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Keep up to date with the latest news from AYC and Camp Chattooga.

We will try our best to keep you updated on the latest projects and the progress of each of them. Pictures and blogs will keep you informed of progress so you can see your dollars at work!

Y Camp Superlatives

And just when you think you are stumped......

The Bells of AYC

Before I remember all the bells...

Some Other Trips

I have shared my recollections...

Coach Inman

Coach Inman had been in the Marine Corps during World War II and had fought in some of the bloodiest battles in the South Pacifi...

The Best of the Best

Maybe it was just me......

Bob Honea Remembers the Gorge

My 'two cents' worth on the Gorge...

Pete English Remembers

As a camper for many years in the late 60's...

THE GORGE

The next to last hike in my recollections, is also my second favorite....

THREE TO A SEAT; ALL THE WAY BACK

Athens Y Camp is a place of revered traditions, but I don’t have to tell you that. The Ice Cream Hike, Appleknocker, and ‘Church...

PIGEON MOUNTAIN COVE

A tale of 4 coves......

MERTHIOLATE AND MILK OF MAGNESIUM

My first nurse at AYC...

HAPPY DUMP

It was a happy place......

ICE CREAM

Ice Cream and other tall tales......

The ‘C’ In YMCA

Christian Faith at AYC...

Y Camp Choruses

One, two, three... and more...

Swim Meets

Day of Aching Ears...

Track Meets

Alumni News
SAVE SOMETHING FOR THE END! OK, so if your name was not Kilpatrick, Harris, Bagwell, or Green; then you were probably like me: ...

The Red Light

Alumni News
I am fairly certain that many of you have not heard this Y Camp, campfire story. But it was a staple of my time at camp. We had ...

A Mountain of a Tale

Alumni News
The most famous mountain feud, between the Hatfields and McCoys of the Ozark Mountains in Arkansas, may not have been the most a...

Cove

Alumni News
Current construction updates...