Welcome, Campers!

SOME ANNOUNCEMENTS BEFORE YOU ENTER OUR EXHIBIT...

There’s a lot of history to cover on the significance of the American camping movement in western North Carolina.

This digital exhibit began as an award-winning museum exhibition at the Cashiers Historical Society in Cashiers, NC — and was reimagined online so its stories, voices, and materials could be preserved and shared with people everywhere.

You’ll find sections of history by theme and multimedia throughout. Click all the buttons! Engage with text, images, music, and video. Click through the pages in order or hop around to what strikes your interest.

Now, put on your wooden name tag, lean in, and engage with the fun, nostalgia, and historical complexities of the history of summer camp! Don’t forget your water bottle, sunscreen, and a spirit of curiosity and reflection as you navigate through over a hundred years of camping history in the mountains of North Carolina.