The 10×14 ft. muslin map, created by horseback riding instructors Mary Lou Goggin and Kay Connor in 1961, still graces the lodge wall to this day. Mary Lou has few memories of actually making this map and Kay has not been found to question her on her memories, but it hangs from the ceiling […]
Kathy Baker
Kathy’s Musings: The New Boat House
We have a new boathouse! Well, it’s not really new—but it looks new to the Maqua Association, who finally renovated the original building with new siding, a staircase to reach the upper level and the door that was originally in the infirmary. (Ah, the coveted upper bunk!) The names still remain on the walls for […]
Here Comes The Happy Mail!
What young girl does not like “happy mail” arriving in their mailbox? As a child, receiving anything in the mail was pure excitement, whether it was a letter from your grandparents, a postcard from a friend’s vacation, or a piece of mail announcing the next sessions for camp! Two avenues of publicity were the main […]
Finding Maqua
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.
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. […]