How this whole thing started
It started with one simple idea.
The real story behind Camp Delaney Mae
“Let’s pitch a tent for Delaney in the woods.”
Then the tent needed a platform. Then we needed a fire pit.
If we were going to have a campsite, it probably needed a name.
Camp Delaney Mae.
And if you have a camp, you need a Ranger. If you have a Ranger, you need a motto and a Camp Promise. Then came a badge, a way to welcome new members, a clipboard with a Daily Ranger Checklist, a flag, and — naturally — T-shirts.
One idea kept leading to another.
Somewhere along the way, the little campsite became more than a place to pitch a tent. It became a world of woodland friends, adventures, newspapers, traditions, and stories.
“Paw Paw, this is a BIG DEAL!”
She was right.
And it all began with a tent in the woods.
