CAMP YOUNG JUDAEA
A Camp for Jewish Youth, 8-14
Waupaca, WI
says Pappas, whose Boston-based com-
pany has been helping kids find the
perfect adventure since 1970. Pappas
says camp kids want to test themselves
and "reach beyond arts and crafts and
land sports."
And not only have some of the
activities changed, but in Sea-Gull's
case, so have those participating in the
activities. Three years ago, the
Schulmans made the decision to go
from a both-sexes camp to an all-girls
camp. "We felt that the focus of many
kids was changing. Rather than be
interested in participating in activities,
it was, 'What are the boys doing?'"
Schulman offers two-, four-, and six-
week programs.
"Now clothing, makeup and other
things aren't as important as having a
good time," he says. "The kids are
more free. There's more singing and
they're more excited about canoe trips,
tennis, sailing," says Schulman, who
takes in some 100 girls from through-
out the United States per summer and
boasts a 90 percent return rate. The
camp can hold about 125 girls and
costs $500-$600 per week.
"Every year there
is something
new going on
in camping.
— Lorraine Fisher
And, of course, some things never
change. "It's just as hard today to find
good staff as it always has been," says
Schulman, who hires an all-feniale
staff. Since the '50s, the camp has
undergone renovations that feature
new beds, windows, decks, roofs. Yet
with all the updating, it still exudes a
classic ambience. "The cabins still
have that old cabiny feel," says
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Schulman.
Another longstanding Michigan
camp is Willoway Day Camp in
Wixom, which opened 30 years ago.
Owners Lorraine and Arnold Fisher
have seen many changes over the
years. "But all of the changes are for
the good of the camper," Lorraine
Fisher says. For starters, the Fishers
now require that staff members be at
least 18. "The average age of the staff
has risen from about 17 to 20 because
we feel our campers need that maturi-
ty when they come to camp," says
Fisher.
A member of the American
Camping Association, Willoway has
learned a lot about the standards of
hiring, equipment, activities, services.
"Every year there's something new
going on in camping," says Fisher,
whose camp has changed to meet the
needs of kids. "Drama, dance, com-
puters, nature, animal farm, you-name
it," she says. Since a lot of the staff
comes from England, Fisher's activities
have a European slant.
"If we get a staff member who's
proficient in, say, fencing, then we
make sure we have fencing equip-
ment," says Fisher, who hires up to 20
British employees every summer.
"They [employees from England] love
soccer, the arts, lacrosse, drama," she
says. "They enhance our program."
Just five minutes from Walled Lake,
the camp averages about 250 children
per summer and offers traditional
activities — waterskiing, tubing, sail-
ing — as well as fencing and lacrosse.
Like many camps, Willowa.y sees a lot
of children whose parents used to
come when they were young. "We
have to be challenging, inventive,"
Fisher says.
When it comes to repeat family
business, the folks at Sea-Gull see it all
the time. Lisa Singer, now 41, has
fond memories of her stints at Sea-
Gull-starting at the age of 9. "I went
there every summer for six years," says
the Franklin resident. Now Lisa's
daughter Julie, 12, goes to Charlevoix's
Sea-Gull. "It was my favorite thing. I
loved going there," recalls Singer,
whose daughter enjoys Sea-Gull's all-
girls format.
Although a parent's camp memories
are just as cherished as their child's
camp recollections, the specifics vary.
Maurice Pogoda attended Camp
Winadu in Massachusetts for 13 con-
secutive summers in the '60s and '70s,
starting at the age of 5. Pogoda, who
now lives in Franklin, grew up in New
York. "Camps are very different today,
though," says Pogoda, whose camp
emphasized basketball, baseball, soccer
and a little golf and horseback riding. •
Two of Pogoda's three sons (Adam, 11,
and Daniel, 8) attend camp and are
planning this year to go to Camp
Wahanowin in Ontario, established in
1955 and located about 90 minutes
north of Toronto.
"When I went to camp, you didn't
have 30 different things to choose
from plus computers," says Pogoda,
who works in the commercial real
Jewish programming,
Canoeing and Sailing,
Israeli Dance, Overnights, Arts and Crafts,
Red Cross Swim Program
Hiking, Scouting, Sports,
Oneg Shabbat, Drama, Israeli Singing,
Water Skiing
CAMP DATES
Session 1
June 22 July 15
Session 2
July 21-August 13
Mini-Session
Entering 2nd, 3rd
& 4th Graders Only
June 22-July 5
and July 22-August 3
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2 Sessions
June 22 August 13
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(847) 982 - 2040
6600 N. Lincoln, #304
Lincolnwood, IL 60645
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