This time of year, I love watching A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving and then later A Charlie Brown Christmas. They are familiar and nostalgic. Not only do they remind me of holidays past and watching these specials with my own children, they remind me of my childhood, roaming the neighborhood with... read more
And just like that, the ground at Camp is covered in snow. As is usual, the weather personalities get excited, the predicted amount of snow falls short of the forecast and for the first 24 hours, there is an overwhelming sense of serenity that pervades Mishawaka. It’s like the cabins,... read more
In the brochure photo he looked larger than life. It was 1974- way before Arnold or Lou had entered the collective popular image of what it meant to be “ripped”, but Uncle Terry Moore cut an imposing figure in the first Camp Mishawaka brochure I ever saw. It’s as true... read more
It has begun! Not the start of our 2nd session- which kicked off this Sunday, but the “Back to School Mania” that strikes every year on the 5th of July! We had barely had time to recover from the Independence Day festivities before we were reminded that summer is indeed,... read more
I spoke with a parent recently who was looking for a camp to send her two children to this summer. It was her sincere hope that she could send her children to a camp that operated just as it would pre-COVID19. Her children could take no more of the protocols,... read more