1992

Jenny Belote Wells

I started my camp experience as a staff brat at age 6. My mother was the camp nurse for one, two week, session and my brother John (then called Andy) and I each stayed a week. I'm the youngest of 5 and all of my siblings had been to camp before me, so I was destined to become a faithful Alumni. I loved my first experience with my mother and couldn't wait to become an official camper.  continue reading »

Mason Pilcher

The Texas Pete Incident.

This incident occurred during my last year at Chanco, Senior High Conference in 1992. We were a pretty boisterous group that year, and maybe nothing proves that more than what happened one day about halfway through the session, when we were served a barbecue lunch. Being the helpful people that they were, the dining hall staff placed bottles of Texas Pete on every lunch table. Most people probably know exactly what that stuff is, but in case anyone reading this doesn't know, it's a hot and spicy barbecue sauce, like ordinary barbecue sauce combined with tabasco sauce. Anyway, having bottles of Texas Pete at the table seems like the sort of thing that no one would think twice about. I'm sure the dining hall staff didn't think twice about it. But what they didn't bargain for was just how nutty a bunch of teenage kids will get when away at camp for a week.

I don't know who did it first--  continue reading »

Andrew Necci

Attended Chanco for 7 straight years, starting when I was 10 and continuing until the summer before my senior year of high school, when I was 16. Was initiated into Order Of Chanco in 1989, first year at the new camp. We had to have the big Indian Night ceremony in the dining hall due to the rain, but it was still pretty amazing. After that, Jr. High conference for two years, and Sr. High conference once.  continue reading »

Emma Ford

 I was 11 years old, and a chubby, pink-cheeked, dorky little camper with a weird English accent the first year I went to Chanco ('87) and was sooooo scared to have to stay overnight at this weird place in the woods where I didn't know anyone (the OLD chanco... just to date myself a little)  continue reading »

Mary Peyton

This is so exciting!  I have been thinking about Chanco and all the people I've known, and wondered where you all are, and what's going on, and how I can get back to visit, but I didn't know about this website until today!  I was a camper from 1987-1991, then was a sailing instructor with Will Cline in 1992, taught sailing and did some out trips (Mariners, Grand Adventure, New Horizens) in 1993 and 1994.  I think college (VT) stress got the best of me the last year and I got a "real job" over the summer.   continue reading »

Courtney (Costas) Robertson

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