How did Camp Regis Applejack get its Name?
Camp Regis Applejack’s name is quite creative, many have remarked on that. But how did it get its name?
Camp Regis Applejack was founded on a lot of the same principals of the Quaker practice.
Applejack Farm
Jan 4, 2021
Camp Regis Applejack started off as two separate camps, both deriving their names from where they were located.
Reflecting on 2020 to Better Prepare for 2021
Dec 22, 2020
As we look with anticipation to welcoming campers next summer it is clearer than ever that the safety and the health of campers must be the top priority.
Equity, Social Justice, and Camp Regis Applejack
Aug 12, 2020
We have to find ways to reach out and welcome new campers in a way that really makes camp and the outdoors accessible and welcoming.
Camp Business: Top Programming Ideas
Jan 24, 2020
Associate Director, Emily Yancey, contributed to Camp Business Magazines Top Programming Ideas article that was published on January 20th, 2020. You can read the whole article on Camp Business’ website or read Miss. Yancey’s contribution below. Sunday Morning Meetings“It may not be the activity that a camper would point out and say this is why I want to return to Camp Regis Applejack, but I believe that the feeling this...
Summer Camps Build the Soft Skills our Campers Need for their Future
Jan 15, 2020
My first job as a summer camp director was for Wellspring New York weight loss camp. We were located on the Paul Smiths College campus so I was just a couple miles down the road from Camp Regis Applejack. I actually started as the ropes course and trips director, and then when the director left after my first summer, a friend and I took over as co-directors. The CEO/founder of...
January 2020 Newsletter
Jan 15, 2020
Happy New Year and welcome to 2020! We are so excited for our 2020 summer and all the wonderful things it will bring. We are excited to be starting some new and exciting adventures for our campers this season. We are working alongside programs such as The Wild Center, Paul Smiths College, and The Adirondack Trust to bring these new adventures to light. Our campers are now going to be able to help conserve hiking paths, learn about the culture and history of the native peoples of the Adirondacks, and work towards making our planet sustainable.
1950s Camp Pamphlet
Dec 30, 2019
Want a blast from the past? Check out this digitized archive of one of Camp Regis Applejack’s old brochures. The date of publication for these camp brochures was from the 1950s to the 1960s. This was over a decade before current camp owner Michael Humes took over Camp Regis Applejack from his parents and the founders of the kid’s summer camp, Earl and Pauline Humes. Check out the brochure.
December 2019 Newsletter
Dec 11, 2019
This December 2020 we are excited to announce and feature our new CRAJ Scholarship Program that is going to help us support our large amount of campers on full or partial scholarships and give the experience of summer camp to even more children. This Holiday Season we are grateful for our CRAJ Family, past, present, and future, for all your love, support, and dedication to keeping kids outside and having fun away from their screens.
CRAJ Scholarship Program
Nov 20, 2019
We are really excited to announce our partnership with the American Camp Association to create a scholarship fund for Camp Regis Applejack (CRAJ). For 75 years we at Camp Regis Applejack have strived to bring in children from all backgrounds to experience camping. When Pauline and Earl Humes founded the camp after WWII they recognized the importance for campers to learn the values of diversity, acceptance, kindness, and teamwork. In...