I loafe and invite my soul, I lean and loafe at my ease observing a spear of summer grass. Walt Whitman, Song of Myself That phrase “touching grass” has been circulating lately, appearing in emails from various camping organizations, and it has become somewhat of a meme extolling the virtues... read more
Not even 48-hours have passed since the 2026 summer sessions ended, but I find myself already thinking about next year. Actually, we’ve all been thinking about next year for quite a while. Mostly these thoughts have to do with what we can improve, or rather, what little indignation or annoyances... read more
Sometimes I think that I don’t ever need to see another picture of the 4th of July at Mishawaka. I venture to guess we have thousands of them in our photo library! So many, I think, that if some future anthropologist were to catalog them, they might think that these... read more
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