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While at camp I conquered the six peaks, received my boating, archery, and canoeing licenses, and I completed the 2 mile swim. These are things I can say with full confidence that I would have otherwise never had experienced let alone been able to do by myself; even today I am one of the few people I know that can steer a row boat or a canoe. I learned the meaning of hard work and discipline at Camp Hale and in many ways I came into my manhood at the camp. When I arrived my first summer during the first session I was a chubby little mama’s boy and when I left second session of my last summer I was a lean, athletic, young man (how I managed to do this with Ms. D’s cooking on the menu everyday is still a mystery). Click here to read more ..

Boston Globe's 1995 article - Still Hearty after all these years! Click here to read more.

Barry Brideau shares his images from the Summer of 1964 ( we think )
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I had to be one of the luckiest kids growing up spending every summer in the heart of New Hampshire on one the most beautiful lakes in the state.    Memories from Jody Collins .. Click here to read more

The impact of Camp Hale shows up everyday in my life.  A letter from Chris Cato ...  Click Here to read more

Remembering eating dinner at the head table with Mr. Nick, Mr. Nat, and I can’t remember who else but it was an unusually uneventful meal until a bat decided to cruise the upper atmosphere of the dinning hall just before desert.... Click here to read more

During a recent trip to camp with my 7yr old, it rained.  It rained on the way up to camp.  It rained all the time at camp.  It rained all the way home.  It's even raining now!! Most people would say "aaawwwww, it's too bad it rained", but think about it, when it rains at Camp Hale is there anything more beautiful than the sound of rain on the tin roofs of the lodges? .... Click to read more

Send us your memories of Camp. This section of the CHAA web site functions as a focal point for all Alumni members to share their experience of Camp with others. We're looking for pictures and memories of Camp to collect and store here. Additionally, each month we'll be choosing a letter to post on the web site. The letter can contain a tale of an adventure, an event that became a defining point, a song that you remember, or a quick line to say hello. And don't worry, we are adamant in our pledge to get all your items on the web site, whenever possible. If you do not see your item this month, stay tuned, you're likely to see it soon.

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