Camping Magazine articles from November 1999

Camping Magazine archives from November 1999

Business Interruption Can Be Costly.(risk management for camps)
November 1, 1999... Camp directors sometimes overlook identifying the risks that might cause interruption of their camp business. Once they have identified the risks, many camp directors prepare incompletely for managing them. Because of the catastrophic...

It's Not Always Fair.(camp fairs as marketing vehicles)
November 1, 1999... Camp fairs provide excellent opportunities for you to make contact with your prospects, get them more excited and committed than they already are to the concept of a camp experience, and convince them that your camp is the best choice. The...

Working with Challenging Groups of Girls.(social and psychological issues in running a girls resident camp)
November 1, 1999... Dear Bob, We have operated a girls resident camp in the Northeast for more than forty years. Recently, the behavior of many of our girls has become much more challenging. While we have many wonderful moments of friendship, stewardship, and...

The Emergence of the Camping Movement.(reprinted from June 1929 issue of Camping)(Reprint)
November 1, 1999... Following the founding of Gunnery Camp in 1861, other camps began emerging in the late 1800s. By the beginning of the twentieth century, the number of camps was increasing rapidly. In 1910 there were 106 private camps. By 1924, the number of...

The Movement Takes Shape.(reprinted from January 1937 issue of Camping Magazine)(includes related article on camping health tips)(Reprint)
November 1, 1999... Editorial: Will Camping Lead or Follow? Organized camping continued to grow in the 1930s. By 1933, there were 3,485 private and organizational camps, the majority still located in New England. Public opinion was generally positive toward...

Camping in the War Years.(reprinted from April 1943 issue of Camping Magazine)(Reprint)
November 1, 1999... Meal Planning for Summer Camps in Wartime The 1940s saw America at war. Camps continued to operate and attempted to give campers a respite from the country's woes. Wartime brought staffing concerns as young male counselors were often...

Camping in a Changing Society.(Brief Article)
November 1, 1999... Points to Remember in Planning for Integrated Camping The United States in the early 1950s was a society with renewed wealth and vigor. Families were more mobile and were enjoying new technologies created during wartime. The 1950s were also...

A community of camp professionals ...
November 1, 1999... Founded in 1910 as the Camp Directors' Association of America, the American Camping Association is the largest organization serving the organized camping industry. ACA's current 5,500-plus members represent a diverse constituency of camp owners...

Positive Outlook for Camping.(includes related article on evaluating camp counselors)(Brief Article)
November 1, 1999... What Should Camps Stress in Our Affluent Society? The 1960s brought concerns about land use as urban sprawl began to put a squeeze on the amount of land available for camps. Campers were getting younger, and the number of adolescent campers...

Camping in Tough Times.(camp management)(Brief Article)
November 1, 1999... Facing the Camping Future with Confidence Increased costs, taxes, and state and federal regulations made the 1970s a tough time for camps. These factors coupled with the recession that was affecting the United States caused many camps to...

Camp in a Computer Age.(Brief Article)
November 1, 1999... Yuppies Are Coming Soaring land values, development pressures, and high insurance rates were important issues for camps in the 1980s. Technology was also making an impact. Computers were found in camp offices and in activity areas as...

The Future Is You.
November 1, 1999... Looking at camp in the new millennium As you consider the future of your camp, it's easy to focus on the external factors that are likely to affect its operation, the demographic influences that shape your markets, the impact of technology...

Does Camp Enhance Self-esteem? Good news for the future of camping.
November 1, 1999... The benefits to youth from camping are well known by former campers, their parents, and camp directors. However, little research is available on the influence that an organized camping experience has on youth, mainly because there seems to be...

Camping and Social Capital.
November 1, 1999... When you think about camping programs, you often think about the world of good it does for individuals. Much of the camp literature has focused on promoting self-esteem or improving the attitudes of young people toward themselves and peers....