Early in my career I accepted an offer from a camper parent (an investment banker) to assist us in improving some of our systems. He was so impressed with what we had done with his two sons, he wanted to give back. Over the course of a day, multiple white-board... read more
The opening page of our website leads with a bold assertion: “No More Boring Summers!” It’s accompanied by flashy images, a video of kids on the aerial park, and a heeling sailor hiking out over the side of his boat. Exciting stuff! We didn’t come up with this tag line,... read more
A Changing Camp for a Changing Youth in a Changing World - That is the title of the 6 page report that was compiled by one of my predecessors, Cap Cavins, and a cohort of camp directors in 1967. I recently discovered it while cleaning my office. Never mind that... read more
Whoever made the (very short) list about the only two things that are certain - death and taxes - forgot an important one. Uncertainty itself. Even in an age that allows me access to mountains of historical information and predictions with the click of a link, certainty is elusive. Professional... read more
“I’m Logger Dan and You’re Not”, that was the closing remark we chose to end the few videos I took of Dan Carlson plying his trade- either cutting down trees or sharpening saws. A lot of wild claims came out of his mouth, but this declaration was most certainly true.... read more