counting down the days until Summer 2016. That being said, we have a lot of time to go, so […]
See the generations grow through time….. Those iconic words were really put into place two weeks ago. On September, 18th-20th Camp Green Lane Alumni from across the country gathered between the arches for our 90th Alumni Reunion! It was truly a special weekend with alumni coming from all over the country, from California and […]
Today is Firefly 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 […]
I can’t believe we packed up this morning and the bags are gone! Seriously, where did the summer go? It always amazes me how long the summer seems when we first arrive. The seven weeks stretch out in front of us with endless possibilities. Then all of a sudden the clock seems to speed up […]
Dear Camp Families, Today as I watched campers start to pack I really started to reflect on the summer and how little time we have left. There are lots of different special things going on around camp between birthday meal, leagues playoffs, challenge day and CGL Idol coming up. All of these events are super […]
In spite of the rain, today was our annual Battle of the Sexes and the games were ON! Naturally the girls were decked out in all pink while the boys donned the prerequisite blue. We split up by division to play a series of silly games that everyone loves. When was the last time you […]
Aaahhh! The calm after the storm. Today was Country Club day here at Camp Green Lane. We slept late, had a leisurely breakfast, did super clean up, then headed out for a day of free play. It was nice to be lazy for one day after the frenzy of Color War. While we were busy […]
Color War-Day 6: Wow. I cannot believe how quickly this week flew by. The most intense, emotional, physical and challenging week of the summer is at its end. Tears and Cheers have echoed the arches for the last six days. Watching the campers and staff support each other is rewarding to see. Everyone played their […]
Day Five is in the Books. Last night, after a very competitive Female Staff basketball game won by the Green Team, our Gamma and Sigma girls played volleyball. It went back and forth for two intense games. With the whole camp watching, the White Team ended up on top. This morning was our infamous Tugs-Of-War. […]
Day Four: Nighttime Addition Sorry for the delay, we were having such a great time with day four of Color War!!! Lets recap. Last night, the acorn relay race was really cool to watch. It had such a variety of tasks, that every camper on both teams was able to contribute to their teams success in […]