A Love Letter to Camp Mystic

2025-07-08

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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 Pisane, who attended Camp Mystic, explains what the place meant to generations of girls.Guest: Erin Pisane, who attended Camp MysticBackground 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 ...

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

Guest: Erin Pisane, 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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