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Summer Camp

Cabins, campfires, canoes, and your first camp crush.

Take Me Home, Country Roads (Original Version) by John Denver — cover art

The screen door slams behind you as you dash toward the shimmering lake, the scent of pine and campfire smoke swirling in the warm summer air. You’re surrounded by laughter, the strum of guitars, and the echo of splashes as friends race canoes. For a few short weeks, this is your universe—filled with bunk beds, friendship bracelets, and those heart-fluttering moments of camp crushes. Long before social media, camp was where we forged lifelong memories, gathered around campfires, and belted out tunes from the likes of John Denver and the Eagles. Each song became the soundtrack to our adventures—“Take Me Home, Country Roads” a nostalgic call to home, while “Summer of '69” captures the essence of youth and freedom. This issue celebrates that magical time when cabins, campfires, canoes, and friendship defined our summer experience, weaving together the threads of youth and nostalgia that still resonate today.

On the playlist

Take Me Home, Country Roads (Original Version) by John Denver — cover art
Take Me Home, Country Roads (Original Version)
John Denver
1971
Rocky Mountain High by John Denver — cover art
Rocky Mountain High
John Denver
1973
Leaving on a Jet Plane by John Denver — cover art
Leaving on a Jet Plane
John Denver
1969
Take It Easy by Eagles — cover art
Take It Easy
Eagles
1972
Peaceful Easy Feeling by Eagles — cover art
Peaceful Easy Feeling
Eagles
1972
Ventura Highway by America — cover art
Ventura Highway
America
1972
Sister Golden Hair by America — cover art
Sister Golden Hair
America
1975
Summer Breeze by Seals & Crofts — cover art
Summer Breeze
Seals & Crofts
1972
Sunshine On My Shoulders by John Denver — cover art
Sunshine On My Shoulders
John Denver
1974
Morning Has Broken by Cat Stevens — cover art
Morning Has Broken
Cat Stevens
1972
Drift Away by Dobie Gray — cover art
Drift Away
Dobie Gray
1973
Brandy (You're A Fine Girl) by Looking Glass — cover art
Brandy (You're A Fine Girl)
Looking Glass
1972

Did you know

  • Homesick on day one, in tears on the last — camp had a way of becoming home in a week.
  • Friendship bracelets, flashlight tag, and a guitar nobody could quite play but everyone sang along to.
  • Long before social media, camp was where you made friends who lived hundreds of miles away.

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