Summer Camps: Meeting of the minds

Published March 25, 2011 in the Commercial Appeal

Spring break is over, and now it's time to start planning for summer break.

I have two weeks off over the summer and our accompanying road trip up the East Coast to Massachusetts will only cover a fraction of the eight-week break my boys will enjoy. So, I've been scouting camps. My sons will be 7 and 9 come summer, so we have our pick.

If you were to ask my oldest his idea of a perfect summer camp, he'd tell you that he doesn't need camp. He thinks he's old enough to stay home by himself. What would he do all day? Play something called Steam on the computer, jump off of the top bunk and onto the beanbag from time to time, and eat junk food...(Read more).