Volume LIII, No. 7, March, 2013

Dear Campers, Parents, Alums & Friends, There has been some craziness going on out there!  Up at camp, it has been snowing a lot, and our caretaker, GREG FUS, has ventured out to take some great photos for us.  It is truly the frozen tundra up there, but that’s really good news!  The more snow … Read more

Volume LIII, No. 6, February, 2013

Dear Campers, Parents, Alums & Friends, It’s February.  Spring Training starts this month.  Pitchers and catchers report in 2 weeks.  Trippers and Counselors start reporting in just under 4 months.  Isn’t life in America great?!  In the interest of full disclosure, you may not know this, but I grew up in St. Louis and I … Read more

Volume LIII, No. 5, January, 2013

Dear Campers, Parents, Alums & Friends, First of all, we wish all of our camp family good health and happiness in the coming new year.  For many of us, when you look at that “2013,” you can’t help but scratch your head and wonder how the time has passed so fast.  We were supposed to … Read more

Volume LIII, No. 4, December, 2012

Dear Campers, Parents, Staff, Alums & Friends, The months are just flying by, y’know?  Its already December, and before you know it, spring will arrive, then summer and CAMP will be here.  That’s the way it goes.  But November is  one of our favorite months…know why? 1. We start our tour of cities in November, … Read more

Volume LIII, No. 3, November, 2012

Dear Campers, Parents, Staff, Alums & Friends, We know a lot of you have gotten a very stark notice that summer..and maybe even fall…is over.  Our buddies in Colorado have already seen some snow on the ground, and of course, the folks back east had a very unfriendly visit from Hurricane Sandy in the last … Read more

Volume LIII, No. 2, October, 2012

Dear Campers, Parents, Staff, Alums &Friends, We would expect that everyone has settled in nicely to their “off-season” routines by now.  Schools are underway (except for a little hiccup in Chicago), if you’re playing sports, those are up and running, and camp has found a nice little spot in the back of your head to … Read more

Volume LIII, No. 1, September, 2012

Dear Campers, Parents, Staff, Alums & Friends, And zooooooom!  The summer has passed us by.  Not that you could tell that by walking outside here in Tucson.  We’ll be in triple digit temperatures for the next few weeks before we “cool off” into the 90s.  So it feels summerish, but the kiddies are going back … Read more

Volume LII, Number 10, June, 2012

Dear Campers, Parents, Staff, Alums & Friends,Greetings from the beautiful shores of Lake Towanda!  We have had such a gorgeous month of May up here, with sunny skies, warm days, and a steadily warming temperature in the lake.  In fact, several folks have been in the lake setting up docks and boat lifts, and it … Read more

Volume LII, Number 9, May, 2012

Dear Parents, Campers, Staff, Alums & Friends,It’s May 1st.  Already!  And that’s really great.  One week from today it will be May 8th (did that math in my head), and I will be behind the wheel and driving northeast from Tucson, Arizona down that well-worn path to Woodruff, Wisconsin!  Do I love driving 32 hours … Read more

Volume LII, Number 8, April, 2012

Dear Campers, Parents, Staff, Alums & Friends,Did anyone have winter this year?  We’re hearing from all of our camp friends and families around the Midwest and even in the mountain states that winter hardly showed up at all.  Here in Tucson, we really just don’t do winter, so we have nothing to talk about on … Read more