Summer Camp Handbook: 16.1 A History of Summer CampCHAPTER 16 A SHORT HISTORY OF OVERNIGHT CAMPING OUT OF THE WOODS, THEN BACK INTO IT If you think about it, overnight camping is a somewhat strange concept. As civilization evolved, people built shelters, walls, and eventually towns and cities to shield themselves from the savage wilderness and the uncertainty of nature. Why, then, would people pay money to leave the safety of civilization and go
