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skprbob · 10-10-2007, 10:00 AM

I was a camper/counsellor at Idlewild from 1962 until its closing in 1975, then a counsellor from 1977-80 at DeWitt. Those were great summers as a kid and great summer jobs as a teacher. It is truly a shame that those long-established and top quality private camps all went out of business - in many cases succumbing to property values, greed, and overweening government regulation. Many of the friendships I made at camp are still connected and remain some of my closest. I'm glad to see the tradition maintained by such camps as Lawrence/Nokomis, Belknap, Northwoods/Pleasant Valley, Kabeyun and others. This in the face of all the highly competitive sports camps and others vying for our kids' attention spans.

10-10-2007, 10:00 AM	#40
skprbob Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: 19 Mile Bay Posts: 147 Thanks: 0 Thanked 90 Times in 29 Posts	great memories I was a camper/counsellor at Idlewild from 1962 until its closing in 1975, then a counsellor from 1977-80 at DeWitt. Those were great summers as a kid and great summer jobs as a teacher. It is truly a shame that those long-established and top quality private camps all went out of business - in many cases succumbing to property values, greed, and overweening government regulation. Many of the friendships I made at camp are still connected and remain some of my closest. I'm glad to see the tradition maintained by such camps as Lawrence/Nokomis, Belknap, Northwoods/Pleasant Valley, Kabeyun and others. This in the face of all the highly competitive sports camps and others vying for our kids' attention spans.