By ANGIE MCQUAIG - HUFFINGTON POST
Added: Sat, 17 Jul 2010 01:57:32 UTC

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In the wooded darkness of upstate New York, a group of youngsters is gathered around a fire, taking turns reading ghost stories by flashlight. Giggling and shrieking into the night, they are enjoying a bonding ritual that has been reenacted at summer camps since summer camps began. But this is not your mother's summer camp. The author of this collection of stories, who sits in the circle of kids, is the celebrated investigator of paranormal claims Joe Nickell, a columnist for Skeptical Inquirer magazine and the author of Real Life X-Files and The Magic Detectives.

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Not Your Mother's Summer Camp

It's the end of a typical day at Camp Inquiry, a week-long residential summer camp held at Camp Seven Hills in Holland, New York, operated by the nonprofit Center for Inquiry, publisher of Skeptical Inquirer and Free Inquiry magazines and advocate for critical thinking in public affairs and personal life.

The Camp was founded in 2004, and since 2009 I have had the pleasure and privilege of directing it with a wonderful staff from around the country. The Camp this year will run from July 18 through 24. Campers range in age from 7 to 16. They come from all sorts of households, some secular, some traditionally religions, and others multi-faith. What they share is an interest in taking a reason-guided and evidence-based approach to all of life's questions.

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Young Minds, Big Questions

The theme of Camp Inquiry 2010 is Young Minds, Big Questions. In a variety of activities throughout the week, we will grapple with questions like, "What are we?" "Where did we come from?" "Why are we here?"

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