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WHEN YOU THINK OF SIMMER,
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THINK OF SEA-GULL.

All girls. New Skills. Great Fun.,

Since 1955, the Schulman family has o - Ffered traditional summer camping in a nurturing,fun-filled
environment. Today that tradition continues in our creative program designed

for girls ages 7-15.

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At Camp Sea-Gull, your daughter will learn new skills in a setting that
encourages personal grow t h, success and life-long friendships. Our program includes tennis, soccer, sailing,
canoeing, sea kayaking, horseback riding, drama, arts and crafts, overnights and much, much more.

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We offer two, four and six-week sessions, a 5:1 camper-counselor ratio, a high
quality staff and limited enrollment.

To find out more, ask for our brochure.
Gall sill Schulman at 616-547-S55S
or Jack Schulman at 248-551-1318.

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CAMP SEA-GULL

Located in northwest lower Michigan,
on the shores of beautiful Lake Charlevoix.
0E35E30 Boyne City Road, Charlevoix, MI 49720

estate field. "My sons are experiencing
different things than what I did.
Today they do rope climbing, rock
climbing. Even the programs are dif-
ferent. I didn't have a choice about
duration. It was eight weeks or noth-
ing," he says. Today, most camps offer
several session options.
Arowhon's Kates has watched close-
ly the change in camp program dura-
tion. "When I was 4, which was the
age a lot of kids started attending in
my day, you went for two months. It
was presumed everyone was there for
eight weeks," she recalls. "I remember
one kid going home before eight
weeks was up for a nose job and it was
the talk of the camp," she says, laugh-
ing.
Kates attributes the shortened camp
stays to America's changing culture.
With more mothers working full-time,
they want to see their kids more in the
summer for family vacations and other
activities and they don't want them to
leave for long periods of time.
"When I was growing up, non-
working moms were delighted to get
rid of us [kids]," she says.
Trip adviser Pappas agrees. "People
today want two- and three-week camp
options versus a full summer because
of family vacation priorities," she says.
"Camps are a different place today,"
says Kates. They used to be extremely
skill-oriented. You can't teach any-
where near the skills in four weeks
that you can in eight," Kates says.
"Nor can you motivate."
Pogoda believes the social aspects
have changed, too. "We didn't care that
much about social things, it was more
the activities we were doing," he says.
Whatever the offerings, whether it's
social outings or activity immersion,
most agree that camp is one great way
to wile away the summer. Says the
Pogoda children's mother, Lori, "My
son Adam told me camp is the high-
light of his year." ❑