From Camper to Staff to Career Changes: How Camp Alice Chester Impacted My Life
We’re celebrating Camp Alice Chester’s 100th birthday by looking back at Girl Scout camp history and the Girl Scouts who shaped it.
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Today, we’re sitting down with Annie “Zebra” Henkle, who shares some of her favorite memories and lessons learned at Girl Scout camp.
I enjoyed Girl Scout camp as a kid, but Camp Alice Chester gave me new job opportunities I didn’t have at other camps.
My first summer working at Camp Alice Chester, I was a trip leader. I gained more confidence in my ability to trip plan and help guide girls on adventure trips. One of my favorite memories is kayaking around the Apostle Islands. I was also the Adventure Director and Program Specialist at camp the summers after I went on trips.
Returning to different Girl Scout camps summer after summer made me decide to go back to college and get my master’s degree in counselor education.
Reflecting now, I can be myself at camp and wanted to be a role model for campers. Because of my experience at Alice Chester and the camps I’ve worked at, I have friends from around the state, country, and world too.
I honestly could go on and on about how camp makes me feel and how grateful I am for summers I spent at Camp Alice Chester.
Join us on Saturday, October 5 for our very own anniversary celebration! Celebrate Camp Alice Chester’s 100th birthday with friends, family, alum, and former and current staff. Current members can register here today. Alum and community members can register here .
