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 - 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. 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