Tamarack Camps Online DEBBIE HITSKY Special to the Jewish News 7 amarack, a place of lakes and pines. . ." How many of us remember those lyrics and those of so many camp songs we learned as children summering in Ortonville and Brighton? At least three or four genera- tions of Detroiters can hum the melodies and bring back so many warm memories of those wonderful days of skinny dips and "bug juice." Now, 95 years since its "Fresh Air Camp" beginnings, Tamarack Camps has compiled a comprehensive catalog of camp pro- grams at their Web site, wwvv.tama- rackcamps.com . If you're currently of camping age, you can enter the Tamarack chat room from the homepage to find out which session your friends are going to attend this summer. Or, you might check to see if your picture auk or any of your 4 friends' is air '..amereepr. published at it Y1)4, the site. Nov! Otherwise, the Web site is more for the parents or F,Imaiy i0E11 . grandparents. et"1 - They can trrOl e , •,,,S learn about the programs of Camp Maas, as well xa. as those at w. Camp .661-1725 Kennedy in the Upper Peninsula and the Agree Outpost in Wawa, Ont. Read about a typical day at camp. Scan the list of activities available to the campers, not only during the summer, but all year long. Learn about family camp and when the various area synagogues have their scheduled weekends. Read about the Teen Travel trips and Tamarack's offerings for special-needs children. Do you know someone who's Jewish, American, and looking for a staff position at the camp? The application is available online and a referral will get you $100! From the site you can also link to the Tamarack Outdoor Education programs, the Butzel Conference Center, and Silverman Village for Walden gives kids the chance to do it all, and they do! Sports, arts, theatre, camping, boating, science, nature... the choices will make you dizzy! A chat room and a whole lot more. i crew" 4 R415.G part of learning about life...with a little help from nature. children with disabilities. The other two links given are those of the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit and the American Camping Association. Like so many sites, this one suf- fers from not being updated often enough. An event for adults dated Oct. 23, for example, is still here. ..,..... . Vj W .....4.4- ............44....- :. tittuap. Search Wen. Camp is more than just a vacation. Kids develop a sense of who they are at Walden living among peers, making friends, taking chances. _ 4 . st.ortery Psint tAbget Stop I C'Yhart I•IA*•4 LAcatio4:4.1http.//,,,, tanarxkoarvs own :z tres.vut Chef ,,,,ronit..plos ft,. tnto 4t ,31, Kit ;own ,*fl 14.p 71-1 T7 0 rti tamp Masa flP ,1,14 .i.omp 43rot 2 .1 icon Tt.r..11,,p, Q10.\''" t C.0 1‘:"1 (IN Som.." Sa.x:,. Cheboygan, MI • Since 1959 FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, COLOR BROCHURE OR VIDEO CALL OR WRITE 31070 Applewood Lane • Farmington Hills, MI 48331 OR VISIT OUR WEBSITE @ www.campwaldenmi.com 1 t.....: 1 rrra ps amarack Camps has berm