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Summer Camp, for the Creative and Career-Conscious

camping_chief — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 03:05:02 +0000

For some children, vacation season is a time to be hip and “aspirational.”

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At Camp, Make-Believe Worlds Spring Off the Page

camping_chief — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 03:05:02 +0000

Organized role-playing literary camps are sprouting up around the nation.

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Man’s Year of Extremes Is Missing Only Everest

camping_chief — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 22:05:02 +0000

Eric Larsen believes he has a chance to become the first person to trek to the North and South Poles and scale the summit of Mount Everest in a span of 365 days.

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Old-Style Visa Bureaucracy Stymies Pro-Kremlin Youth Retreat

camping_chief — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 21:05:03 +0000

A plan to have young foreigners join their Russian counterparts for seminars with Russia’s leaders and political experts encountered roadblocks with visas.

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Summer Camp for Tomorrow’s Stars

camping_chief — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 05:05:03 +0000

Summer theater programs focus on different aspects of performance.

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Urban Camping, Bargemusic, Museum Mile Festival

camping_chief — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 21:05:18 +0000

A few interesting ways to spend the weekend in New York City without spending a lot.

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Missing an Annual Trip, and Losing 3 Loved Ones

camping_chief — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 21:05:18 +0000

A Louisiana man’s wife, son and daughter-in-law were killed in the flooding in Arkansas, at a place they loved for its beauty.

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Floodwaters Recede, Leaving Death and Debris

camping_chief — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 21:05:18 +0000

The number of dead in Arkansas rose to 18 on Saturday, and officials said they would keep searching until every missing person was accounted for.

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In the Wild, With Tent and Tablecloth

camping_chief — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 05:05:06 +0000

A number of outfitters are offering a kind of “cooking school goes wild” for those with interests both active and gourmet.

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Summer Crickets and College

camping_chief — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 03:05:05 +0000

An Albany lawyer was the first in his family to graduate from college, thanks to the guidance of a host family he met through the Fresh Air Fund.

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