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from Alpine Camp

Photo Update

Good morning from Lookout Mountain! Last night we lost power during a rainstorm after the boys went to bed. Our photos were in the process of being lo...

Sunday Feasting

I want to tell you about the meals on Sunday. The first two don’t change, at least not for as long as I’ve been around (over 25 summers including camp...

Second Term Opens

As I type this your boys are throwing the first slaughterballs of the term in the gym. It’s a tradition that dates back as far as Alpine. Our own vers...

Happy 4th!!!

Happy Independence Day from high atop Lookout Mountain! This morning after our breakfast of oatmeal, scrambled eggs, toast, yogurt and granola, plus a...

Singing for the Ladies

How do you get almost every 13,14, and 15 year old in camp to join a club that promises singing camp songs every night after dinner? Simple, offer the...

Final Weekend

It is hard to believe we are heading into our final weekend of camp for First Term. Hopefully you received an email from us today regarding closing da...

Song of the South

It may be a normal Wednesday where you are.  At Alpine it’s an official camp holiday! Alabama’s (famed country band from nearby Ft Payne) Song of the ...

A Word From Carter

Good evening to all of you reading tonight!  We have had a wonderful first term and I want to thank you for letting your boys be here with us at camp!...

Do you like the Grit man?

After many days without as much as a drop of rain, this afternoon’s thunder showers were welcome sights.  We fit in 4 of 5 regular activity periods be...

Can't Stop Dancin'!

Last night in the gym boys chanted, “Can’t stop dancing, hoo, hoo, can’t stop dancing, hoo, hoo” while bobbing up and down to the beat.  The ladies fr...