The tires of our Suburban crunched on the ice and snow as we headed down the trail in northern Michigan on a cold winter day in 1987. Lined with snow-laden trees; the pines, oaks, birch and aspen seem to envelop us as we rounded a bend past an old corral.
Month: May 2016
Kathy’s Musings: Centennial Celebration-June 25, 2016
The current Camp Maqua Association of ten private landowners invite all campers and staff to enjoy at day at camp on June 25, 2016, to celebrate the Centennial year of its existence. Although no longer a camp, the families who reside on the property during the summer feel a celebration is in order! If you […]
Welcome to the Girls of Camp Maqua Website!
On these pages you will find additional history not found in the book “Camp Maqua” with images from campers, staff, the YWCA archives and my own collection. The interviews of staff and campers, using their maiden names, have provided further history and will be shared twice a week–on Mondays and Wednesdays beginning June 1, 2016. […]
Calling All Campers!
Calling all eligible campers! Before the age of television, computers and cellphones, publicizing a camp was never a simple task. It was up to word of mouth of contented campers and the printed word. The musty ledgers and minutes left behind in the Bay City YWCA accumulation of” all things Maqua” contained beautifully hand scripted […]