Ah, summer camp, that magical time warp when contemporary children inhabit a bygone era, bunking in rustic cabins along unspoiled lakeshores, learning ancient arts like archery and canoeing, and living by the light of the sun, the moon and the fireflies. But recently, an invader from the modern world has begun to infiltrate that bucolic Brigadoon. Its name: e-mail.
Founded 101 years ago, Camp Awosting near Litchfield, Conn., is one of the oldest private boys' camps in the U.S. But let no one assume it's stuck in the 19th century. Awosting was one of the first residential camps to offer computers...