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
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
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
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
Dear Campers, Parents, Staff, Alums & Friends, In Wisconsin, it has been snowing. Camp was on the receiving end of a huge storm right at the end of February. Our caretaker GREG FUS, was snowed in! Of course, he got out to take some photos. Big snows are great for the lake, so we’re happy! … Read more
Dear Campers, Parents, Staff, Alums & Friends, February is here. This is the month that brings us Spring Training! So, since baseball is the sport of the summer, February really does signal the approach of summer, and we’re very excited about that. So when you hear that pitchers and catchers are reporting to camp, just … Read more
Dear Campers, Parents, Staff, Alums & Friends, And the march of time goes on! Happy New Year, y’all! There is so much that makes this a great time of year, but of course, we like to focus on the fact that we are now only 6 months away from the start of the camping season! … Read more
Dear Campers, Parents, Staff, Alums, and Friends, Leadership is a complex and tricky thing. The truth is, it’s a skill like any other. You can legitimately compare leadership to things like shooting a basket, hitting a baseball, or paddling a canoe. It is a skill – maybe not as physical – that can be natural … Read more