There are many many reasons to be a camp counselor. Here is one from an American Camp Association (ACA) article: It adds to your resume! Camp Counselor Posit...

There are many things to be learned at camp and there are many ways that attending camp benefits and impacts children. Read below "5 Lessons Future Entrepren...

Dear Miss Joy, I wanted to tell you how EXTREMELY thankful I am for you asking my daughter to stay longer as a counselor last summer. I can't get over how gr...

Dear Miss Joy, I miss being at Tapawingo so much! It truly is a place of Joy, and I am so grateful that I got to be a part of it even for a short time. I sho...

Dear Tapawingo, I wanted to let the summer season subside somewhat before I made an attempt to describe what the Tapawingo experience meant to our family and...

Dear Tapawingo, I want to thank you so much for the amazing four weeks I had this past summer. The CIT experience changed me, stretched me, and grew me. The ...

I woke up this morning in a hammock, the cool breeze blowing off the lake and across my face. The sun is painting the lake red and gold, the clouds are lifti...

Hello readers, it is session eight on the island! The Lord continues to bless our island with sweet fun and is revealing Himself in new ways this week at cam...

We have just completed Week 3! This week, the girls were able to shadow a specific cabin, observe counselors, getting a taste of counselor life first-hand, a...

An Island of Beauty is Camp Tapawingo… Nothing will ever match the confusion of people’s faces back home when I tell them I work at a girl’s camp on an islan...

What is so special about Camp Tapawingo? Every Sunday night, we gather together in the chapel for announcements before our week of fun begins. Miss Joy encou...

Greetings all, If you’ve just now found yourself wondering why you’re reading a blog post and not browsing the online Tapawingo store for some sweet sweet me...

Our island is an outlet for so many girls to ask questions, be pushed in their faith, and grow with Christ. Tapawingo is a place where we all challenge each ...

Hello from Tapawingo! We have just completed Week 2 of the CIT Program. This past Monday the girls spent a lot of time in the Word, doing Bible study and stu...

Hey Friends, My name is Ellie Ferguson, but on the island of beauty I go by Miss Ellie. Tapawingo is such a special place to me; I was a camper for many year...

Hi Miss Joy, For almost 40 summers, we have had the privilege of sitting on our porch at the lake house, looking out with wonder at that 4 acre island… heari...

This is my first year at Tapawingo. I have never been a camper before or completed the CIT program, and I did not know what to expect as I came to CAMP-of-th...