A Love Letter to Camp Mystic

On Monday evening, the death toll from the flooding in Central Texas rose past 100. A single place accounted for 27 of those deaths: Camp Mystic, a century-old Christian summer camp for girls.

Erin Paisan, who attended Camp Mystic, explains what the place meant to generations of girls.

Guest: Erin Paisan, who attended Camp Mystic

Background reading: 

• Camp Mystic has been operated by generations of the same family since the 1930s.
• See how close the cabins were to the river at the camp.
• The mother of two rescued campers relayed their story.

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Photo: Callaghan O’Hare for The New York Times

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