Alford Lake Camp

You never know where Alford Lake Camp might pop up!!  We are thrilled that our photo of ALC campers is part of “A Rebecca Mystery:  Secrets at Camp Nokomis.”  Alford Lake Camp shared historical information and photos with the American Girl author Jaqueline Dembar Greene as she researched residential camp experiences for girls in the early 1900s.

The heroine of the story, Rebecca, is a child from New York City attending camp for the first time during the height of the polio crisis.  Reading the book our campers will marvel in how much of camp life seems the same:  travel to camp, sleeping in canvas tents, swims in the lake, reveille in the morning and taps at night!  It is fun to imagine how revolutionary it was for girls to wear “bloomers” and bathing suits and to embark on such an adventure as camp in the early part of the 1900s.

We are pleased that American Girl, through this book, is highlighting the history and traditions of residential camping and chose Alford Lake Camp as a camp to feature.  At 104 years old, Alford Lake Camp is one of the oldest girls’ camps in the world.  We are proud of our traditions, experiences and values that have enriched the lives of thousands of young women and are honored to continue to do so!

We will have copies of “A Rebecca Mystery: Secrets at Camp Nokomis” in our Library this summer.  If you have had a chance to read the book, we would love to hear how you felt about it!!

Warmly,

Sue McMullan, Director
Betsy Brayley, Assistant Director

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