Bonnie Kessler loved the sounds of the loons at night, which were “spooky”, but they would start the ghost stories in the huts, especially when the moon hung over the lake on those dark nights. She could not wait to be in Cabin Eight. “I don’ know why”, said this forties camper, who […]
Month: October 2016
Fresh Paint and Foliage
I missed autumn at the lake this year, but my favorite little tree by the boathouse always gives me a hint of color before I leave for Florida. My years growing up in Michigan meant there were always wonderful seasons to enjoy, and autumn with the changing foliage was always one of my favorites. It […]
Cabins And Tents–#1
Tents were also standard accommodations for the many girls who camped the previous years from 1916-1924 at Aplin Beach, Killarney Beach and Sand Lake locations. Notes from minutes in 1945 noted that a new hut was to be built with a $500 gift and “will house occupants of the worn out tent”. The Aladdin Company […]
Bottom Bunks and Bedrolls–
Not everyone wanted the top bunk. Muriel Richert only had memories of sleeping on the bottom bed in the fifties, because she was afraid of falling off the top bunk. She had company with Patsy Walsh (1938), who also had a fear of heights. For Kathy Hall (1966-71), her little 5 ft. 2 in. height […]
The Race For The Top Bunk–
The “Dear Diary” section was written by Dorothy Niedzielski, Betty Miller and Ethel Feldman in the “Loon” in 1947, outlining a weeks’ worth of camp musings. “Well, I finally got here and rushed to the lodge, found my hut and rushed (knocking everyone over) to get a top bunk (success). After dropping my belongings all […]
Footlockers As A Status Symbol–#2
Some of the girls who owned footlockers laughed as they told me they still owned theirs–a few holding Camp Maqua memorabilia. Jane Miller had s shiny black one during her years in the late sixties and early seventies ”, and Amy Falk (1971-74) still has her red, white and blue one. Debbie Tweedie’s was light […]