Volume LIV, No. 3, November, 2013

Dear Campers, Parents, Staff, Alums & Friends, Wow!  Has October ever been a crazy month for us!  We didn’t really go anywhere, but we were so busy in the camp office that the days just blew by.  There were two main things keeping us swamped.   Firstly, our enrollment has been going a little crazy, and … Read more

Volume LIV, No. 2, October, 2013

Dear Campers, Parents, Staff, Alums & Friends, As I look out my office window at the beautiful Santa Catalina Mountains here in Tucson, it’s hard to believe I’ve been back here for a month already.  It’s pretty nice here…we’re still in the 90s outside, but the evenings are cooling off.  The office at our house … Read more

Volume LIV, No. 1, September, 2013

Dear Campers, Parents, Staff, Alums & Friends, Well, that was fast.  Like most everyone else, the adjustment from camp back to “city” life is a little slower for us than the other way around.  When we arrive in Wisconsin in May, we can see the little puffs of smoke come off the back of our … Read more

Volume LIII, No. 10, June, 2013

Dear Campers, Parents, Staff, Alums & Friends, Greetings once again from the incredible Northwoods of Wisconsin!!  It is impossible to describe how great it is to be up here again.  Wow!  Camp is shaping up so beautifully, and it is really busy up here right now.  We have so many different projects being completed which … Read more

Volume LIII, No. 9, May, 2013

Dear Campers, Parents, Staff, Alums & Friends, There are so many reasons why May is our 2nd favorite month.  Finally, the weather is turning nice in most parts of the country, so we can start to really focus on the upcoming summer.  Ironically, here in Tucson, the weather is getting waaaay too hot, so we’re … Read more

Volume LIII, No. 8, April, 2013

Dear Campers, Parents, Staff, Alums & Friends, It’s April!  Baseball is back, spring is here, and someday soon, the weather in the Midwest and up at camp will start warming up a bit.  We start watching the calendar pretty closely this time of year as our time in Tucson begins to wind down and we … Read more

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