This November 2020 we have an exciting announcement that the third generation of Camp Regis Applejack leadership has joined the administrative team. Michael Humes’ daughter, Emily Yancey, is coming on board as the Associate Camp Director. She comes from an art and education background but is excited to get back to her roots at Camp. We at CRAJ wish you all a happy and healthy Thanksgiving.
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...
Camp Regis Applejack is excited to announce the appointment of Emily Yancey Humes as their Associate Director. Miss. Yancey Humes is posed to be the third generation of Humes to own and run the children’s summer camp. The camp was founded in 1945 by Earl and Pauline Humes and was one of the first non-denominational institutions, it has since been run by their son Michael Humes. “I am so excited...
This past fall Associate Director Emily Yancey went on the American Camping Associations (ACA) Resident Camp Tours in Maine. This program was created and hosted by the ACA offices of New York, New Jersey, Maine, and New England. “The tour began Sept. 10 at girls’ camp Fernwood Cove in Harrison. The next day the group began at Camp Micah in Bridgton, followed by a tour and lunch at girls’ Camp...
As a parent, educator and camp leader, one of the topics I find most compelling is the importance of outdoor play to a child’s development and the strong negative impact that smart phones and technology have had in that area. Of course, technology plays an important role in our lives in 2019, but there are some flashing warning signs we would do well to pay attention to as parents and...
This article was written by Kathleen McGinn Spring on March 3rd, 2004 for U.S.1 Publicationshttps://princetoninfo.com/sixty-years-of-summer-camp/ Pauline Humes will be returning for her 60th year at camp in June. She and her husband, the late Earl Humes, founded Camp Regis in the Adirondack Mountains of New York State shortly after World War II. Sitting in the living room of her home in Meadow Lakes, overlooking a frozen pond backed by woods...
Vegetarian Journal, November/December 1995, pg 35https://www.vrg.org/journal/95nov.htm Chef Frank Long has catered to vegetarian campers for the past 32 summers during which he has managed the kitchen at Camp Regis Applejack. From a handful of campers and ordinary dishes like macaroni and cheese and PB & J sandwiches in the 1960s. Chef Frank has found that close to one-seventh of the camp population now opt for his vegetarian meals, which include...
The Athletics staff is looking forward to an active summer in a variety of acres, from soccer, softball, basketball, and volleyball to cricket, archery, and lacrosse. Heading the staff are two experienced teachers, Michelle Minnis and six-year staffer Don Lasko. Joining them are Bill Steinhauser, a soccer specialist from Oregon/Washington, and Don DeSaw, a New Jersey teacher with an interest in numerous sports. As a special addition, Ichi Suzuki, a...
Welcome campers, to Camp Regis Applejack’s Arts & Crafts corner. We have a lot of creative fun planned for the summer and can’t wait for all of you to get started. A few groups have already completed coil/pinch pots and have moved on to papier-mâché masks. Campers, however, are not the only ones learning crafts; quite a few Regis ladies have taught us counselors how to macramé bracelets. We invite...
Welcome back campers! Boating is excited to have you back and ready for fun in the sun. The sailing crew has rigged and repaired the Sunfish and JY 15’s to be ready for summer action. The O boat is out and set to be rigged; it still floats! Phil and Ashley are ready to develop a fleet of Sunfish and JY captains. Skiing instructor Scott, from Australia, had brought his...